Sony “mindful” of industry’s “issues” with used games, says Denny

Err, you can be a used games fan and a fan of steam? I mean the older games on steam are often sold dirt cheap, and you can often find them cheaper in stores anyway? One surely complements the other? How are they mutually exclusive?

I dont buy second hand games and neither i do sell my games, but i do like having the option, i think this is not the primary reason for going all digital, but is used as one of the many scapegoat for doing so, it gives them a resonable and an amicable reason at that, one that we can relate and give the benefit of the doubt, at least something that might look worht considering, i think the more options we have as consumers the better; i believe the problem with this, going all digital is the lack of a legal system that defines the boundaries of this disttribution media, or a body that overwatchs this kind of transactions just to give equal treatment for all parts involve, the end user and the provider, as it stands now is not the case, quite the opposite , and the most important aspect is that we as consumers do not demand this prior the estblishment of this type of distribution, in order to this become the norm.

This Generation we have two main example of this trend, the Other Os Issue and the steam change of terms, both of which didnt gave the user or end consumer an OPTION, you do it as i said when we say it, that was the mindset behind this, if not the end user will lose all the content, purchases, etc, because they hold the key, this of course was possible because of the lack of a body or an updated legal system, that watch this transactions or force things in to be in equilibrium in equal rights,that it is a very worrying mindset, a one that we are headed in the future, thats what they like holding the control at their leasure.

Also i like to add the ambiguity of this type of transaction,i mean digitall, in physical we know its a sale with all the legal boundaries, our responsabilties and all our obligations as consumers, they are very clear, but in digital we dont know there is a blur, the providers state it is a license, but this definition is one sided,and it was not done by all the parts involved or done by a comitee, they only want to establish the grounds to their likings and advantage without taking in consideration the other part, this is also very worrying, not having clear what this is.

I just hope eventually consoles will keep making relevant physical things, like always have been the case in the past in order for both, physical and digital to co exist together like stairs and elevators, one should not eliminate the other, i think it can work here too, and just as well and good.

If Sony has learnt something from its mistakes, it better not be blocking used games or putting a re activation fee