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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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You are also missing the point. It's not that the game was previously paid for or not. It's that other businesses are making a killing by letting the developer pay the dev costs and advertising costs to get a customer in a store and once that customer is in the store with cash in hand for a game that business then asks that customer to instead buy used. The store then is making a bunch of money by asking customers to instead buy used meanwhile relying on the developer to do all the heavy lifting of making the game and getting advertising out there that this game is interesting and now on the market.
Its like this. If you made some software that took you a long time to make would you rather give it away for free, or have another company sell your software and they keep all the money. Now also pay for the development and advertising.
Or maybe another way to look at it. You have a watch that is really nice, but you don't need it. Would you rather give it away to someone who is interested in it and actually wants it or would you rather give it to me who doesn't give a shit about it, and is going to turn around sell your old watch for a profit? I personally would rather give it away for free to those that are interested rather than someone else make money off of it and see no money in return.
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