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IllegalPaladin on 15 May 2013
Otakumegane said:
Considering the "up to the publisher" mindset that Sony and MS are seeming to go with on used games, no doubt EA's going to go DRM this time.

Ohhohohohoh. Can't wait for the rage on this one.


Yeah, hearing that "it's up to the publisher" makes me think that something else is just replacing this.



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zuvuyeay on 15 May 2013

what's this EA fighting back bad headlines

online play for all,you might be running around the battle naked with a tiny weeny gun but you are in there



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J_Allard on 16 May 2013
VGKing said:
What Activision games use an online passes? I know Call of Duty doesn't.

None.

Prototype 2 had an "extra content" pass on a limited basis when it launched. The article is wrong, that is not an online pass. Battlefield 3 had this same type of "limited edition" bonus on first run copies AND an online pass on top of it.



J_Allard on 16 May 2013

This is EA. I cannot take this at face value. The only reason they would kill this is because something even worse is replacing it.



Nem on 16 May 2013

LOL They realised that its not a good policy towards keeping the game servers populated.



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Stinky on 16 May 2013

Next they'll announce the always-online DRM they forced on the PS4/xbox8.



wfz on 16 May 2013

This is the real reason why EA isn't supporting Nintendo. They can't block used games on the Wii U. ;o



Frank_kc on 16 May 2013

Will this apply to old games such as FIFA 13 and Battlefield 3?



binary solo on 16 May 2013
Otakumegane said:
Considering the "up to the publisher" mindset that Sony and MS are seeming to go with on used games, no doubt EA's going to go DRM this time.

Ohhohohohoh. Can't wait for the rage on this one.

Yeah, if they think the consumer reaction to Online pass was negative I don't see how they can imagine the always online DRM won't be viewed as orders of magnitude worse.

Make games that most the people who buy it want to keep for at least 6 months to a year.



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zumnupy10 on 16 May 2013

Now I know that Always online consoles are coming.