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C'mon, you HAD to know this was coming. Online Pass tokens are all the rage this year among video game publishers thanks to their used game market-defeating ways. We've already seen a policy instated for Sony's PlayStation 3 games, so is anyone really surprised to learn now that the same will apply to Vita games as well?
After giving Minna no Golf 6 (releasing in the U.S. as Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational) a look, Destructoid learned that an Online Play Ticket would be required for the multiplayer portion of the game. Retail copies of the game will be packaged with the code while the cheaper, download-only versions available from the PlayStation Store will require a separate Online Play Ticket purchase, priced right now at 900 yen (roughly $11.50-- so probably $10 in the U.S.).
The pricing of the retail game versus the pricing of the download plus the play ticket comes to the same amount. So much for PS Store downloads being cheaper than their retail counterparts, eh?
Source: Destructoid
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Jordan2261x
This article still hasn't been updated? You DO NOT have to buy the online pass when you purchase the game digitally. G4 should really update this.
Ghost00
geez, I hate sounding "old school" but everytime I read these articles I think of my old cartridges......I have nothing against online gaming, I actually think it enhances the experience but reading articles like this (and yes I know this was proven false, I double checked on the other sites) makes me feel like I'll be charged TWICE for my game purchases going forward. I buy at least 3 games a month and if that's the case a bunch of developers might just start losing some of my cash so I can narrow down the purchasing field.....
Aaron82
I dislike the new model but all those servers ain't free people.
Of course I also believe there should be a minimum time guarantee to keep the old servers running, but we'll see how that goes.
eaglefan129
Sony what the eff, you're not buying games used when you buy digital. I wasn't even planning on getting this game anyway but really, Sony really. Unless if there is like a "trail" version on the psn store it's cheaper but also a full version available retail price. So much for Sony supporting the digital trend hopefully not all games on the digital side will have this because that's BS.
SonyNmbrOneGuy
Might as well go to Dtoid for false information. Good old second hand news.
Jordan2261x
In fact, Destructoid has updated their original article acknowledging that they were wrong. Click the source link above to see for yourself.
Jordan2261x
This story is allegedly not true. According to a comment posted on Joystiq by a user named Kaemon who has actually purchased the digital version of Hot Shots Golf for the Vita, the online pass is included with the digital purchase. I'll quote one of his comments here.
"I am right, I actually purchased the game, figured I'd have to buy the online pass, went to go get it, but there wasn't even a download option and it was already showing purchased, plus it shows up in my "Subscriptions" area (Never expiring)"
If Kaemon is correct, it's kind of embarrassing that all of these news outlets jumped on this story without bother to verify its authenticity.
DPsx72
Every day I read something else that says 3DS is going to blow the Vita away. I don't want a phone, don't want updates and useless non-gaming features, don't want 'passes', don't want to lose my physical format, and so on.
benmo316
I was planning on downloading all my games instead of buying them at a retail store, if this is the case, F that, down to the GameStop I go for all my Vita games.
yogi_bear_rules
10 bucks for a golf game? I laugh at the thought. but 10 bucks for an online pass to a golf game..... I just don't know how to react.
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