You might want to think twice about buying your next online multiplayer game from your local Gamestop. Starting with the release of Resistance 3, September 6th, you'll have to get online via an online pass code to join your buddies online in an multiplayer match. Sony claims that this is only a testing phase for select games and is not a full fledged campaign. There is also a possible additional payment involved as well upwards to $20.
Well this sucks. So not only do you purchase the game but you also have to buy a separate additional online subscription to the game as well. So a $40 game can become a $60 game and a $60 game can easily become an $80 game. That's just not right. It's just another avenue of income for Sony. The game is to make as much profit as you can. That's capitalism for you. To the gamer of course it's a stupid idea. Any idea that involves us paying more money past the initial payment for the game is stupid.
This not only hurts gamers but it also hurts game stores like Gamestop. They won't be able to buy games with this feature because they won't be able to sell it. No other person can play it online besides the original owner. Hopefully this phase won't last long and they can roll back to the original format. It looks like I won't be buying Resistance 3 anytime soon. Watch the video.
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