Eidos: next XBOX uses watermarked discs

[justinian]

n-skyline said:

superchunk said:

Darc Requiem said:
If true, Sony is going to gain a new PS4 customer.

Unless PS4 uses the same tech? After all its just BR discs and the pressure may be coming from publishers. Sony's last rumor on this stated that it may be up to the publishers and not enforced by Sony on all.

Will you go Wii U then?

I dont think many consumers would go to another platform especially if they have never had interest in that platform, I just think they would only buy a select few games new and not much else. The more i think about consoles blocking second hand games the more ridiculous it seems. I genuinely believe it will mostly be a case of "if i cant buy your game second hand i wont risk my money on full price and buy it"

This is key to many people. Before I would buy games in the knowledge that I can part-exchange them later if they are not to my liking.  How many games I bought and later sold I have no idea but they were many. Surely this is good for the industry. I bought them all new. People that can't afford them new then got them second hand. With this "new law" enforced many people will probably buy less games.

Now I must be damn sure I will like the game or that's £50 down the can. It just seems wrong. As a consumer I hate that I do not have the right to sell any physical object I purchased. It seems like another freedom ripped away.

This is like a permanent rental.

I know downloadable games are non-transferable but at least the data is virtual so I am not that bothered. It's not tangible, to me it's different.

If this turns out to be true Nintendo will probably kick themselves in hindsight. Here was a chance to release a serious next-gen console that 3rd party developers will jump on give consumers even more options. But the big 3rd party games is likely to stay with Xbox and PS, meaning people wanting to play them will likely ignore wii u.

Then again if wii u sales were good maybe  the others wouldn't even think of doing this.

Then again it all depends on IF THIS GAME LOCKING IS INDEED TRUE.

I don't care anymore. I am going to bed.