PlayStation Not Banning Resale of Physical Games, Despite Rumors

Misinterpretation of decade-old terms of service causes confusion among players.

PlayStation is not banning players from reselling their physical games, despite recent social media rumors.
The confusion arose from a misinterpretation of PlayStation's terms of service, specifically term 7.1, which states that games must not be resold unless expressly authorized by PlayStation and the publisher.
This term has been in place since the release of the PlayStation 4 in 2013 and has not changed since then.
Sony's Shuhei Yoshida clarified in 2013 that players are able to sell or share their physical PlayStation games.
The recent confusion was caused by a viral post that did not include the original date of the terms of service, leading players to believe it was a new policy.