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1:58 am
11/25/2009


barkiemailman

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Canada

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Everyone should really know about this…


For everyone doing the Gamesharing, the Terms of Service for Sony have changed. You can only have your account active on 3 PS3's at a time now instead of 5.


For everyone who has it active on more than 3 already, don't worry….you just can't activate your account on any new PS3's until you deactivate enough systems to get it below 3.


Well, this had to happen sooner or later. We all knew that some people were abusing the game sharing policy. Hopefully this change will make some people smarten up before Sony goes the way of Xbox and Nintendo and pulls the plug on game sharing all together. 


BTW, heres the link so you can read it yourself

http://www.haxnetwork.net/2009…..s-allowed/

2:00 am
11/25/2009


W4RG34R3D_SN1P3R

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So , this basicly means im only restricted to Gamesharing on 3 PS3s now instead of 5. Fair enough since i really only gameshare off one .

2:06 am
11/25/2009


barkiemailman

Silver User

Canada

posts 179

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W4RG34R3D_SN1P3R said:

So , this basicly means im only restricted to Gamesharing on 3 PS3s now instead of 5. Fair enough since i really only gameshare off one .


Ah, theres the W4R we know and love! Very reasonable response sir.


Did ya see the posts that are on the link I left??

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2:20 am
11/25/2009


I773D33MABL3

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Ireland. Or the surface of Mars as far as mail order is concerned

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While I would agree with Sony trying to clamp down on gamesharing, further limiting accounts is a bit unfair on those of us with multiple consoles. I have three at the moment which means if one of those burns out beyond repair or gets corrupted somehow, I then can’t put my account onto a new one without getting Sony to reset the whole thing.

If I have learned anything from my time working in the service industry it’s that for quite a few people, the basic theories behind the use of a toilet are absolute mysteries…

2:51 am
11/25/2009


Tridon

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Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

posts 448

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This kinda sucks. I was gamesharing with my friend, my brother and my sister. Plus I was going to get another PS3 for my bedroom. It should still be 5. It's not like five is a lot. Not to mention that I paid for these games, so why can't I share them? It's the same as me lending my retail games out. Stupid.

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2:59 am
11/25/2009


gr8jrfan

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Wisconsin

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I773D33MABL3 said:

While I would agree with Sony trying to clamp down on gamesharing, further limiting accounts is a bit unfair on those of us with multiple consoles. I have three at the moment which means if one of those burns out beyond repair or gets corrupted somehow, I then can’t put my account onto a new one without getting Sony to reset the whole thing.


wow i never thought of it like that. you bring up a good point.

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3:11 am
11/25/2009


The General

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Ontario, Canada

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I saw this earlier today, so I went searching through the TOS and didn't find anything. On some sites it says the UK playstation site, could it be UK only? Not Canada/US?

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3:25 am
11/25/2009


Ratchet525

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yeah i think its only for UK cause i didnt find anything too.

I spend all my money on Cheetos.

3:26 am
11/25/2009


I773D33MABL3

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@Tridon
When you lend one of your retail games out there’s still only one copy of the game, on the other hand if you download a PSN title onto several consoles then Sony would view that as making multiple copies. Not that I’m disagreeing with you entirely, I like to be able to play my games at my brother’s house without having to go to the hassle of bringing over one of my own PS3s.

If I have learned anything from my time working in the service industry it’s that for quite a few people, the basic theories behind the use of a toilet are absolute mysteries…

3:30 am
11/25/2009


The General

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Ontario, Canada

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Hopefully its only UK lol. I use a backup account for some sharing & would hate to have to figure a way to fix everything if anything happened to my 60GB fatboy lol…

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5:37 am
11/25/2009


barkiemailman

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Canada

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Tridon said:

This kinda sucks. I was gamesharing with my friend, my brother and my sister. Plus I was going to get another PS3 for my bedroom. It should still be 5. It's not like five is a lot. Not to mention that I paid for these games, so why can't I share them? It's the same as me lending my retail games out. Stupid.


Its not the same as lending a retail game out. When you lend a retail game out, you cannot play it. Technically, getting rid of game sharing completely will then put it MORE on par with a retail disc. You'd have to lend your profile out to someone while they play the game, and wait for them to give it back to you so you can play it again. 


@I773D33MABL3 – Why even own so many ps3's? Even if you have all your games downloaded to each one, you'd still have to get a jumpdrive to carry around your save game data. In order to move from the living room to your bedroom you'd have to:

-Quit the game, put in jump drive, copy save data, sync trophies, turn off system, go to room, turn on system, insert jump drive, copy save data, sync trophies, then continue playing.


If I wanted to play my PS3 in multiple rooms, I'd just buy extra HDMI cables and power cords. You'd just have to leave the cables hooked to the TV's and quickly just carry the PS3 from one room to another. All you'd have to do then is:


-Turn off system, disconnect cords, carry ps3 to room, connect cords, turn on, play game

Way faster and cheaper. PLUS – Some games have copy protected saves so you may have no other choice to carry your system around anyways. RE5 was one off the top of my head.

12:52 pm
11/25/2009


I773D33MABL3

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I don't find it much hassle to just throw my save games on to a usb stick. And I tend not to be playing in one room and then suddenly decide I want to play in another. Plus, if my housemate is watching a movie, listening to music or playing a game then he mightn't be too impressed with me unplugging the console and marching off with it. 

If I have learned anything from my time working in the service industry it’s that for quite a few people, the basic theories behind the use of a toilet are absolute mysteries…

2:42 pm
11/25/2009


Antony19

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In Mars

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I dont do gamesharing beacause i dont by so much from Playstation store. The only thing that i buy from playstation Store is add-ons for Fallout 3 and COD

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5:28 pm
11/25/2009


BigWoopMagazine

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I think you guys might find this very interesting:


http://playstationlifestyle.ne…..till-at-5/


It seems theres nothing to worry about, we're still at 5 activations.

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8:18 pm
11/25/2009


Ratchet525

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ok great

I spend all my money on Cheetos.

8:22 pm
11/25/2009


The General

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Ontario, Canada

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I figured as much. I mean, the websites reporting it, before actually reading IT on those sites, I had never heard of before, and it wasn't posted on any “credible” sites, so it did seem as though something was up.


Glad it wasn't confirmed by Sony

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9:54 pm
11/25/2009


parnakas

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Ontario, Canada

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I was going to say.. if those people that have already shared with 5 systems, what if our HDD crashes? Then we can't get our games that we have purchased? Kinda stupid.

Honestly, i really don't care about gamesharing. If you want to do it, go ahead, you paid for the game, you can do what you will with it. If you don't like it, then do it.  

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10:06 pm
11/25/2009


Ratchet525

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parnakas said:

I was going to say.. if those people that have already shared with 5 systems, what if our HDD crashes? Then we can't get our games that we have purchased? Kinda stupid.

Honestly, i really don't care about gamesharing. If you want to do it, go ahead, you paid for the game, you can do what you will with it. If you don't like it, then do it.  


you mean, if you don't like it, don't do it?

I spend all my money on Cheetos.

10:08 pm
11/25/2009


parnakas

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Ontario, Canada

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Ratchet525 said:

parnakas said:

I was going to say.. if those people that have already shared with 5 systems, what if our HDD crashes? Then we can't get our games that we have purchased? Kinda stupid.

Honestly, i really don't care about gamesharing. If you want to do it, go ahead, you paid for the game, you can do what you will with it. If you don't like it, then do it.  


you mean, if you don't like it, don't do it?


ah yes… wow.. just got corrected by Ratchet.. the end of the world is near!! RUN PIG RUN!!


anyway, i just found out that my buddy is sharing with 8 other people.. don't now he is handling that. He keeps deactivating other peoples accounts, then activating.. too much work lol  

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10:09 pm
11/25/2009


Ratchet525

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parnakas said:

Ratchet525 said:

parnakas said:

I was going to say.. if those people that have already shared with 5 systems, what if our HDD crashes? Then we can't get our games that we have purchased? Kinda stupid.

Honestly, i really don't care about gamesharing. If you want to do it, go ahead, you paid for the game, you can do what you will with it. If you don't like it, then do it.  


you mean, if you don't like it, don't do it?


ah yes… wow.. just got corrected by Ratchet.. the end of the world is near!! RUN PIG RUN!!


anyway, i just found out that my buddy is sharing with 8 other people.. don't now he is handling that. He keeps deactivating other peoples accounts, then activating.. too much work lol  


Teasing 

o, btw how do you deactivate accounts?

I spend all my money on Cheetos.

 
 

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