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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."
Can I have a translation on that please? I'm not sure what you mean by, "grats? they lost $0?" but my point is that I'm willing to pay the base price for a service, but not any additional fees.
It's why I pay $20 for my cable TV, but not the $1 rental fees for on-demand movies or sports or whatever. Likewise I'm willing to pay about $20 to buy a game from Sony, but not an additional $20 registration fee for online gaming.
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