Sony patents tech to block second-hand games

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Sony's PlayStation division has patented technology that can block the use of second hand games on a console.
The idea sees individual game discs matched to user accounts. Games which have been associated with another user's account will be rejected.
Discs would come branded with a contactless tag which would be recognised and read by your console, using the same sort of NFC technology present in modern bank cards.
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