Sony stamping out second-hand market?

Wednesday 24 May 2006
High street games shops have been told by Sony that there will be no PS3 pre-owned sections in their stores as it will be illegal for customers to sell any next-gen PlayStation games that they\'ve bought, retail sources have revealed to GamesRadar.

It seems that Sony is planning to adopt a licensing system that will mean gamers won\'t own the PS3 titles that they\'ve paid money for. Instead, they will only be purchasing the licence to play the game and that the software itself will still be Sony property - meaning that the disc won\'t be the customer\'s to sell.

We assume that the thinking behind this move will ultimately be to stop PS3 games being resold several times - which currently snatches potential sales away from Sony - and to counter the impression in consumers\' minds that games are only really worth their pre-owned price and are not worth buying new.

When we contacted Sony, it issued us with the following statement: "We have made all of the official announcements at E3 and cannot make any further comments at this time. We will be announcing more news running up to PlayStation 3\'s launch."

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...I won\'t believe it until I hear it from Sony, but on that same token I wouldn\'t be the least bit surprised.

If it does happen then I see many a PS3 gamer taking a liking to ebay.

did pstwo change his name and Riku?

and it\'s nice to see gamesradar posting what was news from months ago

did pstwo change his name and Riku?

and it\'s nice to see gamesradar posting what was news from months ago

that news was about blu-ray games having something on them that would only allow a game to be played on the first console it was put in.

That\'s a b.s. news story.
 

High street games shops have been told by Sony that there will be no PS3 pre-owned sections in their stores as it will be illegal for customers to sell any next-gen PlayStation games that they\'ve bought

Uh huh.
 
Oh, I see, a $60 loan program. :rolleyes:
 
-Dan

Eik, ever see used copies of windows or office for sale?

most of all the computer software I have states in the user agreement that I don\'t have a right to sell it.

Paranoid much?

Edit: didn\'t read the article....my first line still stands.

Sony doesn\'t make money from used game sales.

yes, thank you.  I edited my post .5 seconds before you responded.

[Titan]

that news was about blu-ray games having something on them that would only allow a game to be played on the first console it was put in.

In past news, Sony announced they won\'t be doing that.

yes, I know.

[Titan]

Then why are you bringing it up like it was announced yesterday?

to troll?

it was posted on slashdot (who is always weeks behind the news) earlier this afternoon, then the xbox!!!!!!!!\'s saw it

http://www.ps3focus.com/archives/159

Sony Computer Entertainment’s UK PR Manager Jennie Kong stated,

    “I would like to clarify that [the Playstation 3 locking out used game discs] is false speculation and that Playstation 3 software will not be copy protected to a single machine but will be playable on any Playstation 3 console.”

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3086&Itemid=2

this story seems a bit far-fetched."

FUD
honestly Riku, i expect better

[Titan]

to troll?

Hey mm, do you have that "Troll Alert" avatar on your computer? I think its about time to bring that out of retirement

Then why are you bringing it up like it was announced yesterday?

mm was obviously referring to it as it was the only thing remotely similar in the past few months.

to troll?

it was posted on slashdot (who is always weeks behind the news) earlier this afternoon, then the xbox!!!!!!!!\'s saw it

http://www.ps3focus.com/archives/159


FUD
honestly Riku, i expect better

this is not the same thing, mm.  that rumor was debunked MONTHS ago, btw.