The EA Games Service
Is EA's Online Pass a product or a service? Or neither? Or both?
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Is EA's Online Pass a product or a service? Or neither? Or both?
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Yea, and Xbox LIVE made all downloads completely free when it started out too.StriderShinryu said:As others have pointed out, this article is a little skewed due to the fact that (so far) EA isn't charging extra for the online access as long as you buy your games new. Granted, given the quote from Riticello it does sound a little more nefarious than that.
Well, I was actually poking a bit of fun at myself for always writing about this sort of stuff.Khornefire said:There's a thing I don't get, even if it isn't the main point of the article: Why will Shamus be pissed if something like Steam is introduced to the next console gen?
One thing I cant help but notice about your articles is that you tend to make light fun of your constant ragging on the popular topic of the month, so I assume you have finally decided that everybody has now been made aware of your opinion. And you then proceed to reiterate the point again anyway. I mean, I must admit this may only partially be irritating me because I disagree with the opinion that digital distribution is inferior to packaged products (which is not so say that I do not consider it) but it is actually also getting in the way of enjoying your articles.Shamus Young said:Well, I was actually poking a bit of fun at myself for always writing about this sort of stuff.Khornefire said:There's a thing I don't get, even if it isn't the main point of the article: Why will Shamus be pissed if something like Steam is introduced to the next console gen?