Quote Originally Posted by kupomogli View Post
Not enough people are online for this patent to become useful during this current time, but it's something Sony used on Playstation All Stars when giving out the free copy. The free copy was on disc, you had to be online and activate it, and it was checked off on the PSN server side to active PSABR PSV version on the specific account.
The interesting thing about this patent is that it's entirely offline - the ownership information is written to a RFID at the time the disc is first used, and all consoles would check for the presence of the tag and whether the ownership information in the tag matches the console. No internet connection is necessary.

I don't think that Sony will roll out this 'feature' in the next Playstation. Like any other company, they chose to file a patent for an idea they came up with, regardless of whether they plan to use it or not. If Nintendo or Microsoft choose to use the feature, then they'd have to work out a licensing agreement with Sony to do so.

All of this is moot anyway - the next generation (post-PS4) will probably be digital download only.