16-05-2013 08:21
Ninguno de los nuevos títulos de EA llevará Pase Online.
http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/15/ea-kil...s-program/
Cita:EA is doing away with its Online Pass program from this point forward, a decision the video game publisher says is partially based on player response.
ÔÇ£Yes, weÔÇÖre discontinuing Online Pass,ÔÇØ EA senior director of corporate communications John Reseburg confirmed to GamesBeat in an e-mail. ÔÇ£None of our new EA titles will include that feature.ÔÇØ
The modern military first-person shooter Battlefield 3 and a number of other EA games such as Madden NFL use Online Pass. You need it in order to play many of a gameÔÇÖs online features, including multiplayer. A code activates the Pass, which has a one-time use. You need a new code (which the publisher offers, of course, for a fee) if youÔÇÖre playing the game on another console or if you bought the software used and the original owner redeemed the original. But players never embraced this feature.
ÔÇ£Initially launched as an effort to package a full menu of online content and services, many players didnÔÇÖt respond to the format,ÔÇØ Reseburg said. ÔÇ£WeÔÇÖve listened to the feedback and decided to do away with it moving forward.ÔÇØ
Online Pass is seen by publishers as a bulwark against the second-hand market, which retailer GameStop dominates. Publishers were worried that consumers were buying games used instead of new ÔÇö especially big games with popular multiplayer modes. So the online pass became a way that publishers forced consumers to either buy a game new ÔÇö or pay extra for online.
But from this point forward, you wonÔÇÖt need an Online Pass for any of EAÔÇÖs games online.
ÔÇ£WeÔÇÖre still committed to creating content and services that enhance the game experience well beyond the day you first start playing,ÔÇØ Reseburg said.
EA wasnÔÇÖt the only publisher using an online pass system. Activision and Ubisoft are among a handful that make use of it.
http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/15/ea-kil...s-program/