Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I'm sure they'll discontinue online passes for existing games, won't they? *crickets*
Discontinues online pass
Employs online-only authentication
They probably saw COD raking in all the money with DLC. You want to hook people first, then they'll buy extra stuff. Not the other way around.
You're next, Sony.
Why can't we have nice things?
Maybe they did a cost-benefit and realized nobody bought the online passes?
Not even five minutes and you guys have convinced me that there is a storm a brewin'.
Why can't we have nice things?
Aren't you doing the same thing, but for team gloom?This is what I'm thinking. People are already cheering without knowing what horrible machination EA is going to supplant the online pass with.
Not even five minutes and you guys have convinced me that there is a storm a brewin'.
Why can't we have nice things?
Discontinue Online Pass Program, go exclusive NextBox next gen, require Always Online.
No online pass but they shall nick and dime us with dlc?
Discontinues online pass
Employs online-only authentication
Discontinues online pass
Employs online-only authentication
It probably isn't.We don't really know whether this is a nice thing, yet.
I know... ;_;Because its EA.
Twist, used game won't exist anymore and that's why EA is killing the Online Pass program.
Twist, used game won't exist anymore and that's why EA is killing the Online Pass program.
EA is doing away with its Online Pass program from this point forward, a decision the publisher says is partially based on player response.
Yes, were discontinuing Online Pass, EA senior director of corporate communications John Reseburg confirmed to GamesBeat in an e-mail. None of our new EA titles will include that feature.
http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/15/ea-kills-its-controversial-online-pass-program/
If the new consoles are apparently supposed to be combating second hand titles, maybe that's why they've ditched this method?
Discontinues online pass
Employs online-only authentication
No more online passes, just Origin Activation codes.