Hey GOT GAMERS!
If you have yet to hear the latest from EA Sports, they’re about to introduce something new for the XBOX360 and PlayStation 3. They’re calling it the Online Pass, and it seems to be exactly what it sounds like. A redeemable code that will come in all unopened copies of EA Sports titles. When redeemed, it will give a single user acess to what EA Sports calls, “online features and bonus content.”
According to this this video that we found on the EA Sports’ website, “online features and bonus content” also includes multiplayer modes and online play. Basically, anyone who wants to play their EA Sports titles online will now have 3 options. The first is to purchase new copies of all the EA Sports games, and automatically get a Online Pass code each time. The second option is to continue to buy pre-owned games, but at the same time, purchase a seperate Online Pass code from GameStop stores for around $10 per game. However, that price may change for us in Canada. In a press release, EA noted that, “(i)nternational pricing will be announced within territories in the near future.” The final option is to just never play online.
Look for the Online Pass program to start next month when Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 is released on June 8th, 2010.
Tutorials on how to obtain and use Online Pass codes, or how to access 7-day trials of the Online Pass program, can be found at http://www.easports.com/onlinepass.
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