It's a simple question: "Can the PlayStation 4 play used games?" After nearly a year of rumors, speculation and mysterious patents indicating that Sony could limit the play of pre-owned titles on its next-generation console we're finally getting answers—answers that leave us with more questions.
GameStop Says 60% Of Surveyed Gamers Wouldn't Buy A Console If It…
Hard times could be getting harder for GameStop, the massive store chain that buys and sells video games all across North America. Already challenged by gaming's increasingly digital future, GameStop now has to face the prospect of a new Xbox that will block used games
Gamestop Exec Says 70% of Used Game Credit Goes to Buying New Releases
Gamestop CEO Paul Raines knows that his business isn't exactly a favorite of most developers, who see the retailer's profits from pre-owned games as a big insult. But, he insists that Gamestop isn't the bad guy. Used games actually help people learn about the medium, Raines says in a Gamasutra interview:
Maybe the PlayStation Orbis Will Play Used Games After All
Used games: you love them, need them and want to marry them. Publishers and developers blame the second-hand market for lack of innovation
Yet Another Game Developer Claims Used Games Kill Innovation
Rumors continue to swirl about the next iterations of the PlayStation
Developer Hopes Microsoft and Sony "Go Nuclear," Destroy Used Game Sales
Many, many rumors continue to fly around the internet concerning the future of Microsoft and Sony's game consoles. One of the most contentious and repeated assertions about the next iterations of both the PlayStation
Denis Dyack Claims Used Games Will Destroy Gaming
Secondhand games have been the bread and butter of retail chain GameStop for years, and the target of publishers' ire for just as long. Many consumers prefer not to pay the new retail price (a hefty $60, for most titles) for every game they play, and the system of selling and purchasing pre-owned discs works well for…
