Sony files patent for new tech to stop second hand games

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bananaking21 said:

sniper989 said:
dont buy used games anyway

its not about if you buy used games or not, it's about the principle. you BUY a game it becomes YOURS. you have the right to sell it as you like

legally you aren't buying the game, only the license to play the game.  not really different i suppose then why you can't buy a single windows OS disc and install it on as many computers as you want ... because you bought a license and that license is for a specified (limited) number of devices.

...but as a business practise this probably has a more negative impacts then benifits.  i doubt it will in actually get used game buyers to buy new software.  ..more likely they'll just buy wii U's or xbox's instead.