PlayStation 4 will not block pre-owned games - Sony exec confirms.

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The PlayStation 4 will not feature technologies that make pre-owned games unplayable on the newly-announced console, according to a senior executive at PlayStation.

After a long period of speculation regarding the PlayStation corp's stance on pre-owned games, Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida told sources that used games can function on the next generation system.

But he did not confirm whether PlayStation 4 customers would have 'original owner rights' to second hand games, or whether users might need to pay for online passes or other such rights.

"The general expectation by consumers is, if they purchase physical form, they want to use it everywhere, right? So that's my expectation."

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SOGPosted:

I've got a good feeling Microsoft will do the same, they are smart enough.

MazurPosted:

SOG
Compliance I wish Microsoft would follow this.


They might change their minds, I don't think it's set it concrete.


Let's hope that they won't do this.

PGAPosted:

SOG
Compliance I wish Microsoft would follow this.


They might change their minds, I don't think it's set it concrete.


Lets just hope so.

SOGPosted:

Compliance I wish Microsoft would follow this.


They might change their minds, I don't think it's set it concrete.

PGAPosted:

I wish Microsoft would follow this.

ChugJugPosted:

Yay!!!

MazurPosted:

Hall
Mazur
Compliance This is good to hear. I hope the rumor about the 720 blocking used games isn't true :)


me too, that's bad for us but good for them: they'll be making a lot more money. i doubt i would get the console if that were true though.


Why? You could still buy games, it just might take a while longer :P


what do you mean it would take a while longer? Lol

HallPosted:

Mazur
Compliance This is good to hear. I hope the rumor about the 720 blocking used games isn't true :)


me too, that's bad for us but good for them: they'll be making a lot more money. i doubt i would get the console if that were true though.


Why? You could still buy games, it just might take a while longer :P

SOGPosted:

yay
Mucus
Mazur
Zeta
Teh but i hope its not going to be 100 dollar games :D


The games will cost a lot the first few months - year but then the pricing should go down.


i doubt they would make brand new games cost say, 70$ and then over time make brand new games cost 40$ or something like that

They will cost 70 I think....


Source? I hope not, $60 is already too high.


There has been a recently updated article on it, unfortunate :(

yayPosted:

Mazur
Compliance This is good to hear. I hope the rumor about the 720 blocking used games isn't true :)


me too, that's bad for us but good for them: they'll be making a lot more money. i doubt i would get the console if that were true though.


I'm pretty sure by now it's been confirmed.


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