So have a read of this, published with concrete conviction by Future Publishing's online wing:
Sounds like you'll not be able to buy used PlayStation 3 software, doesn't it? The piece continues:
Deja vu? Indeed. As you'll know, this rumour surfaced some months ago and was summarily debunked by Sony at the time. "PlayStation 3 software will not be copy protected to a single machine but will be playable on any PlayStation 3 console," outlined the firm in a statement. In November. However, we're sure that GameRadar will expand upon its very assertive piece in the coming days.
For the record, Sony was telling anyone who'd listen today, on the record, that it was astonished that this non-story had emerged again and that it considered the GamesRadar piece as '...false speculation..."
Here's the deal. A wise man once said to us, "The PlayStation 3 will be a computer inside a box. The box will be pretty and the games will be pretty too. Ignore everything you read or hear until the day it is released. Nothing is going to change other than polygons and price." That was three years ago and what do you know? He was right on the money.
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.
Sounds like you'll not be able to buy used PlayStation 3 software, doesn't it? The piece continues:
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 license 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.
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.
Deja vu? Indeed. As you'll know, this rumour surfaced some months ago and was summarily debunked by Sony at the time. "PlayStation 3 software will not be copy protected to a single machine but will be playable on any PlayStation 3 console," outlined the firm in a statement. In November. However, we're sure that GameRadar will expand upon its very assertive piece in the coming days.
For the record, Sony was telling anyone who'd listen today, on the record, that it was astonished that this non-story had emerged again and that it considered the GamesRadar piece as '...false speculation..."
Here's the deal. A wise man once said to us, "The PlayStation 3 will be a computer inside a box. The box will be pretty and the games will be pretty too. Ignore everything you read or hear until the day it is released. Nothing is going to change other than polygons and price." That was three years ago and what do you know? He was right on the money.
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way 29 May 2006 14:03
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Companies tried this back in the 80's, and I think it went to court, but I am unfamiliar with what happened, but needless to say this system seemed to disappear rather quickly (ah, remember those days, Imagination Technologies, and all those great distributors/publishers selling neat packages).
So I wonder what the legal case is past the inbuilt digital protection systems. Maybe it was struck down as an unreasonable contract, and actual purchase anyway. As well, strictly, you should understand, to agree to a contract, for there to be a contract, rather then have something written in small writing on a label, but local laws vary.
Maybe I could sell the license to use it, or sub lease it ;)
So I wonder what the legal case is past the inbuilt digital protection systems. Maybe it was struck down as an unreasonable contract, and actual purchase anyway. As well, strictly, you should understand, to agree to a contract, for there to be a contract, rather then have something written in small writing on a label, but local laws vary.
Maybe I could sell the license to use it, or sub lease it ;)