HeySumbode Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Via Eurogamer Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has told Eurogamer that PlayStation 4 will not block the use of second-hand games, contrary to various reports, speculation and even a Sony patent unearthed last month. I sat down with Yoshida a few hours after the PS4 reveal tonight and one of the first things I asked was whether used games would be blocked. "Do you want us to do that?" he asked. No, I said. I think, if you buy something on a disc, that you have a kind of moral contract with the person you've bought it from that you retain some of that value and you can pass it on. Do you agree, I asked? "Yes. That's the general expectation by consumers," said Yoshida. "They purchase physical form, they want to use it everywhere, right? So that's my expectation." So if someone buys a PlayStation 4 game, I asked, you're not going to stop them reselling it? "Aaaah," was Yoshida's initial answer, but seemingly only because he'd forgotten his line. "So what was our official answer to our internal question?" he asked his Japanese PR adviser. The adviser stepped in but didn't seem to answer clearly, at least to my ears. Yoshida then took control again firmly: "So, used games can play on PS4. How is that?" I said I thought that was fine. Interestingly, I also spoke to a Sony source elsewhere at the event this evening who told me that the anti used-game patent discovered last month was actually nothing to do with PlayStation 4 at all. The patent suggested that discs would come branded with a contactless tag that could be recognised and read by your console, which would then bind it to you and prevent you from selling it on. But whatever reason Sony did have for patenting it, it sounds like it wasn't for its next-generation console. Hopefully Microsoft will also avoid this ludicrous technology with its next-generation Xbox as well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Lilith Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Should make a ton of people happy, and boost sales. This doesn't really affect me though, since I buy new if I can help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyondthegrave07 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Can we get the link for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligeia2010 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 This is what I wanted to hear! I usually buy new games, but I get used ones whenever I'm no sure if I'll like a title or if it is actually a game worth playing. Can we get the link for this? http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-21-sony-tells-eurogamer-playstation-4-will-not-block-used-games I'm new on the forum, I don't know if I wrote it in the proper way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalChaos72 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 thank god for this, i use lovefilm its where i rent all my games. i never buy games unless its a game that i have been really wanting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJayKT Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I'm so glad, because I borrow games from my friends and I lend them mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwnica Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Great news, i usually buy used games, here in Brazil new games are still really expensive because of taxes etc, so buying used ones is a good way to save money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yohan12 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Good, Now people can stop complaining about this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dark Mark- Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Good to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memnoch Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 That was a very PR answer ... They have not said they will not make you pay for used games to play on ps4 ... it could be in many forms. In any case this has not really answered the question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielVT Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Via Eurogamer Awesome find! Great work, this is good news indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambers35 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I had my doubts but ultimately I didn't think it would happen. But it's good to hear it officially Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis001 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Good news there for the concerned parties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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