Taken from Maxconsole. I really do hope this isn't true because it would be a real sh*tty thing for Sony to do - preowned games are the only way some people can afford to buy them.
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It would appear as if the sly folk at Sony, are making a move to stamp out the strong second-hand games market. Retail outlets have been told by Sony that they are to have no pre-owned PS3 game sections in their stores as it will be illegal for any customers who have brought a PS3 game to sell it. Under their new system, gamers will pay money to actually play the game while the content remains Sony's property hence you will not be allowed to 'sell' it.
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It seems that Sony is planning to adopt a licensing system that will mean gamers won't own the PS3 titles that they've paid money for. Instead, they will only be purchasing the licence to play the game and that the software itself will still be Sony property - meaning that the disc won't be the customer's to sell.
We assume that the thinking behind this move will ultimately be to stop PS3 games being resold several times - which currently snatches potential sales away from Sony - and to counter the impression in consumers' minds that games are only really worth their pre-owned price and are not worth buying new.
When we contacted Sony, it issued us with the following statement: "We have made all of the official announcements at E3 and cannot make any further comments at this time. We will be announcing more news running up to PlayStation 3's launch."
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