When speaking with The Guardian, Sony's Andrew House explained that Sony did not plan to change the used games system on PS4.
Following the PS4 reveal event in February, many rumors circulated stating that Sony would also impose some sort of DRM or at least change the used game market.
Andrew house said that he came away from that event confused. "I guess, dating from about our February event, there had been questions about what our online policy would be. And I have to say that we were slightly perplexed, because we had no intention of changing from a model that I think has served us really well for several platform life-cycles."
So even though many outlets reported that the PS4 might include some sort of DRM, Sony did not at one point decide to take any action.
House said Sony viewed E3 as a perfect opportunity to clearly deliver their used game messaging and their actions proved significant. In regards to publishers asking Sony to implement something to combat used games, House explained that they "didn't feel any sense that [they] needed to respond to any external pressure."
In response to the reaction at E3 for the used games announcement, House viewed it as a significant part of the community voicing their concerns. "What you saw coming from gamers is not just, in my view, the views of the vocal minority. It became an expression of a little bit of concern bubbling up around the subject of what ownership means in an age of digital content overall."
So while we transition slowly towards a digital era to download games, we will at least see through another console cycle of physical games.
Source: Guardian
Via: Destructoid
