If Sony pulls this move off with PlayStation Store, they might make a significant step forward.

There has been a long argument whether physical or digital games are better. The former one could be then resold to get some money back. Well, Sony’s new patent/trademark () might put a stop to this argument altogether. Let’s see what they write on the United States Patent And Trademark Office’s website.

„Tangible tradable collectables having a digital copy” is the name of the patent. Sounds good. Let’s see the short synopsis as well: „Tradable physical collectable objects are described. In particular, systems and methods for using the tradable physical collectable objects facilitate generation of a digital copy that can be used within a network game. A user can use the digital copy and perform various modifications to the digital copy. A value can be determined for the digital copy based on the various modifications. At a later date, the user (e.g., owner) is free to give away, sell or trade the digital copy to another party in a transaction with terms based on, for example, the determined value of the digital copy.”

It sounds complicated, we agree. In short, Sony is preparing for a move that if we buy a game physically, then we will get a digital copy of it that we can trade with via the PlayStation Network – let’s say you want to get the new Gran Turismo title after Platinum-ing the new Killzone (given if both franchises get a new instalment… GT is likely to get one). You can also sell the game to get some credit to spend on the PlayStation Store. What a great idea!

It seems the next-gen PlayStation wants to improve by a lot…

Source: Jeuxvideo-Live