There's been some confusing messages coming out from the next-gen platform holders. We still have no idea what the finer details of Microsoft's DRM policy will look like when Xbox One launches later this year, and for a short while we thought Sony might be following suit, although in a much more round-about way.
It appears that the confusion surrounding Microsoft's DRM policy has brought out the skeptics in many of us, and Sony's position (no second-hand restrictions) seemed to good to be true.
Sony's Jack Tretton discussed their policy recently, revealing that DRM would ultimately be down to the individual publisher, causing instant suspicion amongst some that the platform holder was leaving the door open to some kind of system that'll restrict used games (even if it was just third-party titles).
Sony of America's CEO has now further clarified the company's position. In an interview with AllThingsD Tretton said: "Any game that is made for PS4 that is physical goods, whether first-party or third-party, can go into a PS4 and play regardless of where it came from. The first player will play it, no problem, the second player will play it, no problem. What I was referring to was the online proposition."
There is still the possibility that some online restrictions are coming for third-party titles on PS4; we're just going to have to wait and see on that one. Ultimately that is down to the publishers themselves. Will they take the opportunity offered to them by Microsoft to implement across-the-board changes to the way that second-hand games are sold/shared? Time will tell.