Sony could possibly stop you from playing used games

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radiantshadow92 said:

osed125 said:

Simple, when the PS4 detects the game is used, the systems makes a connection to the publishers severs. You won't need internet after activating the game, you won't need to check everyday, you just need to connect for 5 minutes to activate a code or pay a fee directly. Sony technically has nothing to do with this, they just implemented a service on the OS which lets 3rd party publishers to block the game. No real difference from online passes.

Key word are: "It's up to publishers", meaning that Sony first party games won't have any DRM at all, but 3rd party publishers have to tools to do it if they do so desire.

that is an online drm...i would need to connect to the interent for that to work and Sony has stated you can play the ps4 OFFLINE. im talking completely offline...meaning used games would work because there is no authentication that can go on if you are playing single player

Exactly. Some dont undestand that thus far the console needs to be online for DRM to work. If Sony was implemented DRM the whole system would need to be online once every 24 hours just like MS, which alienates millions of people worldwide who wont have adequate connection. Chances are high that third parties will have online clients that do the DRM checks themselves and not Sony.