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I heard rumours that Sony might be having a registration code for solo games.

I only have one thing to say, are you insane or just on drugs?

It doesn’t matter how you slice it, everyone looses with this feature.
Especially PlayStation would loose, a lot.

Please confirm that it is in fact just a rumour and that Sony will never, ever launch this horrible idea.

Think about it, 75% to 80% of PS3 owners have the internet, meaning 20% to 25% have not.
So right there, based on 70 million PS3 sold, that’s 14 to 17.5 million customers that won’t be able to play solo games since they don’t have the internet, combine that with people who has the internet and are buying used, you’ll be another 15 to 25 million, most of your clients.

Essentially, it won’t work.

Let’s see what having a registration code for solo games would mean.
-Gamestop won’t like you, “may even shrink you game display wall”
-Gamer without internet can’t play any games.
-Customers won’t buy a console with such restrictions.
-If Gamestop closes, they’ll be less and less stores for games, therefore less game sold.
-Customer can’t share, rent games. When games are great, this may as well be the cheapest marketing. They say, “hey, this game is good, I’m buying this one and the next one in the series.”
– It would be insulting for gamers who did buy new and can’t resell their game back (or have less $)
-I’ll would cause more concerns when buying a new game, not knowing if it will be worth it or not.
-Gamers, because of this insult, might just go with digital copies online instead, or even hacking.

In the end, everyone looses. PlayStation/Sony, The gamers, the retail business, everyone.