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I sent a friend of mine the following article-

Hooray... Sony will prevent the use of Used software for the
PS3

Blue-Ray isn't looking as good now. To be honest, I preferred the black
of
the PS3 to the white of the XBOX360.

Interesting article though:

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3152081

and he responded in a way that I really know where he is coming from:

In LA there is a radio station I loved more than any other radio
station. I still listen to them occasionally on the net. And like all
radio stations they play little goofy sound-bites, effects, and stuff.
My absolute favorite is this little kid, close to a south park voice but
with more helium saying...

"That's bullshit"

If I'm not allowed to buy used games or rent games, I will NOT buy the
platform. Now, maybe Sony doesn't care about me because I only make a
tiny bit of money every year. But, the thing is, I really don't care
about Sony, either. Can I live a full and happy life without Final
Fantasy XXVII? Pretty sure I can pull it off. Will I be happy plugging
in my Xbox and a used PS2 (someday)? Absolutely. I honestly regret
that my TV, DVD player, and digital camera are made by Sony; though I
did buy them before they turned all evil.

However, if I ever meet a Sony executive on the street I will tell them
to blow me. I promise you that. It's an easy conversation. "Oh, you
work for Sony? That's so cool! Blow me." "Yes, you heard me you
Playstation humping mother-f'er. Blow me." "No, I mean Blow me in the
'Samuel L Mothering Man Jackson I'm going to kick your pasty white
ass down the street if you don't' kind of blow me." "Yup, you heard me
motherer. Samuel L Jackson just told you to blow me". And then,
hopefully, the executive runs away in fear because I really don't want a
blow job quite that bad.

So, what does all this mean, you ask? Sony blows.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/sjackson.html

Another buddy of mine said:
Don't forget that their announced price point for games will be $59.99+ MSRP. Predictions are pointing towards $69.99+ MSRP.

I'm waiting to hear that Sony has bought out Gamestop/EB and will refuse to carry Xbox360 games.



Come on Sony- give us some hope instead of the shaft. I want my 1080p movies!

Hasn't Sony explicitly debunked this?

I read an article about it in a newspaper yesterday...not informative and I doubt that its sources were all that credible, but, still, it's floating around.

Sure Sony's said this isn't true, but the technology is in place if they ever want to change their minds, which they will.

Not going to happen, give it up.

Sony has said it isn't true...I dont know why people keep bringing it up.

This was debunked, then 1UP and the LA times run an article (On the SAME unchanged patent, you know, the one with the translation error thanks to our GREAT game journalists), and now everyone is up in arms all over again.

I cant believe these xbots keep this rumor going...

Arg, this shit again?

There are plenty of other, TRUE reasons that the PS3 will suck. There's no need to rely on this debunked shit.

Originally Posted by whoknows Sony has said it isn't true...I dont know why people keep bringing it up.

Because corporations are always forthright and truthful.

It's not a dead topic until Sony proves it.

Originally Posted by neocisco Because corporations are always forthright and truthful.

But of course they wouldn't lie!

Originally Posted by Tha Xecutioner It's not a dead topic until Sony proves it. But of course they wouldn't lie!

Burden of proof lies on the rumor starters, that is, Game journalists.

This is just Sony following in Nintendo's footsteps again. In Japan Nintendo managed to exert enough political influence to have retail sales of used games made illegal for a few years until it was successfully challenge.

In the US they tried the same thing and spent millions lobbying to make it illegal for Blockbuster to rent games. If Nintendo could hav ecome up with a scheme to lock games to individual machines they didn't add unreasonable expense, they would have done it.

Originally Posted by AFStealth Burden of proof lies on the rumor starters, that is, Game journalists.

No it doesn't. Burden of proof unfortunately lies on who it is going to hurt the most. That in this case is Sony. This is a BAD piece of information to have about your system that is coming out soon. It's out there. They need to put it 100% to rest. It is solely on them. There is no burden of proof for the game journalists. It is already out there. If it isn't true, Sony better come out swinging.

Even if this is true, I can't blame them. AFAIK, they're losing a good bit of money off each PS3 and they need a way to stay profitable since they aren't as big as say Micro$ and can't invest in something that "pays off in the long run."

Originally Posted by Chrono72090 Even if this is true, I can't blame them. AFAIK, they're losing a good bit of money off each PS3 and they need a way to stay profitable since they aren't as big as say Micro$ and can't invest in something that "pays off in the long run."

You can't blame them? I can't buy their system. That's ridiculous. Im not paying $600 then another $60 or $70 everytime i want to play a game.

Originally Posted by chakan Sure Sony's said this isn't true, but the technology is in place if they ever want to change their minds, which they will.

Thats the true part...they will and thats what scares most people...they can flip the switch when they want

I was watching West Wing on Monday and they have this "Business Brief" thing. The main story was how Sony has the pantent to stop games from being rented. I so hope they do it. Die you dumbasses die!

Originally Posted by Daddy Thats the true part...they will and thats what scares most people...they can flip the switch when they want

Are you implying that they are going to be able to remote activate copy protection that is in place on each unit? Give me some proof please.

Its not going to happen, but if it did I really would not care. I don't buy used games anyway.