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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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If you're mad that people play a 5 hour long, linear story driven game and then seek to discard it, then perhaps the game needs to offer something more than than the story or cheap thrills. On the other hand, maybe I want to play that record over and over, and read that book again and again to capture nuance, why don't I want to do that with a more expensive video game? Their disposability is entirely subjective, but I would still say that their value is what is written on the disk, even digitally, and until you separate the digital from the item, you won't change that absent changes in the law.
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