While I do like the fact that you can potentially resell your downloaded games with this policy, it really is anti-consumer in every other way.
I personally hope Sony keeps with what they're currently doing (no persistent online requirement, no associating game disc with your machine) but adds the ability for games purchased from PSN to either be permanent or resellable. The resellable version of the downloaded game would add an online check at game startup or once every X hours. That way it is the consumer's choice which version to buy and to deal with always online check for that game or not.
I will agree that I think it sucks that devs/publishers get no money from second hand game sales as they are now, but to bend the consumer over like this to get a piece of the pie is ridiculous. Maybe just make games worth replaying? Maybe just stick with the online pass? Maybe make some awesome DLC? I don't have a solution, but anti-consumer solutions like the rumored one here make me cringe.
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