PS3 to PS4 Upgrades Will Require PS3 Discs In PS4

Sony has just revealed that upgrading certain games from Playstation 3 to Playstation 4 will require that you have the Playstation 3 disc in the drive.

The games in question are the following:

• Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag
• Call Of Duty Ghosts
• Watch Dogs
• Battlefield 4

Assuming that you do have a Playstation 3 version of the game, what you will have to do is enter the code that came with the disc to Playstation Store, connecting it to your PSN account. Then, when you get the Playstation 4 version digitally, you will get a discount.

Of course, all this sounds a little bit like the arrangement Microsoft was planning to do with Xbox One, albeit implemented at a much smaller scale. This setup is, of course, intended to disincentivize you from buying the Playstation 4 version of the game, and then selling your older copy. In essence, this is anti used games technology, implemented.

It does make one wonder, is there any way for fans to get around this? Will it be possible for them to try out their PS3 versions of the game, perhaps never using its online feature, so that they can actually sell or trade it in when the PS4 versions of these games come out? Or could this have already convinced people to wait out the next consoles? And what recourse or compensation do fans who actually will shell out the money for both PS3 and PS4 versions of their favorite games get? Sony better have something in mind, because those people are out there.

Earlier, we reported that there will be similar limitations on the Final Fantasy 14 upgrade program, moving your account from the PS3 to PS4 version of the game. So it seems user accounts will be used to enforce DRM on next-gen consoles. Do you guys think it’s worth the payoff and convenience? Or is this a policy fans will campaign Sony into reversing as well?

Source: Reddit