Xbox720: Rumors too BAD to be true? I think so....

[Stefan.De.Machtige]

forevercloud3000 said:

Osc89 said:

forevercloud3000 said:

-Blocking Used games when the competition isn't.

Sony have been quite vague about the used games thing. Chances are they are both building in the capability to block them, but won't pull the trigger until the competition confirms.

As for too bad to be true, I doubt it. If they provide a better service (or spin things to make it look like they are) then they can get people to buy it anyway. I mean just look at Xbox Live. I just think they got unlucky with how it was revealed.

Sony has already stated they are not

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-21-sony-tells-eurogamer-playstation-4-will-not-block-used-games

Sony has the tech, as we all know from the patent leaks, and it is seemingly the best way of doing it too where it wouldn't requre you to always be online. Yet I think this is a safety net, if things get too bad Sony will give Developers the option (as Sony would never want to be the blaming party themselves).

Did they really?

Here's an extract of that denial:

"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 advisor. The advisor 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?"

CAN PLAY, he said. In what manner? Can it play used games for a standard fee for your Sony account? An online pass per game?

If there were no string attached, he would have just said YES, without checking what answer to give. This is not a clear-cut answer.