Can a stranger do anything malicious if I add them as a user on my PS3?
I bought a digital download of a PS3 game on ebay, but instead of sending me a code or key or something, the seller gave me a Sony Entertainment Network username and password. His instructions were to create a new user, choosing this account for it, then download the game and then sign back in as me and play the game.
(This is all a bit shady, I thought, but the game was a good deal, and I don't mind a few hoops at the start if it's technically legit).
But can the seller do anything to my PS3 or saved games or my own account if I do this?
Can he just wait a few months (to avoid bad feedback) and then remove my access to the game by removing my PS3 from his account?
Edit: Got refund easily through eBay. Thanks everyone.
Best Answer
You didn't buy anything, because he didn't sell anything.
You can't resell digital downloads like a physical disk. It's right there in the EULA that no one ever reads, because you aren't buying the game, you're buying a conditional license to play the game. Your customer rights don't extend to redistribution. With most EULAs, unauthorized redistribution is grounds to terminate your license.
So basically this guy sold you something he had no right or ability to sell you. He can continue to play his game, or "sell" it to somebody else, or change his login credentials. And if anybody from Sony finds out, his account could get deleted, so you, at best, can't play the game anymore, either. At worst they delete your account, too.
What do you do? Try to get your money back and don't buy digital downloads from a third party in the future.
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