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Originally Posted by Peanut
It existed for the extent of Batman Arkham City's release window, which also probably had something to do with half the people buying that game getting no code in-box. That'll probably be the extent of getting free online codes in-store and as EA is basically doing it to try and curb any and all possible pre-owned purchases, I doubt they'll let Gamestop print online codes, unless they're charging them a HEFTY amount for it. An amount that probably well exceeds what Gamestop is willing to pay.
Buying a used copy of a game that requires an online code to use, particularly a game whose only positive is its online play, is pretty god damn stupid. Unless you get the game for $25-$30 less than a new price. At least then your $10-$15 code purchase won't completely negate your "savings" of which there is little in used copies of new games.
And the "war" is nonexistent because people with a brain stopped buying used games that require online passes as soon as they heard it was happening. And anyone over the age of 20 probably stopped getting raped by Gamestops increasingly horrible trade-in prices long before that.
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You are ever so subtle, Peanut, ;]
Yeah, the game had the pass code still available in the box. I went out on a limb, hoping that the code had not been redeemed. I thought it possible that the previous owner may have bought the game for the campaign, and traded it in quickly. I took a chance and lost. Not quite what I would call "brainless", but why not?
Either way, i don't think the battle over used-games sales is over just because one company might have taken a small chip out of gamestop's used sales. Sure, no one is buying Battlefield, Crysis 2, or one of their many sports games used, but it's naive to think thats the end of publishers "battling" with gamestop for revenue on those used game sales. Not to mention, people like you and I who should know better, don't really represent a huge number of gamestop customers. I can assure you plenty of people have bought these games, having no clue that the online pass existed. It's just not something the casual audience is accustomed to.