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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Excuse me Mister Smartass troll.

[JDmetro]

But I own a company and I can't do whatever I want. The size of the company is what matters not the company in itself. Large companies give LARGE campain contributions and so our goverment does whatever they are told in exchange for the money to get elected. So in short the large companies own the government. Has nothing to do with hippies.

Good Lord

[seven of five]

Twenty dollars only to sign up? Haven't they learned anything? They should be charging $20 every time you play.

/sarcasm

Re:Used games are not harming the New Game Market!

[DrXym]

Perhaps the entire context that contained sentence sailed past you. Better go back and read it again.