Elder Scrolls Online Xbox One/PS4 Locks Out People Who Buy Used or Rent

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sabvre42 said:

Ka-pi96 said:

vivster said:
This would sound a lot better if the title said "Game company blocks content for people who didn't pay the game company for said content".

Guess you were a big fan of the original Xbox One and Don Mattrick then?

I was never a fan of the XB1, but I agree with killing used games - especially ones like this case.

 

There is no subscription, but the game is entirely online. If they allowed used copies to work, they would bankrupt themselves.

They have a projected cost (estimated play time) per player which could not be controlled if unlimited resales were possible. In a period of 5 years, the single game could be resold 2-12+ times. That's both server space and guaranteed service for all those people that contributed NOTHING for the said service.

Additionally, the price is going to drop. How can they justify unlimited server time to an unknown number of players for unknown number of years for 10-30?

Then they should probably choose a better online model more suited for the console environment. 

This could very easily be done on an offline game as well. There is, and likely from now on, will always be an online factor to every game even if there is no direct online player component so this kind of thing is likely just a sign of the times from Zenimax and Bethesda. Hopefully others don't follow suit.