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The Death of Used Game Sales?

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday November 9, 2005 @07:54AM from the cruel-media dept.

xtracto writes "The Inquirer has an interesting piece about a new Sony Patent on a technology that may possible prevent DVD disc media users from using their purchased disks in other machines after they have used them on a specific reader. Commentary also available on Joystiq. From the Article: 'While many are aware of the double profit companies make on pre-owned games, this would ensure the death of trading games between friends and even going to a friend's house to play a little multiplayer.'"

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That Spells "Problem" by TychoCelchuuu · 2005-11-09 07:56 · Score: 5, Insightful

And what if you upgrade your DVD drive? Are you screwed? I'll believe the tech when I see it. I'm not sure Sony has the guts to try something this restrictive.

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1. Re:That Spells "Problem" by jelloshotgun · 2005-11-09 08:00 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  ...Or if your PS3 dies? I had a PS2 die on me, and buying another one was bad enough. Having to re-buy the games to go with a replaced system would certainly make the situation more enjoyable... :/
  
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No, not really... by Shads · 2005-11-09 08:00 · Score: 5, Insightful

... it just ensures that the first time I get a game like this and the system fails that I sue Sony. Alternately, it may ensure that *everyone* starts burning copies of their games.

Copy protection as it currently exists hurts no one but legitimate purchasers of the material. It costs the pirates maybe a few hours of time or in worst case a day.

So long as the hardware isn't secured, the data that is being read in it can't be secured.

Alot of this new BS with sony and drm/copy protection/etc is seriously making me consider NOT buying a PS3. I don't want to support this kind of stupidity.

Be the first significant console I didn't own since the Nintendo days.

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