While Sony has already confirmed that the PlayStation 4 will allow consumers to play used games, to date the company has not detailed specifics of how second-hand software or any associated digital rights management (DRM) will be handled. Still unanswered is the question of whether or not players will be required to pay additional fees to activate a previously owned game. GameTrailers TV host Geoff Keighley believes that Sony may be looking to follow Microsoft’s lead by considering DRM for used games in the upcoming generation.
In February this year Sony vice president of Worldwide Studios, Michael Denny said the company would “do the right thing” by consumers with used games on the PlayStation 4.
“It’s not something that I feel I have any further announcement or comment to make on other than to acknowledge with you that it’s a massively important issue, and of course we are going to do the right thing,” he said at the time.
