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dsgrue3 on 26 February 2013

Same as MS box, don't care at all.

No used might lead to cheaper retail prices.



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osed125 on 26 February 2013
dsgrue3 said:
Same as MS box, don't care at all.

No used might lead to cheaper retail prices.

What makes you think that?



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Attoyou on 26 February 2013
badgenome said:
Attoyou said:

Like I've never said...I do care ether way. Dont fucking do it. 

I like to buy a Used game here and there, maybe something thats a bit older and can't find it anymore.

I still hope they don't do it, but at least this is somewhat less of an issue with every game being made available digitally day and date with the retail release.

Yeah I guess that's true enough. 



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dsgrue3 on 26 February 2013
osed125 said:
dsgrue3 said:
Same as MS box, don't care at all.

No used might lead to cheaper retail prices.

What makes you think that?

Devs get nothing for used games. Thus, no used games will mean all copies of the game are sold retail and no money escapes their grasp. I say might because they could offer a lower price based upon this logic, but really if the customers are willing to pay they have no reason to lower it. Unfortunately greed often wins out.



maximus22 on 26 February 2013
SlayerRondo said:
Deal breaker.

If the PS4 block's used game's I won't be getting one.


Agreed.  This would save me a whole lot of time and money as my gaming career would probably die with this gen.



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Heavenly_King on 26 February 2013
Attoyou said:
kowenicki said:
Like I said... I don't care either way if MS and Sony do this.

I'm consistent.

Like I've never said...I do care ether way. Dont fucking do it. 

I like to buy a Used game here and there, maybe something thats a bit older and can't find it anymore.

Considering every game will be available on the PS4 online store, you will be able to get it digital XD.  Yeah, but I know lots of people buy used games, so I really dont expect Sony to block them, also there have been 2 other articles that said that used games wont be blocked on the PS4, here is one:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-21-sony-tells-eurogamer-playstation-4-will-not-block-used-games



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Heavenly_King on 26 February 2013
Nsanity said:

 

NowGamer

Sony's stance on second-hand games working on PlayStation 4 'isn't clarified just yet' admits Fergal Gara, Managing Director Of PlayStation UK.

The admission came during our PS4 interview with Gara, when we asked that following confirmation that second-hand games won't be blocked on PS4 [Source: EuroGamer], if Sony ever considered going down that route.

"Well first of all, we haven’t stated that second-hand games… we haven’t made a statement on the second-hand games question," answered Gara. "There was a lot of reaction to a patent that was filed, which is a matter of course for a technology business like us, to file various patents at various times, many of which many never see any application but they are good to have depending on ideas that might be building."

"So what we’re here to do is offer the best value and the best gaming experience for gamers," he continued. "The answer to the pre-owned question isn’t clarified just yet and we’re working through that and we’ll announce our position in more detail as and when we can."

So it seems that second-hand games being blocked on PlayStation 4 could very much still happen.

http://www.nowgamer.com/news/1825112/ps4_secondhand_games_block_back_on_sony_says_stance_isnt_clarified_yet.html

 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-21-sony-tells-eurogamer-playstation-4-will-not-block-used-games



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osed125 on 26 February 2013
dsgrue3 said:
osed125 said:
dsgrue3 said:
Same as MS box, don't care at all.

No used might lead to cheaper retail prices.

What makes you think that?

Devs get nothing for used games. Thus, no used games will mean all copies of the game are sold retail and no money escapes their grasp. I say might because they could offer a lower price based upon this logic, but really if the customers are willing to pay they have no reason to lower it. Unfortunately greed often wins out.

Publishers will get every penny they can out of their games, so greedy will most likely win.



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osed125 on 26 February 2013
Heavenly_King said:
Attoyou said:
kowenicki said:
Like I said... I don't care either way if MS and Sony do this.

I'm consistent.

Like I've never said...I do care ether way. Dont fucking do it. 

I like to buy a Used game here and there, maybe something thats a bit older and can't find it anymore.

Considering every game will be available on the PS4 online store, you will be able to get it digital XD.  Yeah, but I know lots of people buy used games, so I really dont expect Sony to block them, also there have been 2 other articles that said that used games wont be blocked on the PS4, here is one:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-21-sony-tells-eurogamer-playstation-4-will-not-block-used-games

Sony said is up to publishers. So maybe Sony first party games won't be blocked but most 3rd party games certainly will. Like I said, either way we consumers are screwed. 

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/pre-owned-games-block-on-ps4-is-a-publisher-decision/0111344



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naruball on 26 February 2013
Attoyou said:
kowenicki said:
Like I said... I don't care either way if MS and Sony do this.

I'm consistent.

Like I've never said...I do care ether way. Dont fucking do it. 

I like to buy a Used game here and there, maybe something thats a bit older and can't find it anymore.


Since all games will be availalble digitally day one, you will always be able to find any ps4 game you want, though the price might be ridiculously high if some ps3/psp games are anything to go by. I'm still against this, though it won't affect me at all.