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Sony limits PSN content use on PS3s

Posted Nov 25, 2009 at 3:49AM EST by Glenn M.

Listed in: PS3 Tags: playstation 3 updates, PlayStation Store, SCE, Sony

For those who download content from the PlayStation Store using multiple PS3s, listen up. Sony Computer Entertainment has revised their Terms of Service to limit the activation of PS3s per account and to limit the use of downloaded content across the activated PS3s. Get all the details in just a bit.

The ToS changes apply to the PlayStation Store downloads, specifically:

In-game items or content that you have purchased may be downloaded from PlayStationÂ®Store. Pursuant to the particular terms of use that govern a specific in-game item or content you have purchased, you may use that item or content on up to three (3) different PlayStationÂ®3 systems that have been activated for your account. You may deactivate or activate specific PlayStationÂ®3 systems, as long as the maximum activated number of PlayStationÂ®3 systems for your account at any given time is three (3).
There are two sets of usage schemes for content, corresponding to two categories of in-game items and other content that you purchase.

The first category, called Network Content, can only be accessed by one activated PlayStationÂ®3 system per day and only by the account through which the Network Content was purchased. Network Content cannot be used on two different PlayStationÂ®3 systems within a twenty-four (24) hour period.
The second category, called Local Content, once installed on a PlayStationÂ®3 system by the account that purchased it, can be accessed by other accounts on that same PlayStationÂ®3 system.

SCE has yet to clarify the rationale behind the changes, but it appears we'll just have to suck this one in.

Thanks John D.

Speaking of PS Store downloads:

PlayStation Store US update - 11/24/09

Via PlayStation.com UK

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http://forums.gametrailers.com/thread/-new-sony-terms-of-service-is-/971072

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/11/25/new-sony-terms-of-service-is-a-typo-its-still-5/

it was just a typo....or that's what Sony's saying anyway. I don't see how they could mistype a whole paragraph though. My thought is they changed it and people flipped out and then they changed it back and said it was a typo.

but as of now it's STill 5

# It had better be a typo. — Anhmeister 2009-11-25 06:36

How exactly this would work for pre-existing accounts/content is beyond me.

# CAN anyone explain — gunblade15zx 2009-11-25 09:59

how can we activate or deactivate specific ps3s? I'm not understanding that part

# go to — narutosaiyan 2009-11-25 11:15

account settings, system activation, game, and tada!

or u can call sony n they will do it 4 u

# no — gunblade15zx 2009-11-25 11:59

I was talking about this part

You may deactivate or activate specific PlayStation®3 systems, as long as the maximum activated number of PlayStation®3 systems for your account at any given time is three (3).

It says specific what do they mean by that, can we deactivate our account from ps3s that we don't own or something?

# yea bro — kon_e3 2009-11-25 12:53

narutosaiyan answered u

# :D — Bountyhunter53 2009-11-25 15:05

You do remember this is Sony. And they have that innate ability of not being able to keep secrets very well.

It always a purposely and well placed slip up which is usually a way to tip us off to a big event or release. I'm thinking this is another one of them.

# they only deactivate — sycoblast 2009-11-25 15:49

the ps3 systems if you send them a receipt of the console which i find ridiculous. when i went to my friends house i signed into his ps3 with my account now that ps3 was returned because it was defective; and then he got another which i signed into as well which now his friend took. now they wont deactivate those system because i don't have the receipts.

# ,... — Musev 2009-11-26 01:03

"or u can call sony n they will do it 4 u"

No they *****ing wont.

# typo — Plaztek98 2009-11-26 07:25

typo my ass, they know they loosing money , i DO have 5 ps3's 1 in every house, why wouldnt they make me have to buy the same thing 2 times instead of one

# to the comment above me — Jasper1605 2009-11-26 09:54

If you have 5 houses each with its own ps3 i think you can afford to download a 10 dollar game 5 times. If you can't then sell one of your houses.

If you're going to lie about your life at least try making it seem mildly real so there's a chance that some sucker will believe you.

BTW I have 6 houses with 30 ps3s. One for each bedroom so I win :)

# jasper — Plaztek98 2009-11-29 12:00

its not my fault ur family FAILED U, just because your a bum in moms basement dont mean the rest of the world is

# jasper — Plaztek98 2009-11-29 12:00

its not my fault ur family FAILED U, just because your a bum in moms basement dont mean the rest of the world is

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