Embedded Chips May not be Sony's only Anti-Piracy/Second-Hand Solution

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HokageTenshi said:

Corey said:
I don't mind if they use this to combat piracy, because much like this gen the file sizes required is just not worth it.

Don't screw over used games though, there have been so many times when there was no other option but to buy a used copy especially for games that came out early on in the gen and are not in production anymore.

but don't you know publishers and developers doesn't earn a single cent from that? its only the retail shop who earn extra for selling pre-owned games, so whats the difference between this and piracy...??

If the publishers are really upset about back-catalog games being sold in the aftermarket & not getting any money from that market place maybe they should step up and offer back-catalog games for sale themselves.  If they won't provide the product themselves they can't bitch at gamestop or your local pawnshop for doing what they themselves can't be bothered to do.

The difference between this and piracy is with online piracy you are making a new copy.

"Yes i know that, but even when there are still available stocks on the shelves, many people will buy the pre-owned since its cheaper, that is why we see quite many games have no strong legs after released just one or two weeks later..."

If the game isn't good enough to warrant the original purchaser keeping it more then a week or two, & for stores to be flooded with returned product, that's kind of the developers fault.