EA to charge used game customers $10 for online

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Gameguru Mania News - May,12 2010 -

EA to charge used game customers $10 for online - briefly
(hx) 01:11 AM CEST - May,12 2010 - Post a comment / read (5)
Looks like Electronic Arts plan to charge you $10 if you want online capabilities to be unlocked on your used game. Yes, you heard right. The way it works is that your EA Sports game is shipped with a redeemable code. That code contains the unlock for online play and a few bonus things they threw in there. It's not like entering long codes isn't annoying enough, but for online play? Come on EA! Does one Online Pass give me online access to all EA SPORTS titles?
In order to access online features and bonus content for a specific title, you need to activate or purchase Online Pass for each title. A code to activate Online Pass is found on the back of the manual of each EA SPORTS title purchased new.

How do I buy online access or get a code if I do not have a one or my code has already been used?
If you have purchased a new game, your code is printed on the back of the manual included inside your game packaging. If you have purchased a used game and the code originally included has already been activated, you will need to purchase EA SPORTS Online Pass access from within your game by choosing PURCHASE ONLINE ACCESS from the Code Redemption screen.

last 10 comments:

psolord	(10:17 AM CEST - May,12 2010 )
LOL. EA ladies and gentlemen. Nuff said!

Tom	(09:04 PM CEST - May,12 2010 )
EA is in desperate times, as I posted in another thread, they are on damage control big time in their forums. They are deleting without notice any posts which are not positive towards their games.

Koogle

(02:17 AM CEST - May,13 2010 )

So what they are saying by the actions they take against legitimate customers is that its better to pirate an EA game and not be screwed than buy it?

I can't really blame EA I'm sure they'll be just as happy to take its potential customers to court and sue them for more than the pirated products value. I mean Valve and the steaming shit service have gone into preventing to buyers from selling on games they no longer want. Bypassing consumer rights while still overcharging and ripping off people directly and indirectly through country exchange rates.

fucking greedy manipulative scumbags really. Game developers and publishers need to get grip on there reckless counter moves which have only been brought on by their own arrogance and ignoring customers in the market in the first place.

btw http://kotaku.com/5533615/another-view-of-video-game-piracy

psolord	(09:58 AM CEST - May,13 2010 )
That was enlightening Koogle. Thanks.

Ozieo	(09:23 PM CEST - May,13 2010 )
As if their games are worth $10 in the first place. :roll:

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