Post: Sony considering charging second-hand buyers for Online Play
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08-26-2010, 01:03 AM
#1
Jake
One Man Army
There are two alternatives for game developers, they either prohibit the practice of consumers selling their unwanted games, or they can take their new approach which is to charge second-hand users for online play. This would be done by having a single-use online access code to be included in game boxes. The original buyer would use the code, and subsequent owners would have to purchase a new code if they would like to make use of the game's online play.
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EA have been the first game developers to use the idea, but it would appear that this will soon be used across the board. Companies such as Sony are considering using it for their first-party titles.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe President Andrew House recently stated that they are exploring the option for their own content. He said that they may have to either implement this or a blanket charge for online play, but they would 'struggle with [that]' as they would prefer to keep PSN's free-to-use policy.
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What do you make of the idea of charging subsequent game owners for online play?
08-26-2010, 08:39 PM
#29
MoNeYmIkE420
Keeper
If the original buyer sells the game, then they are no longer using the online part of the game, just whoever owns the disc is now using it, so either way only 1 person would have been utilizing the online mode at a given time.
08-26-2010, 09:32 PM
#30
CHAOZ
Banned
Originally posted by Spartin560
I do agree in some way but then most shops like GAME and HMV which are famous for there 2nd hand deals would go out of business.
I do buy most of my games new but from time to time me and my cussins swap games to get the trophys and play some online while were at it.
So this would be a big problem.
If the code could be used 5 times like gamsharing then that would be better
I do buy most of my games new but from time to time me and my cussins swap games to get the trophys and play some online while were at it.
So this would be a big problem.
If the code could be used 5 times like gamsharing then that would be better
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08-26-2010, 10:10 PM
#32
I_Own_3m_AL1_I
Do a barrel roll!
This would ruin rental services such as blockbuster though =[
08-26-2010, 10:11 PM
#33
MARY JANE
Banned
Originally posted by Vanitas
So if I bought a game and wanted to take it over to my friends house and play on his account, or he wanted to borrow it, he couldn't play online? Gay. :p
I agree this is not good for borrowing or swapping and even trading in will be gone an i always trade my old games if i feel i wont play them again. I hope the ps3 gets loads of new ways to pirate games an sony lose big time
08-26-2010, 11:01 PM
#34
Irish Blood
Little One
**** that sony can shuve move dildo looking controller up their asses
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08-27-2010, 12:13 AM
#35
zakaria
Trap Spawner
Originally posted by ameht
**** that i have bfbc2 and i can only use the vip code on one account even though its on the same ps3. i have multiple accounts so this is ridicoulous. i use my bsc-ameht the most but i cant use it to play bfbc2 because my vip is on another account. so to me this is bullshit
Agreed, its ridiculous.
Originally posted by Castk
On the other hand Jtags and Jailbreaks would be useless.
I said that just before :p
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