news Sony patent allows tracking of second-hand games and the ability to block their usage

quote bluexy

Imagine it this way: does Steam allow you to give away or trade your already redeemed games? If anything, Sony wants to create a Steam-like environment on their console, but without giving up the profits that come from retail for console games. The question then is... can Sony really ever compare to the service Steam provides?

been thinking about that. ever since Sony started with the online pass system i noticed i bought less second handed and more digital. also interesting to note is that i started to use ps+ a lot more. to me it didn't make my gaming more expensive but instead it just made second handed retail games less attractive for me to get. the way this looks right now it does the exact same thing but who knows for certain at this point?


honestly if people just bought ps+ there wouldn't be no problems about second handed games because the service is 10 times cheaper and the cloud saving it comes with has saved me from corrupted save files a few times. i know and understand discs have that special value and that it looks good on the shelves and that it can be convenient to buy second handed if you're the kind a guy with just a few bucks in his pocket that wants to play a game for just the weekend, i know i have been there myself!

sometimes you just gotta deal with it. get past the point where you fear it's going to ruin your hobby and start to think about a way to make it good again, perhaps even improve it. i suspect it's what they planned PS+ for. it was not a bad move to get it in my case. i haven't bought second handed games for months, there simply is no need for me to do it anymore.