Comment by Miguel Ramos on February 21, 2013 at 5:58am

It would be a really stupid move by anyone...

Comment by Ninja Grandmaster Hattori Hanzō on February 21, 2013 at 5:58am

Ooh! what a relief, I was kinda worried about this. And I think Sony knows that by blocking used games on their new console they will only shoot themselves in the foot

Comment by Amrit Randay on February 21, 2013 at 10:07am

Total Biscuit did make an interesting point about blocking used games. Now that Sony confirms they won't, and Microsoft hasn't denied it, imagine that MS does. Sure, the sales for the systems would be higher for the PS4 initially, but what happens when developers and publishers realize they can make more money on the next Xbox because they have blocked used games? They start making games for the Xbox, and leave the PS4 and put consumers and gamers in the position of having to buy on the platform that blocks used games because that's where all the games are.....

It was actually a pretty scary thought when he said it, but it could happen..Here's to hoping it doesn't!

Comment by Abberjam on February 21, 2013 at 1:25pm

@Amrit

That would be a big risk for developers, They would basically have to abandon roughly 50% of their market in the hope that sometime in the long term other developers would follow suit and effectively "corner" the consumer into buying the xbox. The profit gain from the eventual  used game royalties would also have to outweigh the projected initial cost of losing 50% of your consumer-base for a substantial transitional period. In this climate especially I would imagine it would be exceedingly high risk for the publisher.

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