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IM@S PS3 DLC Sharing Group?
JohnNiles:
Just found this article (via Kotaku) regarding changes to game-sharing policy in some EU countries:
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/11/04/upcoming-change-to-playstation-3-and-psp-game-content-on-playstation-network/
While this change doesn't apply specifically to most of us (or DLC?), I do think one can't rely on the rules remaining unchanged in the long term.
edit: not EU, but the 5 countries listed, two of whose abbreviations I don't recognize.
TheTanStar:
Apparently this new change affects the US as well; It's posts on their blog also. It's safe to assume that it is a global change. Like Setsuna said, only 2 systems can be online, but an effectively unlimited number can be offline. I personally won't play online all that much, so I'm willing to take an offline "slot".
Setsuna:
It effectively enforces a variation of the X360 rules - Which is one online, and one console, but it at least allows the transfer from one console to another.
In the X360's case, it's easier to administer, but it caps out since the account version MUST be online. The console can be optionally, but not the online account.
The PS3 version is more flexible, but the question is 'How often can I revoke without people getting suspicious?'
Essentially though, the real problem is that in the case of im@s, you'd HAVE to update once a catalog, and I can personally confirm that there's at least 12 (read them, it's scary) more catalogs.
If the list gets too long, we could... uh, be here for a while. Assuming we don't have a 'Steal an account' scenario of course, but that's strictly a trust issue.
Oh, and almost forgot - when they say 'remote deactivation' they mean ANYthing that allows it to connect to the net. So this means the moment it detects an online connection, you'll download 'updated licences'.
In short, if you were to take the 'hide' route, you MUST NEVER EVER take the system online for anything.
And of course, they may attach licence time limits, requiring reauthentication. It could prove cumbersome particularly if they make the period short (Sub 1 month) I can't confirm if the latter will exist though.
TheTanStar:
Well, technically two consoles could be online at the same time, barring DLC restrictions. One or both console(s) get licenses revoked a couple of times each month temporarily. Also, I don't really need any online functions; I am mostly an single player person and I have Xbox Live/PC versions for any online functions.
Setsuna:
--- Quote from: TheTanStar on November 04, 2011, 04:23:07 pm ---Well, technically two consoles could be online at the same time, barring DLC restrictions. One or both console(s) get licenses revoked a couple of times each month temporarily. Also, I don't really need any online functions; I am mostly an single player person and I have Xbox Live/PC versions for any online functions.
--- End quote ---
Revoking both would actually make the whole process worse at least for the actual account owner - a revokal means that all the licencing files are rendered invalid upon next authentication (Due to how it works) - revoking both would mean that when purchasing (Since you have to get into your PSN account to make any purchases to begin with), you'd well, have to redownload everything again to update the licence files (Not the catalogs themselves, the individual licence unlocks).
It's pretty tedious to say the least (I mean, if you have to go through over the 100+ items every month, once catalog 10+ comes out, well...) and like I said, the cycle would have to happen every month.
If nothing else, you'd be inconviencing the person who would most likely be contributing the most to the account to speed up those who are most likely at the recieving end.
All that being said, I'm tempted to run a startup account (since I'm not in a position to risk my freelance work account due to tax reasons) and throw some startup money in there.
See if other people ARE willing to run a communially run account, and willing to contribute to it. It'd also mean that it's pretty hard for anyone to argue with me over the account custodian role - Effectively making me a managing third party.
To clarify, this would be an additional expense on top of my regular account - In short I would only be a contributor to said account, and would be using my regular one my regular operations.
I'll be quite interested to see how it works out. If it works out well, more people can fill requests and experience stuff.
If it works out badly, well, I'll be out 5000 yen + the additional cost of the card, but at least it'd answer my curiousity once and for all.
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