Publishers may be able to block used games on the PS4?

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pokoko said:
Sony has said like a billion times that you can play single-player games without authentication. It's multi-player, where the game has to connect to an outside network, that would allow a publisher control of the situation. I don't know how that could be any more clear.

Actually, I have just read up on this a little more, Sony have never said that from what I can see.

"The DRM decision is going to have to be in the hands of the third parties. That’s not something that we’re going to dictate or mandate or control or implement."

"The Online Pass program for PlayStation first-party games will not continue on PlayStation 4. Similar to PS3, we will not dictate the online used game strategy (the ability to play used games online) of its publishing partners. As announced last night, PS4 will not have any gating restrictions for used disc-based games. When a gamer buys a PS4 disc they have right to use that copy of the game, so they can trade-in the game at retail, sell it to another person, lend it to a friend, or keep it forever."

Thats all Tretton.  Kotaku's interpretation of that is:

While the statement verifies that third-party publishers will have a choice to continue using online passes or charge a fee for online multiplayer, it doesn't shut the door on other avenues of used game restriction. The PlayStation 4 "will not have any gating restrictions" means there is nothing built into the hardware to restrict used games running on the system. That doesn't restrict third-party publishers from implementing their own methods.

Concerning.