Speaking to Bloomberg TV Sony's Jack Tretton has said "We're most concerned about the consumer" adding that used game "flexibility" helps create value.
Tretton said the company's PS4 policies "really appeal to consumers on a worldwide basis. And I think in the United States, we realise there's a high degree of broadband adoption, but we're in a lot of countries where people don't have the ability to connect on a daily basis and we want to appeal to consumers worldwide."
This is in reference to the fact that the Xbox One requires a daily internet check to ensure owners are authorised to play software on the system.
Commenting on used games on PS4 Tretton says that if flexibility on pre-owned titles is taken away consumers will be less likely to buy games.
"The other thing as it relates to the ownership of the game, if people pay a lot of money for that, they equate the value with the flexibility they have in that," he noted. "To do with it as they choose; to give it to their friends, sell it to their friends, trade it in to another retailer; that creates value in the initial purchase that they make."
Sony will allow the online elements of used games to be blocked by third party publishers but the games themselves cannot be prevented from working on another system which publishers can choose to do on Xbox One. In addition, Sony are not placing any limits on who you can give trade-ins to, Microsoft will only allow second hand games at "participating retailers" and to those who have been your Xbox Live friends for 30 days.
Microsoft are allowing you to share your the games you own with up to ten people, however, the system's restrictions remain contentious.
Speaking about the $399 price point for the PlayStation 4 Tretton says "The goal was always to reach the most consumer-friendly price point so you can drive volume as quickly as possible. But you walk that line between wanting to deliver the ultimate technological experience at a reasonable price and we think we hit a really nice chord at $399 with PlayStation 4."
Yesterday, Microsoft's Don Mattrick defended the company's decision to charge $499 for the Xbox One saying "we're over-delivering value" with the console.
The PS4 is set to be released later this year with "all guns blazing".
Via: GameSpot.
