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by Steve Watts, Feb 21, 2013 12:15pm PSTSince the PlayStation 4 cat is officially out of the bag, Sony is seeing fit to squash some persistent rumors about its new console. The system won't require an always-on Internet connection, and Sony has also now confirmed that it won't be blocking you from playing used games.
Sony Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida told Eurogamer very plainly that "used games can play on PS4." He said the "general expectation by consumers" is that when they "purchase physical form, they want to use it everywhere."
Another source at the event reportedly said that the patent that seemed aimed at blocking used games wasn't ever meant for the PS4 at all. That still leaves the question of what the patent was intended for, but at least it won't stop you from borrowing a friend's game.
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Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 4 can play used games, and a patent discovered last month that seemed to imply otherwise wasn't meant for PS4 at all.
Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 4 can play used games, and a patent discovered last month that seemed to imply otherwise wasn't meant for PS4 at all. : Shacknews
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The person who bought a used game was willing to pay, for a lower price, and did so. He would have bought the game first hand if it was in a sale at the price of the used price.
So person A may have been willing to buy it, or may not have. Perhaps he has no money because he's a schoolkid, or maybe he downloaded a game of a genre he didn't like just to see what the hype was from this game. All we know is, there is some probability less than 1 that he would've bought the game.
Person B had a probability of 1 of buying the game, for a lower price. This money would've gone to the devs.
Both result in no money for the devs.
So, loss of potential money resulting from a pirated game = Price*p(sale) where 0<p(sale)<1.
Loss of potential money resulting from a second hand game = p(sale).
So second hand games are WORSE for the industry.
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