What if both PS4 & X720 block 2nd hand and have always online?

[binary solo]

I will buy the console that doesn't have this feature. Not because I buy a lot of used games, but because I am against such thing as a matter of principle. It kills off game sharing between friends and family which I think should be perfectly OK. Heck you couldn't even have 2 consoles in the house and use the same disk on each.

Too much, too far. Wii U for me if I decide to buy a console, or Ouya. In fact I'd probably buy an Ouya purely out of protest even if I hardly ever use it.

And this is silly anyway. It's as if the OP thinks Nintendo can be ignored as a factor and Sony and MS have things so locked down they can make such a move with impunity. That is false, and that is why next gen won't have a kill switch for used games because Nintendo isn't on board.

I really hope Ouya is sufficiently successful that they can exist for a number of generations. If it becomes a viable platform then it'll reduce the chances of such dirty tactics from the big boys.

I think in some countries preventing 2nd hand game use would be illegal. They could use always online to block used games unless you pay a small fee to unlock it. But not to kill used games dead. Perhaps this is being used as a threat to make the likes of Gamestop cut publishers in on the used game racket. But given Gamestop is really struggling cutting into their profit margin by any substantial degree could kill them, not as quickly as having zero used game market, but it could happen.