Edge reports durango to block used games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zthun]

Look, I can't sit here and tell MS, Sony how to run their business to suit collectors like me. My thing continues to be the foolishness or not allowing particularly kids to buy used games on the cheap, or trade games among friends. This goes against 35 years of video game culture. Not to mention is just asks for piracy.

It's even worse than that. There's no preservation with this model. Once those servers go down, you're done. The online only games cannot be played anymore unless someone sets up a private server or hacks the console. We've speculated that this next gen would be downloaded games only, but it was verified that the next gen consoles will have blu-ray players. Problem is, whats the point of owning the disc, when all you need is a code that unlocks the game? Diablo III sits on my shelf as a useless coaster. I hated the game, but I can't:

1. Trade it in for something else.
2. Sell it on eBay without also giving my entire battle.net account.
3. Lend it to my friend to try and play for awhile.

I never thought I would say this, but my days of current gen console gaming are coming to an end if this is implemented. I like digital downloads; I like steam. But having a console and having it offer disks that are completely useless except for shelf displays goes beyond the boundaries of what I personally want as a gaming consumer. I'll stick with steam and humble bundle and just skip the next generation of consoles, and probably the next one after that. My consoles will be everything from the past 8 generations that I have more than enough to last me my entire lifetime.