Playstation 3 games

Andrea75 · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:39

I brought my son Fifa 11 and was quite surprised to see that we had to pay about £6.00 if he wanted to play others online? Why is this? Fifa 10 didnt charge to play online..

also ordered him Call Or Duty - Black Ops - does anything reckon this is gonna be the best yet?

TheVoice · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:46

You don't need to pay, the code will either be printed on the game manual or on a separate card inside the case.

Andrea75 · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:47

Oh right, thanks for that

neo-omega · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:58

I was under the impression that online multiplayer was free? Or are the developers now trying to whack some more money from the customer piñata?

Robert1986 · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:59

neo-omega said:
I was under the impression that online multiplayer was free? Or are the developers now trying to whack some more money from the customer piñata?

Free if you buy the game new.
Not free if you buy the game second hand.

neo-omega · 12 Oct 2010 at 00:00

I hope this is a FIFA 11 only thing, or are more developers doing this to try to torpedo the second hand market?

Robert1986 · 12 Oct 2010 at 00:04

neo-omega said:
I hope this is a FIFA 11 only thing, or are more developers doing this to try to torpedo the second hand market?

Its with every EA Sports MP game... others will follow. I think Ubisoft also do this. Face it, it'll soon become the norm... and before you know it, monthly subscriptions to play online games like fifa/madden and COD.

ps3ud0 · 12 Oct 2010 at 00:51

neo-omega said:
I hope this is a FIFA 11 only thing, or are more developers doing this to try to torpedo the second hand market?

Got it in one - Id be surprised that by the time FIFA 13 is out this isnt the norm for any game that has a MP element added into the core game mode. Wouldnt be surprised if the next Bad Company didnt have it...

ps3ud0 :cool:

K1LLSW1TCH · 12 Oct 2010 at 02:30

Who honestly cares? Most people buy Fifa/NHL/NFL on a yearly basis, and I'd like to bet that most people buy these games new. There's a lot of discount to be had on most games by simply pre-ordering nowadays, not to mention bonus content or DLC to sweeten the deal. Say for example 1st of October next year, Fifa 12 is out, somebody buys a second hand copy of Fifa 11 for £5, they then have to pay a further £6 to play it online, that's still only £11 for a less than year old game.