FOSTER CITY, Calif. June 18 - SCEA President Jack Tretton told Boomberg TV that used game "flexibility" adds value and that the firm is "most concerned about the consumer".
The PS4 policies "really appeal to consumers on a worldwide basis," according to Tretton.
"I think in the United States, we realise there's a high degree of broadband adoption, but we're in a lot of countries where people don't have the ability to connect on a daily basis and we want to appeal to consumers worldwide," he added.
The "connect on a daily basis" refers to the Xbox One's requirement of checking internet connectivity every 24 hours.
Restricting used games would devalue a product, Tretton explained. "The other thing as it relates to the ownership of the game, if people pay a lot of money for that, they equate the value with the flexibility they have in that," he noted. "To do with it as they choose; to give it to their friends, sell it to their friends, trade it in to another retailer; that creates value in the initial purchase that they make."
On the $399 PS4 cost of purchase, Tretton said, "The goal is always to reach the most consumer-friendly price point so you can drive volume as quickly as possible. But you walk that line between wanting to deliver the ultimate technological experience at a reasonable price and we think we hit a really nice chord at $399 with PlayStation 4."
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