sony is looking to stop the resale of PS3 games Options

[Seeker]

Sony wants to stop people from being able to resale their PS3 games after they buy them.

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=c...d=3086&Itemid=2

Now how many reasons do you have not to buy a PS3?
1. Most expensive game console in history.
2. Crappy game lineup.
3. Draconian game licensing.
4. Image constraint token will keep you from watching HD movies in HD.
5. Blu-ray has DRM.

Let's not forget about the rootkit they distributed with their CDs.

Sony and their DRM... hah. They're doing everything possible to shoot themselves in the foot.

[Divergent Realit...]

theres always the option of buying the game/lisence then selling it back to sony when you dont want it anymore, sony can then destribute used games back to stores for a lower cost of sale at the expense of an inceased price due to shipping while still screwing people over by charging inflated prices for used games where it would still be easier to just let buyers resell the games themselves.

[nickluto]

The only way this would be cool is if the games were like $30.


But they'll probably be $60-70.


Lame.

[Timbo]

Sony wants to stop people from being able to resale their PS3 games after they buy them.

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=c...d=3086&Itemid=2

Now how many reasons do you have not to buy a PS3?
1. Most expensive game console in history.
2. Crappy game lineup.
3. Draconian game licensing.
4. Image constraint token will keep you from watching HD movies in HD.
5. Blu-ray has DRM.

Let's not forget about the rootkit they distributed with their CDs.

Sony and their DRM... hah. They're doing everything possible to shoot themselves in the foot.

BUT... I MUST HIT TEH GIANT ENEMY CRAB'S WEAK POINT FOR MASSIVE DAMAGE!

I agree, PS3 is the worst abomination to hit the video games market.

Sad part is, Sony's right:

"We have built up a certain brand equity over time since the launch of PlayStation in 1995 and PS2 in 2000 that the first five million are going to buy it, whatever it is, even it didn't have games."

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060522-6885.html

Retarded fanbois WILL buy it no matter what. Even if it has no games, even if it costs upwards of $1000 (excuse me: $999), even if the console ate the discs after 1 round of gameplay (truly effective DRM)

They're addicted to sweet, sweet, milky Sony-semen. Gulp down buckets of the stuff, they do.

Timbo

[Seeker]

I was never a fan of the PS1 and definately not the PS2. I guess we're a rare breed.

[fingercuffs]

I only own Playstations for the Square games. Everything else usually blows.

[Timbo]

I only own Playstations for the Square games. Everything else usually blows.

I never owned one, but my friends do. Only game I actually rather enjoyed was Intelligent Qube. Best puzzle game I've played in a long time.

Timbo

[zetec]

i was about to post this thread

sony is trying to piss off everyone they possibly can.

[Timbo]

i was about to post this thread

sony is trying to piss off everyone they possibly can.

And they will STILL buy it.

MASOCHISM FOR WIN

Timbo

[zetec]

i'm not buying one until it hits $200 bucks.

and by then every game i want will be el cheapo.

[Seeker]

and by then every game i want will be el cheapo.

not if sony stops the resale of used games









































































SONWND

[Dogmeat]

I was never a fan of the PS1 and definately not the PS2. I guess we're a rare breed.

I never liked them either .... I'm a PC whore...

Although, the longer I have my Xbox 360 the more I like it .... I just hate having to pay to compete online though

but I guess WoW isn't any different

gah.

we're fucked no matter what we do

[Spectatrix]

Ok, I remember news coming out about this when people discovered Sony's intellectual property that would facilitate this. I don't see them designing their systems such that a game gets registered with a specific PS3. Even if they implemented such a thing, it would get DESTROYED in court. If I buy a game, even if (by implication) I'm buying a *license* to play that game, I still have the right to play that game on any damn machine I choose, whether it's my own or a friend's.

If they simply plan to make it illegal to sell used games, who is that REALLY gonna stop? It will just create an underground used games market and will dig deeper into game maker's pockets when people start selling bootleg "used" versions of the game rather than their single, legitimate copy (possibly keeping a bootleg for themselves).

[woody]

fuck sony.

i won't pay a mortgage payment for a gaming console from them and then an additional $60+ for a game that will more than likeley suck on the PS3 and be better on another gaming console

[Jyan]

This really isn't a bias account here, now is it?

Does anyone who actually enjoys their PS/PS2 like or dislike the idea?

It seems that everyone who posts on here is just simply against sony.