So, the PS4 is out of the bag then. Don’t worry, there’s still months of speculation and rumours ahead of us. It’ll probably be shortly after the console’s release that we know absolutely everything about it. But Sony’s Worldwide Studios boss, Shuhei Yoshida, has told Eurogamer that the new machine won’t be blocking used games.
In an interview with Tom Bramwell, he initially stumbled over the question, trying to remember the company’s official stance and taking advice from his PR man in the room. But Yoshida swept that aside to say “so, used games can play on PS4. How is that?”
Sounds good to us, Shuhei.
So, after plenty of rumours to the contrary – and a mental patent application that talked about chips in discs that would bind the content to the first console it plays on – Yoshida killed it all with a single, gentle sentence that stood atop all the PR rubbish and spoke directly to gamers. Quite aside from the good news about pre-owned, that’s a hugely encouraging sign for how Sony might lead the run in to their new console with a lot more openness than they’ve shown previously. We’d all like that.
Source: Eurogamer
Alex C
“so, used games can play on PS4. How is that?”
Of course they can. For £7.99.
Cadabena
Am I the only one who’s also taking this as a confirmation that physical media’s still the dominant method of getting games? Bladdy good news mate!
Foxhound_Solid
Nice one :-)
colmshan1990
Blocking pre-owned games would be a big blow and generate a lot of negative publicity.
The only way I see one of the console manufacturers do this is if they do it quietly- just don’t include an optical drive in the console and go download only.
But it wouldn’t suit them well either, at least until most of their target audience gets decent internet speeds.
cam the man
Great to see they’re not blocked. I bet there’s going to be a load more download only games next gen, and with Gaikai they’ll be less discs to trade anyway.
Broonba
Great news, although I didn’t think Sony would be that stupid anyway, but nice to have confirmation.