EA killing Online Passes for existing games

Sooooo.... Ps4 DRM and used game fee confirmed??

ill just say this.. if Sony end up reveling a similar plan as MS, this will , undoubtedly , have me hanging up the controllers. time to find a hobby that doesn't have DLC, Online passes or requires you to install a big brother camera in your living room. When did this get so far from just being about raw gaming? shesh.....

They are just doing it because of the upcoming DRM

Right... because now you will get money on used games which makes this online pass kinda pointless now. But I will give credit where credit is do. Removing Online Passes is something at least.

Better late than never

@Fake-out I wasn't thanking them. It was more like a warning. If what you say is true about the fee, then that would be the something worse, and I would continue to boycott them.

Fooled some people once shame on EA, fooled those people twice, shame on those people.

Yes, the reason EA is doing this is obviously because of DRM measures being implemented directly to the discs themselves, but at least they're finally doing away with online passes. People just like to complain and pretend they're witty.

@chipwithdip

"People here act like they can be slick by buying used games to get what they want while 'punishing the company'."

I am being slick though.

Blocking online isn't some clever action by EA to swindle more cash from me personally, because I could care less about the garbage multiplayer EA shoehorns into each game.

Honestly from the console gamers perspective other than a few minor annoyances I don't see things changing that much EXCEPT for one huge thing. Game Fly. What happens to people who rent games... yikes. If you use game fly hopefully Microsoft and Sony have made some deal with the games game fly purchases... or good bye rental business.

so if i buy battlefield bad company 2 used will i get the free maps update?

i doubt it, empty words and empty promises

it's a shame they have such good lawyers when those dicks needs to get sued

Bullshit EA , do you think gamers are so stupid, really? We now about your DRM plans with Microsoft ... I know that are still questions to be answered bla bla bla, one think I am 100% sure is why EA was voted the " WORST" company in America..

No this is EA PR BS. All future consoles are going to require you to uninstall the game and give it back to the store for money. And the publisher and the console manufacturer are going to get a cut. This is just EA's way of saying we are just going to blame it on Microsoft and Sony now... its not our fault. And I dont blame them at all. EA is not doing so well.

this is the reason why developer love the fact that Microsoft is finally fixing the situation. Game Studious will flock over to Microsoft because its safer there. I believe there is a good chance that Sony will follow.

Yeah, and I see nothing about refunds for people that bought into your archaic system already of course.

sony will not make mistake. they didnt want money for online gaming. they wont money for used games. cuz sony listens their costumers..

well atleast its a start people

well they already have all your money with the online passes by now

nope, hell still hasnt frozen over

dont worry my gamer brothers!!!

we have our father SONY with us. ps4 has no drm bullshit

You gonna reimburse gamers you cheated out of money, EA? No? Figures.

so that pretty much confirms all EA games on both ps4 and x1 are going to block used/rented games. way to kill your industry, clowns.

they'll need to drastically reduce their game prices to gain more sales if they block used games. it's simple economics. and reinforced by this story:

“We find that the optimal price would be on average about 33% lower than the current price level, if the used game market were eliminated,” said Ishihara in an email. “So roughly speaking, in the US, game prices should go down to about $40.”

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/05/nyu-used-games-study/

Although, $30 is a more realistic price point to get me to bite. But I'll continue to wish in one hand and shit in another and see what fills up faster.