(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While the second-hand gaming market is great for the consumer, it is of no benefit to the game developers, who receive nothing from the second-hand industry. This is leading to loss of revenue.

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?

there's some more bud:tits:

Sounds like a great idea, this should be able to KILL gamestop

they do that,im buying a wi lol

They better not do it.. this is one of the main reasons people choose the ps3 over the 360

Gayest idea i have ever heard... this is just people gettin greedy... if u sell 20 million copys of the game who gives A SHIT>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

badddd idea. They shouldnt do this. they would lose a lot of customers

This is a terrible idea. I remember when I bought Pro Evo Soccer 2008 a few months after it was released, and I had to enter a code to play online. Unfortunately, the code in the case had already been used! There must be a way for people to find legit codes and potentially use the code that came in your game case.

F*ck you, Sony, you gotta think in the customer >.<