[retired_jaxadel]

Sony makes moves to stamp out lucrative second-hand market
Words: Matt Cundy


Wednesday 24 May 2006
High street games shops have been told by Sony that there will be no PS3 pre-owned sections in their stores as it will be illegal for customers to sell any next-gen PlayStation games that they've bought, retail sources have revealed to GamesRadar.

It seems that Sony is planning to adopt a licensing system that will mean gamers won't own the PS3 titles that they've paid money for. Instead, they will only be purchasing the licence to play the game and that the software itself will still be Sony property - meaning that the disc won't be the customer's to sell.

We assume that the thinking behind this move will ultimately be to stop PS3 games being resold several times - which currently snatches potential sales away from Sony - and to counter the impression in consumers' minds that games are only really worth their pre-owned price and are not worth buying new.

When we contacted Sony, it issued us with the following statement: "We have made all of the official announcements at E3 and cannot make any further comments at this time. We will be announcing more news running up to PlayStation 3's launch."

That's hilarious if it turns out to be true.

[retired_bec8643]

Games better be dirt cheap then if you can't resell them.

[retired_jaxadel]

They can make them as expensive as they like, absolutely nothing is getting me to buy into this disaster.

[retired_Monica65]

www.ukresistance.co.uk

[retired_Rynny]

Originally posted by merry_miller:
Games better be dirt cheap then if you can't resell them.

they will be £50-£60 i predict.

[retired_jaxadel]

Originally posted by Becks:
www.ukresistance.co.uk

I spent many happy hours going through the archive when I forst stumbled upon UK:R Some great writing in there.

[retired_bec8643]

Originally posted by qwerty2k:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by merry_miller:
Games better be dirt cheap then if you can't resell them.

they will be £50-£60 i predict. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Wouldn't surprise me to see people take them to court then if they charge that and people don't own the game so can't sell it on.

[retired_Rynny]

Originally posted by merry_miller:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by qwerty2k:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by merry_miller:
Games better be dirt cheap then if you can't resell them.

they will be £50-£60 i predict. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Wouldn't surprise me to see people take them to court then if they charge that and people don't own the game so can't sell it on. </BLOCKQUOTE>

if you think about it though its alot like apple's itunes, you dont really own the song as yhou can only install it on 5 pc's max or soemthnig if you delete the library.

[retired_bec8643]

Haha that poster of ps3 at bottom of page showing what they showed last year and what they showed this year tells it all

[retired_Monica65]

Originally posted by Steve Ra:
<BLOCKQUOTE> Sony makes moves to stamp out lucrative second-hand market
Words: Matt Cundy


Wednesday 24 May 2006
High street games shops have been told by Sony that there will be no PS3 pre-owned sections in their stores as it will be illegal for customers to sell any next-gen PlayStation games that they've bought, retail sources have revealed to GamesRadar.

It seems that Sony is planning to adopt a licensing system that will mean gamers won't own the PS3 titles that they've paid money for. Instead, they will only be purchasing the licence to play the game and that the software itself will still be Sony property - meaning that the disc won't be the customer's to sell.

We assume that the thinking behind this move will ultimately be to stop PS3 games being resold several times - which currently snatches potential sales away from Sony - and to counter the impression in consumers' minds that games are only really worth their pre-owned price and are not worth buying new.

When we contacted Sony, it issued us with the following statement: "We have made all of the official announcements at E3 and cannot make any further comments at this time. We will be announcing more news running up to PlayStation 3's launch."

That's hilarious if it turns out to be true. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Ha ha, I don't believe that for a second, but sometimes I like to close my eyes and imagine it's true. Sony just imploding at the seams.