The days of 5 people sharing one game are over.
A very controversial topic has always been the 5 person game share limit on the PS3 and starting November 18th, a much loved feature of purchasing a game on the PlayStation Store will be dramatically reduced.
Sony had this to say on the North American PlayStation Blog:
“For game content purchased after November 18, 2011, a new policy will apply and the number of devices that can be activated will be as follows:
- PS3: Users will be able to play the game on up to 2 activated PS3 systems.
- PSP: Users will be able to play the game on up to 2 activated PSP systems.
Please note that this update will not affect game content purchased before November 18. The PSP rights include PSP-1000/2000/3000 series as well as the PSPgo system.”
It would seem that it will be easier to activate/deactivate a console with a new PlayStation Network account management website as said here:
“PlayStation Network users are able to change the activation setting through each device, and Sony Computer Entertainment plans to provide a new PlayStation Network account management website where users will be able to deactivate particular devices attached to their PlayStation Network account via their PC.”
Hurry up and download those games because November 18th, you’re going to be restricted to 2 consoles instead of 5, this is a worldwide policy.
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This is full of so much fail.