Rate the Look of the PS5

[SvennoJ]

CladInShadows said:

SvennoJ said:

Don't you need to insert the disc every time you play the game to verify you still own it? What would be stopping people from passing the disc around to get free games? For a disc less console you would somehow need to send in the disc to switch to a digital license.

And yup, depending on how much Sony likes the digital margins, the could easily drop the disc less version down $100. New games are the same price on PSN as in stores, sometimes still even cheaper in stores. That's a lot of extra cash for first party games. (Dunno how it works with 3rd party but I guess Sony charges some money for hosting it on the psn store as well)

You know what, you're right.  I was under the assumption that there was some kind of unique identifier in the disc that would or could transfer it to a digital license. In the case of the PS4, I'm sure there must be something...bar code, some serial number on the disc. Something that could only be redeemed once. 

Or maybe there isn't and I'll be getting a disc-based console.

There isn't. That was part of MS' plan last gen, unique identifiers in discs so you could install the game without needing the disc anymore, then when you trade it in (at a licensed store) your digital license would expire. Basically discs would be tied to the console they were first installed on and you would need MS to unlock them again for trading.

Nobody liked that idea so no unique identifiers in discs.