EA killing Online Passes for existing games

prep for next gen DRM?

Too little, too late!

We all know why you did this two weeks ago but this is just yet another kick in the bollocks from EA, to all the people whom bought that same passes already?

"We heard the feedback from players and decided to do away with On-line Pass altogether."

Well you must be deaf? We've only been shouting "OUTRAGE!" at you for long enough already!

People have now had to put up with this for years, now you try to SPIN IT, by making out that you came to this decision because of the GAMERS?

Don't make me choke on my own vomit!!

E.A. = Extremely Arrogant!

Interesting.

@Fake-out @starduke not different system... different account... whats wrong with that?? Steam works the same way.. no one is complaining....

And at the same time shutting down the servers for those older titles, right?

What would it matter? EA will still make a profit out of you

They'll make more money from the used game fees so they're not doing this out of the kindness of their hearts. They're doing it to rope you into buying their shitty games more than once and they stand to profit far more.

Hehehehe.......yeah right, EA

Doesn't matter much, as lots of their games are already months from release, making it meaningless to remove the online pass, as the people who bought the games to play online or wanted to try the multiplayer already did or just gave up on it. Anyway, congrats to people who want to try the multiplayer of some EA games, although you will still have to pay for lots of DLC's and for micro-transactions.

Good to hear, but their motives are probably of an entirely different nature.

EA probably sees it that they simply won't need it for the future because Xbox One and possibly PS4 will have that used games garbage.

This doesn't really effect me since I buy new games only, but for the millions of other people, it really sucks and hurts their bottom line, especially if they enjoy a lot of games.

pretending to do something nice for a couple months won't help your 3peat as worst company in america.

I didn't realize his hand was THIS blocky before.

Does this mean I'll get my money back on all the passes I bought for 2nd hand games?

Congrats to Nintendo for telling EA to take their Origin and stick where the sun doesn't shine.

so all that people that buy a ticket lose their money GREAT EA i dont have that problem im PC GAMER XD but that its great for all the people that has buy a ticket for ps3 or 360 i loose my money because i buy bf3 limited edition and what happen BF3 PREMIUM so i will never buy a pre order or limited game of EA because they do things like this without think

SOO PEOPLE U ARE THE REVOLUTION DONT BUY PRE ORDER OR LIMITED EDITION FROM EA

THAT COMPANY SUCKS AND I HATE TO USE ORIGIN EVERY DAY TO PLAY BF3 OR DOWNLOAD MY GAMES IT DOWNLOAD TO 1/2 BY THE MOMENT STEAM DOWNLOAD TO FULL

sorry for my caps but this company always is the same EA SUCKS

LOL but everything that uses origin will still use origin and simcity will still be online. They just sound like they are so nice with this announcement. Don't buy it people.

EA: "We've listened to the fans and decided to give them what they want by removing online pass."

*silently chuckles and think to themselves* "because we now have a better system in place to tax their used games if they decide to sell it"

Wait a minute, no more online passes? There goes one of the reasons I had for boycotting EA! Keep this up, and don't do anything worse, and I may just start buying your games again.

Super cool!

is this Xbox only?

I think that ever since EA's CEO stepped down they are turning a new leaf and making some good choices, if they make Star Wars Battlefront 3 I bet this whole EA hate train will get derailed.

Now let FIFA 11 be playable online since the game is the same every year you cynical clowns.

I'm surprised at this to be honest, I know that EA are only ditching the Online Passes because of DRM and used games on the xbox one ,but I was expecting them to keep milking the current gen as much as they can...This doesn't make me think any better of EA but at least now I can play the used copy of Hot Pursuit I bought two years ago...for a few months until they close the servers.

Cant wait to play the PS4 and It doesn't have even have drm and it can play used games.

EA is becoming the BEST gaming company! Nintendo just claimed their spot on the worst gaming company.

EA: **** online passes with M$ I can charge fees for playing used games.

gamer: I thought you guys were going to be good from now on.

EA: Are you fucking serious we dont care about the consumer we care about money and making horrible dumb down gow clones while putting those on origin.

gamer: you people are evil!!!

EA: Of course dumbass we were voted most worst company in america twice. Man you gamers are stupid always buying our games then bitch about them because they suck.

gamer:You guys will eventually end up like THQ

EA: May be but by that time we will already milked all my companies and franchises (Bioware,Dice,Crytek,visceral,and Maxis)(mass effect,sims,battlefield,crysis,dead space,kotor,and even star wars battlefront )So anyways have fun paying fees just to play used games.

PS If we go down everyone go's down.