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Read More »Gamers seeking definitive confirmation regarding PS4 pre-owned
Sony’s pro pre-owned stance is the talk of E3. But should we be holding back on the celebrations? A lingering doubt remains in some quarters of the public and press that Sony has left the back door open for publishers to limit pre-owned games on PS4. Our used game position …
Read More »Microsoft: Xbox One backlash was "kind of as we expected"
The Xbox One is a market-changing system. And consumers don’t like change. That’s the message from Xbox’s chief marketing and strategy officer Yusuf Mehdi who confessed to Ars Technica that the negative reaction to the company’s pre-owned and online policies was "kind of as we expected". "We’re trying to do …
Read More »SCEE’s Jim Ryan: We need our retail partners to survive
The boss of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has hinted that Sony chose to support the pre-owned market in an effort to protect retail. The gaming eco-system in the UK is a somewhat fragile one,” Jim Ryan told VG247. We all know just how difficult it is for retailers, and while …
Read More »Moore: EA did not lobby for Xbox One pre-owned DRM
Outspoken exec Peter Moore has insisted that it did not lobby Microsoft to introduce pre-owned restrictions with Xbox One. There has for a long time been talk throughout the industry that key publishers have been applying pressure on platform holders to curtail what they regard as the revenue-stealing pre-owned market. …
Read More »Xbox One third party publishers still in the dark over pre-owned DRM
One of Microsoft’s most high-profile Xbox One publishing partners has still not been briefed on Microsoft’s pre-owned DRM. Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt has admitted that it is eager to find out more” about Microsoft’s plans, especially as it has historically been a vocal supporter of DRM free games. Indeed, …
Read More »Online Passes still possible on PS4
The PS4 will share the PS3’s ability for publishers to lock certain content behind a paywall. This opens up the possibility for the continuation of online passes but will not lead to Xbox One style content blocking. "The Online Pass program for PlayStation first-party games will not continue on PlayStation …
Read More »SONY: Watch the E3 crowd go wild as Sony confirms PS4 pre-owned and online plans
This is sure to go down as a notable moment in E3 history. In a year when many questioned the ongoing value of the LA showcase, Sony took to the stage to prove that E3 remains the single best platform to appeal to the buying public. The clip below, as …
Read More »Publishers may block pre-owned for a period after release – analyst
Most consumers know that when buying a new game they’ll get a good chunk of the cost back if they trade it in within two weeks. Indeed, some retailers even offer discount deals where gamers need pay only 99p for a brand new release as long as the game is …
Read More »Publishers quiet over Xbox One pre-owned intentions
We’ve asked. They’ve not answered. Microsoft last night finally announced its pre-owned plans. It’s not blocking pre-owned. It’s not even charging for pre-owned. But, due to the system’s new licence-based business model, publishers could block pre-owned or could charge for pre-owned. Or insists on a pre-owned time delay. Or do …
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