NeuronMaster Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 http://www.gamesradar.com/gb/ps3/game/news...§ionId=1006 [PS3] Sony makes moves to stamp out lucrative second-hand marketWords: Matt Cundy Wednesday 24 May 2006High 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." Looks like I wont even consider getting a PS3.
Diso Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 Wow thats really greedy of them. It's crap like this Sony pulls that draws me away from getting a Ps3 more and more
NeuronMaster Posted May 25, 2006 Author Posted May 25, 2006 Sony is good at trying to stamp out potential customers.
NeuronMaster Posted May 25, 2006 Author Posted May 25, 2006 link me up to where it's been proven false?
Human-Bahmaut Posted May 26, 2006 Posted May 26, 2006 A move like that wouldn't work. You could easilly pass it as selling the rights you bought to play the game off, forfeighting the game as it is of no longer of use to you anymore. You would also need to sign a contract for each game you bought, saying that you bought the rights to play it.
Lucandrake Posted May 26, 2006 Posted May 26, 2006 To bad it's not real, I was going to make a funny on why they where doing this. It's because there ps3 scratches discs that fast
NeuronMaster Posted May 26, 2006 Author Posted May 26, 2006 Still waiting for proof that it's not real...
Wizard Posted May 26, 2006 Posted May 26, 2006 Still waiting for proof that it's not real...<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Source is from the Sony of Europe rep.
Mooney Posted May 26, 2006 Posted May 26, 2006 Thank God this is not real, or I would have had to destroy Sony HQ.
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