[quote name='j-cart']So if you buy MK9 used, you need to pay $10 to play online.
My question to the devs, how's the online? If it sucks online, why buy it new?
/edit: Get your emo shit out of here JSP. I kidd. Ask your lady friend to help you out.[/QUOTE]
Same stuff EA has been doing with their games: Bulletstorm and Dead Space 2 have online passes.
I don't really see a problem with it either -- buy a game used way after the community dies? No reason to buy the pass. Buy the game new, whether full price or a deal? Free pass. Only issue is if you go buy the game for $55 instead of $60 at Gamestop or off ebay. If you get it for $30 and it's still retailing for $60? Even if you pay the $10 for the online pass, you're still $20 cheaper. Pirates want to play online? At least the game cost them something now.
It affects me as a reseller of games, when I list my stuff on half or whatever, but I don't currently have any games (DS2, Bulletstorm, ME) that I plan on dumping soon... even so, as long as the buyer is aware that it doesn't come with the online pass code, I don't give a
... my prices will probably take a slight hit, but I'm usually more in it to get a little cash and get rid of games I don't play more than making my money back.
Just my $0.02 though.