Sony Joins the Offensive Against Pre-Owned Games

BanjoTed writes "In a move to counter sales of pre-owned games, EA recently revealed DLC perks for those who buy new copies of Mass Effect 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Now, PlayStation platform holder Sony has jumped on the bandwagon with similar plans for the PSP's SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3. '[Players] will need to register their game online before they are able to access the multiplayer component of the title. UMD copies will use a redeemable code while the digital version will authenticate automatically in the background. Furthermore ... anyone buying a pre-owned copy of the game will be forced to cough up $20 to obtain a code to play online."

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Re:Weeeellllllllll.

[commodore64_love]

I don't play online at all, so I could care less. I prefer a game that has a story, with a fixed beginning, middle, and end. I don't like games that just goes on forever (Final Fantasy 11) and sucks up all your cash with no endgoal.

>>>"anyone buying a pre-owned copy of the game will be forced to cough up $20 to obtain a code to play online."

Okay. Whatever. Have fun Sony because I'm not paying. Almost every game I bought cost $19 or less (new), so you can take your additional fee and shove it up your concrete HQ building's ass.