EA to charge extra for used games

[TerriblePizza]

Basically, if you buy your sports games, like Madden or NCAA, used later to save a bit a green (like I do), EA is going to start charging 10 bucks so you can play online multiplayer. Looks like I just got my last copy of Madden.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/ea-sports-to-charge-used-game-buyers-10-to-unlock-basic-online/

[necroplasm]

It's another effort to diminish the appeal of buying a used game.

Developers are getting tired of Gamestop taking a big chunk of their revenue.

You can still go to Ebay or Newegg... just don't buy from Gameslut.

[Razzy]

I bought my last copy of madden 2 years ago. Same game every year. I'll just play 2k4 till I die thanks. That's ridiculous of EA to charge for multiplayer. The only time a game should cost extra for multiplayer is if the company will need the money for server upkeep, like many MMORPGs.

[scpanther22]

Was just about to post this..

Games already cost too much..no need to add to that

[necroplasm]

EA sports is sh*t anyways, I'm not defending them. But my post was speaking for all developers. Yes, game prices should be lowered. Not as many people would be buying used games in the first place... if games were cheaper.

[TerriblePizza]

DLC is killing games. Pay 60 bucks for a game, then they want you to pay 10-15 bucks MORE for stuff that should have been included.

[necroplasm]

DLC is killing games. Pay 60 bucks for a game, then they want you to pay 10-15 bucks MORE for stuff that should have been included.

Yeah. Microsoft encourages it as well. DVD9...lol

But not everyone is charging for it. DLC is fine when free, but to charge.. is ridiculous. But gamers support it when they buy it.

[Razzy]

I'll only pay for DLC if it's new content that couldn't have been included by release date, like the DLC chapters for ME2, GTA4, and Fallout.

[Chimera]

Yeah. Microsoft encourages it as well. DVD9...lol

But not everyone is charging for it. DLC is fine when free, but to charge.. is ridiculous. But gamers support it when they buy it.

Microsoft doesn't encourage DLC because of DVD9.

Most video in current-gen games is uncompressed and there is untold amounts of duplicate data to help reduce load times.

A current gen game that is 6-7 GB may only have about 2-3 GB worth of information.

Don't fall for Sony's hype about blu-ray.

[WhoDatJorts]

Developers are getting tired of Gamestop taking a big chunk of their revenue.

how?? The developers got their money for the game already when it was bought the first time. If the consumer decides to sell it, that's their business. EA found a new cow to milk. Nothing more.

[Chimera]

I think we should charge EA $10 for every in-game snickers ad that makes us groan.

[necroplasm]

how?? The developers got their money for the game already when it was bought the first time. If the consumer decides to sell it, that's their business. EA found a new cow to milk. Nothing more.

So.. if me and a few friends want to go buy some games we haven't yet played, then go to the used section at Gamestop and buy them.

Where does that money go to?

[necroplasm]

Don't fall for Sony's hype about blu-ray.

Then why was the 360 version of Final Fantasy 13 on 3 disc? So you think 7 gigs of disc space is fine? And Microsoft did cut corners all around the 360 when making it. So I do believe MS does encourage DLC with DVD9

I honestly see nothing positive about DVD9.

"Don't fall for Sony's hype about blu-ray." Yeah and tell that to their developers...

how?? The developers got their money for the game already when it was bought the first time. If the consumer decides to sell it, that's their business. EA found a new cow to milk. Nothing more.

So.. if me and a few friends want to go buy some games we haven't yet played, then go to the used section at Gamestop and buy them.

Where does that money go to?

[WhoDatJorts]

So.. if me and a few friends want to go buy some games we haven't yet played, then go to the used section at Gamestop and buy them.

Where does that money go to?

It goes to Gamestop. I wasn't trying to say otherwise. My point is that once the game was bought at full price from Wally World or Worst Buy, it became the property of the buyer. Also, once he trades it in at Gamestop, he isn't going to play it anymore.

If you buy a car from Bob's Car Lot and sell it a year later, does Bob come after the new owner of the car for more money so he can have the keys to drive it???

This is money grab on the part of EA. Maybe they should try to make more games like BC2 that people won't be looking to get rid of a week after they buy it.