PlayStation 4 'Orbis' Rumors: AMD Hardware, Hostile To Used Games

[Doomsday]

That's the lamest thing ever.

We're gonna lock you out of playing used games?

What a joke.

So video game rentals are just obsolete?

How can they even do such a thing?

I am sure they will be happy to unlock it for you, for a small fee.

I wont buy the system if they go forward with something like that. I would assume you wouldnt be able to bring your game to a buddy's house either, as it will be tied to your system or account.

 

[TheCount]

This strictly targets used game shops, not necessarily consumers. You, obviously, aren't going to pay near full price like GameStop currently charges for used games if you're going to have to pay an additional fee. That means those stores will have to resell for a heavy discount.

The bad news is that they will probably pass that loss onto their customers, by buying games for even less than they currently pay.

Either way, I'm out of the market if this comes to pass. My brothers and I share games from time to time, and I see no reason why Sony or Microsoft should have any say on what I can and can not loan my family.

If they said, oh we're also going to be selling all our games for $20 or less then maybe I could understand that, but they won't.

It's also worth noting that this is basically what Apple does with their apps. You can't share, trade or resell apps.

 

[casmith07]

It's also worth noting that this is basically what Apple does with their apps. You can't share, trade or resell apps.

And consumers gobble them up.

 

[Reality]

At some point it will be true. That point is stated in the article. Once games go download only, you won't be able to trade them in.

There was already a ruling by the courts that it is legal to resell legally purchased mp3 files. The game companies will try, but lose this battle as well.

The game companies would have a better chance at preventing resell if they rented/leased their games rather than sold them. With the transition to online accounts being required for more and more games as a form of DRM protection, it would not be too hard for them to try to transform that system into a rental system.

Consumer anger will ignite though if they try to do that AND keep the upfront fee (and they very likely will). By that I mean take most non-F2P (free-to-play) MMO games as an example. You have to spend $40-$60 to buy the game and then spend $10-$15 per month and most of them have EULA's that do not allow you to resell your accounts.

At some point, entertainment consumers (music, movie, game, etc. buyers) will stand up to the industries. It was the same with the music industry when it refused to sell music online. Eventually, consumer demand, either through the courts or through lack of spending will force the companies to find a better solution. For now, they will try to grab every advantage they can hoping to either slide things by consumers or to establish as much of a foothold as possible so they can use the "it would be detrimental to our business if we changed now" argument in the courts.

#reality

 

[dez_for_prez]

I would assume you wouldnt be able to bring your game to a buddy's house either, as it will be tied to your system or account.

With the PS3 I can go to a friends house sign in using my PSN account, then if you go to the PS Store you can download any games that you have already purchased. Also I assume that Play Station would sell the older games for cheap after they have been released for awhile.