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Sony patents way to block used games

article published on 3 January, 2013

Sony has patented new technology that can block the use of used games on consoles. The patent is for tech that will match individual game discs to user accounts, blocking gameplay for games that have already been played on another user's account. Each disc will have a contactless tag that can be read by the console, similar to NFC/RFID. Reads the patent (via EuroGamer): "When the ... [ read the full article ]

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Tazer247
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_ 		8. January 2013 @ 08:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I was thinking each system has a custom serial or something it can write to the disc, so if it reads a disc without one, it is a new game, if it has one that doesn't match it, it is a used game, if it matches, it is their game and can play normally. I'm not exactly an expert so someone chime in if this wouldn't work somehow.
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IguanaC64
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_ 		8. January 2013 @ 15:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
VGenscher - are you talking about RSA SecurID devices?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/27/smartcard_crypto_attack/

13 minutes to crack. Then pirate groups just release key generators once they figure out the crypto key and whatever seed data is necessary.

This stuff is always a cat and mouse game...the real loser is the legitimate customer.
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