NHL 2k8 charges $5 to unlock features already on game (joystiq.com)

[Icarus Moonsight]

Wait till all games are downloaded for $60 (no discs) and you pay $1 per play

Wait till all games are downloaded for $60 (no discs), you pay $1 per play and still pay for online service packages and downloadable content.

This unlock key crap has got to die NOW. Anyone feel like writing an obit for Mr. Easter Egg? *sob*

[smokehouse]

This is only going to get worse my friends. With consoles costing more and more coupled with the fact that they a re loss leaders to begin with, software is where the $$ is at. I know this is no news flash but once the door is open there’s no going back. If a company can sell you a game for $60, then get a small cutback from say MS and their paid Xbox live accounts, THEN get $1-5 even $10 per “upgrade” or unlockable…

They will use it and exploit it. They’ll look at it like this:

Game only $60

New package $60 + $1.5 (XBL) + $2 + $2 + $2 + $2…..then take that times some 500,000-1,000,000+ games…

Cash money my friends.

[sisko]

If the content was already on the disc, shouldn't it be possible to hack the game with device such as an Action Replay [whenever they come out]?

Or is the Action Replay simply not sophisticated enough?

[Sothy]

I am so glad I hate sports games.

EA is whores.

[raregamergirl]

Does EA suck? Yes.... but as someone else pointed out, how does EA have the slightest thing to do with nhl 2k8?

[Sothy]

Its not an EA game?

[Nick Goracke]

Sega knows what they're doing. As anyone who has read this thread can attest, 90% of gamers' ire resulting from this stunt will be directed towards EA.