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Rumor: Sony Patents NFC Tech That Will Deter Next-Gen Used Game Sales

Posted on Thursday, January 3 @ 09:12:38 Eastern by Alex_Osborn

Ever since next-gen rumors first began to surface, talk of anti-used game measures have been a major topic of discussion. Since then, the bulk of the gaming community has dismissed such an approach, as doing so could very well be suicidal for any company bold enough to go forward with it.

That line of thinking may very well end today, as it appears Sony has filed a patent for some sort of NFC (near-field communication) technology that will do just that. The patent was first spotted by NeoGAF user gofreak, but we still have yet to track down the official source of the patent itself. As such, we'll have to treat this as rumor for the time being.

The text from the alleged patent is filled with a whole bunch of technical babble, but the general gist of it is that in Sony's next console, games would communicate with the system via NFC, tethering the game to that specific machine, thereby preventing the resale of the software.

Naturally, this opens a whole new can of worms. What if the console breaks? Is this somehow tied to the user's PSN account? Does this mean the console needs to be online at all times?

We'll be sure to fill you in as soon as we know more, but don't expect Sony to confirm the validity of this report anytime soon.

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  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 9:24 am
    Just another failed attempt to stop used game sales.
    0 2
  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 6:48 pm
    This looks more like a suicide attempt. Sony is looking for a way out, but doesn't know how to tell its parents and friends.

    Sony, there's another way. Keep your head up and get help.
    0 2
  • Imnickson
    Imnickson
    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 9:43 am
    Just another rumor paraded as news. It's never going to happen.
    0 1
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 10:11 am
    Somewhere OdiousLupous is hugging his PC tower. And I applaud him.
    0 7
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 1:29 pm
    You know me too well sir.
    0 2
  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 10:36 am
    What was that? Oh yeah me not buying into sonys ****.
    1 1
  • elmoreoocyte
    elmoreoocyte
    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 10:56 am
    Doesn't Skylanders use NFC or something like that? Could it not just be some form of wireless peripheral support? Aside from it just being speculation now anyway.
    1 1
  • darkvictory
    darkvictory
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 10:59 am
    I won't have the money to get a PS4 or Orbis or what ever the hell it is anyway. Not to worried about it. I catagorize this stuff as believe it when I see it.
    0 2
  • ballabert
    ballabert
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 11:18 am
    if the PS4 requires constant connection or has something that will stop a friend from using their game on my console... that might be where I say goodbye
    0 3
  • thedarkstar
    thedarkstar
    Joined: Feb 2011
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 12:49 pm
    *sigh* I was worried about this. In fact a buddy of mine and I were talking about this yesterday. If this comes to pass and turns out it is as draconian as it sounds, then I will more than likely invest in a PC gaming rig. Steam is Mother, Steam is Father at that point. :)
    0 2
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 1:30 pm
    Your parents love you very much, even more so in the summer and winter.
    0 1
  • BigTruckSeries
    BigTruckSeries
    Joined: May 2006
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 12:54 pm
    Doesn't make sense to me to restrict used game sales.

    Gamestop is just one of many used-game shops that makes a mint off selling used games at ridiculous prices - while offering low payoffs to buy them from sellers. Seems to me the ability for these online communities to charge people who buy used games for the "season pass" which allows them to play online should be making even more profit considering the original owner basically threw away their own pass since it was connected to their machine. It's like charging twice to play online.
    0 0
  • Jobin_Wendy
    Jobin_Wendy
    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 12:56 pm
    The day I can't buy used is the day I don't buy.
    0 1
  • drathbone
    drathbone
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 2:18 pm
    Saving my money and going PC.
    0 4
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 3:57 pm
    Smart man!
    0 0
  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 6:51 pm
    Yeah, Jonathan just helped me find a great deal on a PC rig.

    Test me, Sony. Give me an excuse to use this thing.
    0 1
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jan 4th, 2013 at 12:43 am
    Psst. Heath Steam has a sale going on right now.
    0 0
  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Jan 4th, 2013 at 1:23 am
    BUY ALL OF THE THINGS
    0 1
  • R0ADK1LL
    R0ADK1LL
    Joined: Jul 2009
    Posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 at 9:10 pm
    I don't own many PS3 games. That's mainly becase they typically cost about NZ$120 on release (US$99 at todays rate). I hired a lot of games & finished them in less than a week, but never actually bought second hand. I've also lent a game or two to a friend. I don't feel bad about any of those things. Since investing in a gaming PC, I've bought a whole lot more & probably spent more money (i.e. put more cash in game developers pockets) simply because of price point. If I know I'll finish a game in 3 days, it's not worth $120 but I might be happy to pay $15 a while after it comes out. As long as console games hold a high pricepoint, they simply won't get my money.

    If limiting a game sale to a single user means a price drop, then it could be positive, but somehow I doubt that is their plan.
    0 0

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