Isn't this the exact sort of thing that "Proofs of Purchase" were designed for? I highly doubt that Sony wants a few hundred thousand UMDs being sent back to them to be processed and recycled or buried in a landfill and crushed ET-style, and I don't really want to give up my physical copies (the UMDs themselves).
So wouldn't it make more sense to have everyone cut out their Proofs of Purchase and mail them in and have the games toggled for their PSN account? I realize this is waaaaaay too hopeful for Sony, but it's my dream world and I can dream what I want. ;_; It could be a problem for anyone that bought a copy of a game used without its PoP, but that's the peril of buying used. (I also realize this is open to fraud via counterfeit PoP's, but I think the average user wouldn't go through the effort.)
@zanshin said:
If you've ever bought a UMD then you are just Sony's bitch. Sony is always trying to control markets with their own priority format, like the memory sticks. That is why I will never buy a sony product.
So you don't own a any Nintendo products except a Wii, huh? And won't buy a Wii U? Those are all proprietary formats. I get all of the proprietary format rage, especially when it comes to memory cards, but on consoles/portables for distribution format, I really have a hard time arguing against them. PS1/PS2 had a proprietary memory card, as did the original Xbox and the 360 (though you can now use USB storage on the 360).
(That said: Really Sony, it's time for SD cards. Man up, already.)
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