HUGE PS3 rumor...

[Carmilla]

So far this is just a rumor but theres a bunch of sites going crazy over it like gamespot, ign, and gamefaqs.

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/news/s...46&sid=6151815

[oddler]

How horrible... No renting, borrowing, buying used copies...
Sounds crazy phony to me. Just my opinion. I'm not planning on getting one anyway...

[ZeZipster]

Sony isn't that insane. Why forcing people to go online to play register their games would almost be as stupid as selling a console for $600. Oh, wait.

Although, I don't think people would notice if they had to click a little user agreement when they first play a game. Then Sony could just sue EBGames or whomever if they redistribute the used games, right?

[Khaotic]

Dumb idea, and if this does happen, I will not be getting a PS3, even though I won't be able to continue playing Final Fantasy, there will be better things in life I can use my 600+ dollars with.

[Skarr]

Yeah like hookers.

Sony sounds as if they're trying to piss off their consumers from buying a PS3. I guess the next four or so years might belong to the Wii. >_<

[ffxfreak93]

i'll be pissed if its true

[KentaRawr!]

Probably not true. I mean, really. That would be so silly!

[Erdrick Holmes]

THis is where I think Sony will probably tumble. Not everybody is able to to connect their console online and get their game registered just so it can be played. Sony had better remove this or else they won't get very many sales.

[edczxcvbnm]

If this is true then game stores might as well not sell anything PS3 except accessories because that is the only thing they could profit off of. New games and Systems don't have much mark up while a used game can have a mark up of almost 60%.

That would stick it to Sony and I am sure they are aware of this. If this is true it might be for Japan only where there was a ban on selling used games for year and it was lifted 2 years ago...or something.

I don't think it is true at all. It would be a shot in the foot and lock out codes wouldn't work unless the disc gets written to or it forces you to go online. Both of which would kill sales in general and the consumer would just go to the 360.

[Samuraid]

As said before, it will definitely injure their console sales if true.

[FallenAngel411]

Really don't think its happening. Sony is better at marketing than this. They know the consequences.

[Sephex]

If that is true they should call the PS3 the PS64! OWNED!

[Cz]

This would be an incredibly stupid move on Sony's part, and I seriously doubt that they'd do something so damaging to their brand image, as well as their sales figures.

[Rase]

I'll have to agree with what Azar said in the PS3 Revealed Thread

That rumor's been going around for months. They just denied it again.

SCEE PR manger Jennie Kong blasted the rumor as " false speculation." "PlayStation 3 software will not be copy protected to a single machine but will be playable on any PlayStation 3 console," she told the Guardian.

That's enough for me. Sure, Sony could implement this anyway and make a liar out of her; we all know that companies change their positions on things and do their best to pretend they've never denied whatever it is they're doing. But given the user backlash such a system would incur, it's extremely unlikely that Sony would go forth with this program.

[DeathKnight]

I don't mind it. I'll do it, it's easy, put some numbers in and you're good to go.

NO PIRACY!