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Max King of the Wild said:
Adinnieken said:
Max King of the Wild said:
Ps4 can't handle used games like it sounds like that MS will handle it. I suggest you just cross that outta the OP right now. Ps4 will not require online so how do you expect people without online to register their game to their account?

One of Sony's patent's that they were awarded was for a disc scheme that included a writable section of disc.  Instead of or inaddition to the embedded chip.

The way the scheme works is that on a layer of disc would be a writable section, allowing the disc to write user information, such as an account and machine ID.  Thus, locking a disc specifically to a user and a machine.  You don't need an always online connection.  You don't need to phone home.  The user wouldn't know the difference until they bought a disc installed it to their PS4, and then attempted to install it on someone else's console.

I remember that old patent that isn't the first of its kind that has never been used.... which the Gamestops claims pretty much dismiss

Old?  It was awarded late last year.  It isn't old.