Below is taken from gamesradar
http://www.gamesradar.com/gb/ps3/game/news/article.jsp?articleId=20060524153157765035§ionId=1006
If sony do try to do this then its just taking the Wii.
To me if we are just paying our money to just play the game and not own it, then when we decide we no longer wish to play said game they should give us a refund as we no longer require the service.... but you just know this wont be true if they do go down this route.
I wounder if it will still apply to auction sites as this would be from person to person not a big highstreet shop who rip people off *cough*Game*cough* which looks to be what they are trying to do.
If all this becomes true then it will be a factor in a lot of peoples minds to not purchase a PS3.
There was talks of such things not so long ago if i remember rightly but who was it that was trying to do this? anyone remember ?
http://www.gamesradar.com/gb/ps3/game/news/article.jsp?articleId=20060524153157765035§ionId=1006
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."
If sony do try to do this then its just taking the Wii.
To me if we are just paying our money to just play the game and not own it, then when we decide we no longer wish to play said game they should give us a refund as we no longer require the service.... but you just know this wont be true if they do go down this route.
I wounder if it will still apply to auction sites as this would be from person to person not a big highstreet shop who rip people off *cough*Game*cough* which looks to be what they are trying to do.
If all this becomes true then it will be a factor in a lot of peoples minds to not purchase a PS3.
There was talks of such things not so long ago if i remember rightly but who was it that was trying to do this? anyone remember ?