ModNation PSP needs code to play online

NewsPosted 21/05/2010 - 12:13pm GMT+1

Buy the game without the code and you'll have to pay £7.99.

Hot on the heels of UFC 2010 and EA's planned Online Pass system for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 and future EA Sports titles - each bundling a code with new copies of the game which activates online functionality - comes Sony's ModNation Racers on PSP.

The retail UMD version of ModNation on PSP comes with a voucher to activate online play. If you buy the game second hand and the voucher has already been redeemed you'll need to purchase an 'Online Entitlement', priced £7.99 on the PS Store.

Mike Kebby of the SCEE PlayStation Store Team commented: "The digital copy comes with the online entitlement packaged with it, the retail copy comes with a code inside. We offer this purely for people who buy a second-hand copy and would not get the code that allows them to play online."

He added, in response to a PlayStation Blog question: "I couldn't comment on other publishers, but I think it's a safe assumption to believe we'll see it happen more often yes."

ModNation Racers for PSP is available now in UMD and download form. A PS3 version is also in stores today.

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RecoN

Im disgusted by this move. How can game developers even think that people should pay to play online by purchasing a 2nd hand copy of the game aswell as a code. As far as im concerned, revenue and profit would have already been made by the 1st consumer.

Company's are now getting greedy and starting to milk the market now they know its the highest earning trade. Gaming industry does't need such extra money.

Posted 10:38 on 24 May 2010

mikejosh1978

PSN card are £20 to start . Thats more than double what you need . All because EA & Sony waste money developing crap games & paying stupid money for licences nobody gives a toss about .
I , as others should be feel wronged as after console , game , & isp fees , you have to pay xbl for the privilege of online play which should have been it but now its a double privilege as games now charge too . Sorry but if family gamers are the ones they were looking to attract then this is gonna drive em away . PsP online isn't worth the fee just as consoles aren't .

Posted 08:50 on 24 May 2010

wannabefree @ mikejosh1978

you dont need a credit card you can buy the psn vouchers/points cards etc.

Posted 01:00 on 22 May 2010

rbevanx@ El-Dev

Yeah the idea of paying that much for online play on just one game is crazy.
I think it's just another way of trying to stop the 2nd hand market. Sinilar to game content which EA did with Mass Effect 2 and The Sabotouer.

Posted 15:27 on 21 May 2010

dav2612

I'm with Dev on this.

Posted 15:23 on 21 May 2010

Goofy-Gooberson

I bought it off PSN and the total package including online code was £16.99. That is cheaper than the shops are selling the UMD. There is nothing wrong with that.

Also, i'm not sure if everyone is aware of this but people make games to MAKE MONEY. If they do not make money, they do not make games. The second hand market batters their profits. They are obviously going to try to stop this

Posted 14:06 on 21 May 2010

El-Dev

I agree with the idea but the price is a bit excessive.

Posted 13:47 on 21 May 2010

FFS the 2nd hand market is being raped . 1 question , if you don't own a credit card then how is anyone going to pay all these 2nd hand games fees & why would you for instance pay £6 in 2yrs 4 Kz3 & then £8 to play online in retro nights . Gaming just got as stupid as it was perceived 20yrs ago.

Posted 13:36 on 21 May 2010