Homefront Will Utilize THQ's Online Pass Program
HomefrontEA has their Online Pass and although you may not be aware, THQ has a similar program.
And according to the latest Homefront update, the intense new "war at home" shooter will feature this form of online multiplayer monetizing (also designed to combat used game sales). The program was in place for last year's UFC Undisputed 2010; like EA's deal, all new copies of the game feature a single-use code that players can use to jump online. If you rent the game or buy it pre-owned, that code won't be in there, and you'll have to purchase it for $10. However, there is a positive caveat to Homefront's situation: you will be able to sample the online play without the code, but your experience will be limited. You'll have access to all the maps, but you'll only be able to progress up to Level 5...and there are 75 total levels. So it's sort of like a trial without the code. Obviously, the code has no effect on the single-player portion of the game.
Homefront is one of the more promising titles of the year; it'll release for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC in March.
Related Game(s): Homefront
Tags: homefront, thq, thq online pass, homefront multiplayer
1/6/2011 10:40:19 AM Ben Dutka
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bigrailer19
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 11:16:38 AM
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maxpontiac
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 11:53:45 AM
Game could be special, but with Killzone 3 coming out, I just don't know.
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bigrailer19
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 12:18:34 PM
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maxpontiac
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 1:26:26 PM
But, if I see you playing it, I'll give you a shout.
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johnld
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 7:08:43 PM
getting platinum in MOH was a pain. getting that last offensive killstreak was close. i got it with 3 more deaths left in the game before it ended.
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bigrailer19
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 11:00:30 AM
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I dont buy used games from gamestop, i have, but decreasing the used price buy only 5 bucks is a joke. Hopefully for those that do buy used often, n think they're getting a deal, gamestop lowers the price on these games that have the online pass by ten bucks. Otherwise your getting ripped off buying used. Well you are anyways from gamestop so...
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bigrailer19
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 11:01:22 AM
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Underdog15
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 12:07:46 PM
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However, I do often rent a title I'm unsure of. For those, the free online trial for only 5 levels is ideal for me. I only need a taste of the online when I rent. My only hangup about titles with absolutely NO taste for online until you pay, is that I go in not knowing if it's any good. Which sucks if the online component could be a deal maker/breaker.
Here's hoping that anyone enforcing an online pass allows us to at least TRY it out like this title is.
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bigrailer19
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 12:19:52 PM
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Killsignal
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 6:26:16 PM
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NoSmokingBandit
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 12:33:26 PM
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Beamboom
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 12:37:44 PM
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Underdog15
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 12:55:08 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 1:23:11 PM
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I can't really disagree with the online pass program since these companies need incentive to keep things running, but after a couple years people will buy it only to find there isn't a soul online.
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A2K78
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 1:39:29 PM
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Looking at the issue of used games its no different its no different as developers are still playing a zero sum game with used titles.
In the case of these so-called passes to curb used games, eventually they'll die out and consumers will make it happen. Why is this? things like this would do nothing but cause more second-hand games to flood the market.
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A2K78
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 2:55:02 PM
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Overall looking at some of the responses I see more of an endorsement for corporate greed rather than a support for the average consumer.
In the end if these publisher really want to curb the secondhand market(and piracy), they should lower the price of new titles to a level where people are will not have a problem, but in an age $60 is both and arm and a leg I expect more growth in piracy and the secondhand
For the record, I buy ALL of my games secondhand. Why? unlike gamers who chose to be duped and cheated into paying high prices for games, used allow me to purchase a title at its true market value and this where I say thank you both Ebay and Craiglist.
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Zorigo
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 3:31:27 PM
depending on where you shop, but £40 is ridiculous. even £30 would be better...
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 3:38:06 PM
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hehateme
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 5:45:52 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 6:57:24 PM
Doesn't mean I'm right, of course. Doesn't mean you're right, either.
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Jawknee
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 9:12:30 PM
Remember Ben, this is the same tool who thinks the CIA "created" the Taliban.
"For the record, I buy ALL of my games secondhand. Why? unlike gamers who chose to be duped and cheated into paying high prices for games."
Uh, For the record, if it wasn't for us gamers who are supposedly "duped" into buying games new, you wouldn't have any games to play because the publishers who put out the games you buy used wouldn't have any financial support. I think this is the stupidest thing I have read all week.
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Gabriel013
Friday, January 07, 2011 @ 7:25:24 AM
I too buy second hand because £40 is too expensive and I dislike the idea that normal natural depreciation is being circumvented by developers when it clearly applies to most other products.
I wouldn't buy 2nd hand if new games were much cheaper and I'd be less likely to trade out what I already own. This has the effect of reducing the 2nd hand catalogue therefore further reducing the appeal of the preowned market.
Please don't make the generalisation that I want something for nothing as that is absolute rubbish. I simply expect to pay a fair price for a quality product. It may just be that my fair price is different to yours.
As a rather simplistic example if pre owned are roughly £30 (slash sales aside) and a publisher put out their new titles for that price no one would buy that title as preowned AND new buyers would be less inclined to trade to recoupe some of the cost. There's a double whack to the preowned market!
Rather than selling 1 mill copies at £40 and maybe half of those being subsequently traded once, and of those half traded a 3rd time, selling cheaper (£30) to overtime eliminate the preowned market could then net the same game up to 1.75 mill of sales PLUS maybe even more from those who wouldn't have bought at ALL under the current price structure but may be tempted buy the 'cheap' new price.
Again, this is massively simplistic example and is just to serve the purpose of summarising my thoughts.
I don't believe the arguement that all pirates want something for mothing. I feel that most simply object to overpaying.
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Zorigo
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 3:30:17 PM
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hehateme
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 5:42:49 PM
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StangMan80
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 7:04:50 PM
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I really like, Love shooters but COD isn't doing anything for me now. I loved COD4 MW but W&W, MW2 and now BO just... suck a lot. I hate COD now and was really looking forward too MOH for the longest time but it just didn't do it for me, plus I missed out on BC2(which I don't know why). Don't worry 2011 will get me my fix of shooters with Homefront and especially KZ3.
Good thing I plan on buying this new. with the line up of games for 2011, I wont be buying a used game for a while.
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NonProphet
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 9:36:05 PM
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Gabriel013
Friday, January 07, 2011 @ 7:29:01 AM
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realmadpuppy
Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 11:02:18 PM
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___________
Friday, January 07, 2011 @ 2:45:28 AM
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im not getting it though, im sick of military shooters!
how many times can we play the same game before we get bored out of our f*cking minds?
as for there online pass, i think its a big mistake what there doing.
there better off doing what EA does, instead of allowing people to play online till a certain cap is hit, THQ should of done what EA did and simply lock it out till you have the pass.
that way people would be like oh i wonder what its like, oh stuff it i have to try it.
now they can try before they buy, so that takes the curiosity out of it, and it also what if they dont like it?
should of just left it how EA had it.
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G8GTdriver
Friday, January 07, 2011 @ 7:32:38 AM
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Gabriel013
Saturday, January 08, 2011 @ 9:04:32 AM
If I don't wish to overpay at £40 then I don't wish to pay it. Simple as that. Trying to implement a model to get that extra margin out of me will just leave a bad taste in my mouth with regards to that particular publisher.
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HighOnFire
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Thursday, January 06, 2011 @ 10:56:22 AM