According to Sony software manager Juan Jimeñez, Naughty Dog’s upcoming blockbuster title will be the second PlayStation 3 exclusive title to make use of the newly adopted “PSN Pass” scheme.
Similar to most online-enabled THQ and EA games (Sony’s Resistance 3 joining the ranks last month) each new copy will harbour a one-use code allowing full access to all multiplayer features. Therefore, those who do buy it second hand run the risk of not receiving a pass and must fork out ten bucks before they can jump online.
Kreisash
I don’t mind them restricting games in this fashion because it’s basically a server fee. When they start charging for offline or single player features that should have been included (POP for example) then I will think its ridiculous.
Jakster123x
Doesn’t make a difference to me ‘cos I buy all my games new.
Reality Check
More news for the haters to moan about. Zzzzzzzz If MS did it no one would say a thing(saying that the Xbox 360 hardly has any exclusive games anyway) LoL
The Lone Steven
So people should just not express their opinions then? I dislike the online pass idea and i own a PS3. Does that make me a hater?
xdarkmagician
MS does do it, its called XBL Gold, and its required for online play. at least if you buy 6 used MS games your getting a better deal than if you bought 6 used PS3 games. :) Because of poor management video game companies are hurting for money, Its not about an individual company, its about the industry on a whole… and poor ideas that look good on spreadsheets.
GhostViper
I’m not planning on getting this used.
Darksidesystems
Lol. There’s your solution haters! Good answer man :)
hazelam
yes, people keep saying that, but have they really thought about how they’re screwing the new buyers too?
they are deliberately devaluing their purchases.
if they want to sell their games on, which despite what some greedy douchebags in this industry seem to think, is completely legal.
they find that their games are worth a lot less.
i can’t think of another industry that does this.
Unterred
I’m going to be getting this day one, no problem for me.
UKZ-N3M1515
How many copies would i find pre owned on relase day anyways? ;)
TSBonyman
All this talk of online passes makes me wonder if developers have forgotten about all those of us who’ve been buying their games for the sp experience through the previous console generations. While UC online may be great fun for those who enjoy that sort of thing, it’s not the story-led gameplay that i’m looking for in such a title. It’s a seperate and completely different experience and one which i couldn’t care less about to be perfectly honest.
As online mp becomes more monetized and anyone who wants to play online has to have an internet connected console, it would seem fairer to me if they just sold the sp game on disk and let people who want the online experience to purchase and download that seperately. If they can distribute the online mp without the necessity for a disk as they are doing here and as they do with all betas, i can’t see any reason why they don’t follow through in that vein when it comes to retail. I can’t think of a single reason why the online should be included on the disk, except perhaps to save people some time/bandwidth, which quickly becomes irrelevent when you start adding the ubiquitous and regular patches.
I’ve seen some developers refer to a need for consistency across all user copies of a game – but why? Offline players won’t be jumping into online games and vice versa. Online players can’t go online until they download the latest patch so that solves any inconsistencies that might otherwise occur.
As much as i don’t like what is happening atm, and as much as i feel like i’m being encouraged to buy pre-owned, i bought UC1 and UC2 new and i’ll probably buy UC3 new too. But the clock is ticking and i hope that developers/publishers do something soon to show that they can provide a fairer way around this – because they can.
xdarkmagician
YES! this IMO is the answer too. Take the 360 BF3, its already on 2 discs, split up into SP and MP. Put MP on the store for 1/2 the price of retail, sell SP on discs, for the other half. Its simple and it solves the issue… everyone pays the same for online play. In uncharteds case I didn’t fall in love with MP, I fell in love with the story. I realise that alot of people like U2 MP, but If I don’t want to play it- I shouldn’t be charged for it or forced to buy it, or suggestively called a thief if I buy it used. Sony provides several different PS3, PSP, TVs, cameras, digital storage devices, and soon to be different PSV options, why can’t they offer different game options. It just seems like stubbornness on the part of publishers. It makes me feel like a 4 year old kid being told by my mom that theres no cake unless I eat my spinach. I’m an adult, I should be allowed to chose the staight to cake option.
bunimomike
Once again we’re on the same page. There are still some truly massive franchise titles that I haven’t played simply because I refuse to pay such extortionate prices until they come down. I truly wish for them to strip out the MP costs and leave me with the SP campaign. They don’t think about it from the perspective of someone like me (and a handful of my friends). All of us have said that we’d have picked up the SP part to the game a year or two ago. Publishers and developers need to realise that they’re losing out on our money.
skibadee
why this game would not be in any PS3 owners console on release day is nuts thought online pass was the norm now anyways.
Sad Panda
All the blaming of pre-owned games is a smokescreen. The reliance of consoles to be connected online has given an opportunity for companies to make more money. They can use preowned games as a scapegoat all they want. They’ve found a loophole to screw more cash out of people and they are using it.
The Lone Steven
I’m not surprised. It is punishing those who want to lend it to a mate though as they would have to pay £10 just to access the multiplayer bit. I will be getting it for the single player and may dip into the mutliplayer on occassion so i would refuse to pay £10 for something i wouldn’t use often.
That said, they should either sell the single player for under £20 and the Multiplayer for £20 for those who are only interested in the single player/multiplayer as well as continue selling both on one disc for £40 or increase the amount of accounts that can use the code (for example 3-5 would be enough as famliy members may want to try it out/ you can lend it to a friend etc..)