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[smr00]

Trying to gain some good will before a huge heel turn.

It's Bash at The Beach all over again.

Sony vs Microsoft, Microsoft has a mystery partner who comes out at the end of the Sony conference (right before the MS conference) and the mystery guy turns out to be Peter Moore and he hits Jack Tretton with a steel chair and Peter then proceeds to rip his suit off revealing a XBONE-4-LIFE shirt.

 

[MMaRsu]

No, just giving everyone access like 2007 EA.

Hopefully it means BC2 fills up a little.

I might repurchase BC2 now. I should be able to find it for like 5 euro's or something.

 

[Sojgat]

kingdoms of amalur had an online pass? for what?

SP quests.

 

[Karma]

Why not free on PSN!?!?!?

Good for them but this is kind of odd.

They should phase them out on all platforms that apply.

Sony games have an online pass on PSN so EA might as well.

 

[kevcampbell]

Wonder if this means online pass will still be used on PS4 if PS4 has no DRM

 

[honorless]

Neat, downloaded Alice. Maybe I'll buy/beg/borrow AMR someday, but if it never happens no skin off my back. Thanks for the heads up OP.

 

[MMaRsu]

Wonder if this means online pass will still be used on PS4 if PS4 has no DRM

Sounds good to me!

 

[Monkeylord]

This is gonna be kinda handy for me. I have 2 360's and everything gets downloaded on my gamertag, so I can at least get my GF to download on hers on the secondary console and we won't have to worry about having me signed in if she wants to play Skate or something in the bedroom.

 

[BennBeckman]

Wonder if this means online pass will still be used on PS4 if PS4 has no DRM

i think that's the idea. hopefully it wont deter Sony

 

[cluderi]

Wonder if this means online pass will still be used on PS4 if PS4 has no DRM

Makes it easier for me to ignore EA but support Sony if so.

 

[Impeccable]

So transparent if they don't announce the same thing for PSN's next week update.

Does EA really think gamers are that stupid?

 

[inky]

So consumer fiendly EA, I guess I'll have to buy Sim City now!

 

[Duxxy3]

Wonder if this means online pass will still be used on PS4 if PS4 has no DRM

Fine by me.

 

[plutoknight]

Maybe they aren't on PSN because PSN only updates once a week versus XBL's daily update?

#teamnofun

It's Bash at The Beach all over again.

Sony vs Microsoft, Microsoft has a mystery partner who comes out at the end of the Sony conference (right before the MS conference) and the mystery guy turns out to be Peter Moore and he hits Jack Tretton with a steel chair and Peter then proceeds to rip his suit off revealing a XBONE-4-LIFE shirt.

If I had the GIF-making prowess of half of GAF, this would have been made already!

 

[BadWolf]

Not bad I guess but very run of the mill anime.

Previous years' were better.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Let's wait for the PSN update before judging whether EA have removed online passes for PS3 games.

 

[Samir Sedlar]

Wonder if this means online pass will still be used on PS4 if PS4 has no DRM

I don't mind this.

 

[Z3M0G]

Wonder if this means online pass will still be used on PS4 if PS4 has no DRM

If PS3 has no DRM, Online Passes will most definitely stick around. And I'll be fine with that.

 

[old]

If it's the EA I know, they're probably about to close down some of those servers anyways.

 

[Marcel]

they had a pretty good face turn back in the Dead Space/Mirrors Edge era, heh

Pre-Screwjob McMahon maybe? It's safe to say that EA is in full Mr. McMahon mode now.

"The consumer screwed the consumer."

 

[scitek]

It's cool in Alice's case because you get a whole other game out of it.

 

[Ban Puncher]

It's Bash at The Beach all over again.

Sony vs Microsoft, Microsoft has a mystery partner who comes out at the end of the Sony conference (right before the MS conference) and the mystery guy turns out to be Peter Moore and he hits Jack Tretton with a steel chair and Peter then proceeds to rip his suit off revealing a XBONE-4-LIFE shirt.

NU-NU-NU-NEW GAMES ONLY

 

[Visualante2]

Going to wait a week or two before jumping to conspiracy theories RE: EA and Microsoft's special relationship.

It's cool in Alice's case because you get a whole other game out of it.

Not on Steam you didn't.

 

[Killthee]

I'm not too familiar with online passes, so how do they work with singleplayer games like Dragon Age 1-2? I thought online passes were needed to play online multi player modes. Thanks.

Story content, like the Catwoman DLC in Arkham City. It's pretty ridiculous in DA cause they added an NPC in your camp whose sole job is to entice you to buy the DLC if you don't have it.

 

[Marcel]

NU-NU-NU-NEW GAMES ONLY

Don Mattrick is an Eric Bischoff for sure.

 

[Raonak]

Would be neat if this is foreshadowing about the PS4's lack of DRM nonsense.

But Im pretty sure it's just because PS store only updates weekly.

 

[nubbe]

EA declares war against Sony

 

[AnbaLeumas]

So online passes are only gone for xbox...

*hint hint*

GASP!!!!

Now I get to play the first Alice for free and buy the second one USED

 

[izakq]

I had bought a used copy of Dead Space 3 for PS3, and was hoping/holding out that they would get rid of the online pass. $10 online pass, my ass.

 

[AnbaLeumas]

Would be neat if this is foreshadowing about the PS4's lack of DRM nonsense.

But Im pretty sure it's just because PS store only updates weekly.

If it does end up becoming free on PSN, then ill just download it again on there lol.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

no upcoming DRM

Nah, it's clearly because in the absence of MS' DRM, Sony and third parties on PS4 will stick with this generation's online pass method, which is the same thing.

Seriously, it's probably just a slight delay in getting the PSN equivalents changed to being free.

 

[larvi]

Thanks OP, free stuff is always nice. I went to xbox.com and grabbed all of these with the exception of the MoH and ME2 ones where it says I can't purchase them from this device. I'll try getting them from my 360 later this evening.

 

[Phonomezer]

GASP!!!!

Now I get to play the first Alice for free and buy the second one USED

Hah. It's probably $5 new by now

 

[Sojgat]

Wonder if this means online pass will still be used on PS4 if PS4 has no DRM

If so, I bet they aren't included with purchase of the game.

 

[Nameless]

Do people still play Bad Company 2?

 

[SmokedMeat]

How kind of them to make these old games free to play online. I'm sure the online communities are totally still thriving.

 

[CrowGoblin]

Is this why EA has dumped Nintendo and climbed in bed with just Microsoft? Is Sony just a bit on the side now too?

 

[ZeroCoin]

Time to check back in with Bad Company 2 again.

 

[gamemadmax]

Why not free on PSN!?!?!?

It's obvious, isn't it.

 

[JaggedSac]

Cool, grabbed a couple I might need in the future in case this is temporary.

 

[MDSLKTR]

Makes me think Microsoft and EA really are going to be close next-gen.

I bet they're still high fiving each other after the xbone reveal.

 

[AkuMifune]

Time to check back in with Bad Company 2 again.

Might as well, it was the best multiplayer shooter the entire generation. Aw hell, why stop there? Best multiplayer shooter of all time. At least, my favorite then.

Shame what happened to that series. Fucking shame!

 

[Wubby]

Makes me think Microsoft and EA really are going to be close next-gen.

EA's absence from the February PS4 reveal already pointed to that.

 

[Dorrin]

EA will keep the online passes on PSN since Sony didn't play ball. Seems Microsoft is giving them everything they want.

Lets hope so.

 

[Liha]

So consumer fiendly EA, I guess I'll have to buy Sim City now!

The Media Markt DLC is for free!

 

[plantedunicorn]

I guess I'm gonna play Mass Effect 2 again. Never played the Zaeed Missions

 

[Drencrom]

No DRM on PS4 confirmed

 

[Nemesis_]

I feel sorry for any of you who play Alice (1), it's dated as fuck.

 

[Mitsurux]

Actually tempted to get the ME2 one.... are you still required to create a EA login to access the cerberus network.... (i refuse to do that)

 

[inky]

Actually tempted to get the ME2 one.... are you still required to create a EA login to access the cerberus network.... (i refuse to do that)

Of course.