There are an awful lot of questions flying around about DoA5 potentially having an online pass and more than a little misinformation. So this is going to be meant as a topic to set things straight.
Some facts:
For those worried about online passes "not working" or whatever, don't. First, I buy an extremely unhealthy amount of games, most with online multiplayer, and have never had an issue, including with the Ninja Gaiden 3 pass. Second, if you buy a brand new copy and your code does not work for whatever reason, you'll have a receipt and can simply contact customer support. Very little trouble to get that particular problem rectified. For what it's worth, I have never spoken to anyone with a non-working online pass that WASN'T trying to game the system. This is obviously only my personal experience, but it's a pretty solid system that works for PSN cards, MS Point cards, DLC cards from brick and mortar stores, and pre-order bonuses.
To hopefully close this out to all but a little discussion, what I'm saying is that you should not be worried. If you're on this site, you're likely a fan and will be buying a new copy day one as it is. If money is tight and you have to wait, new copies are generally only another $5USD over the used prices at most outlets that sell used games. Used game prices also generally take into account the need for buying an online pass as well. But you're a fan and won't buy used anyway, right?
Feel free to discuss the whole situation here, but I wanted to get this out there so people stopped monopolizing our Status updates section (aka the 'Other Chatroom').
EDIT: Just to add to the above, if you use multiple gamertags to play online, you're going to need to buy an online pass for your second profile. Why you'd want to do this is beyond me, but them's the breaks of feeling the need to play on multiple accounts.
Some facts:
- The industry has been moving to an online pass standard for some years now since EA debuted "Project Ten Dollar"
- Ninja Gaiden 3 had an online pass
- Online passes are NOT required unless you buy second-hand
For those worried about online passes "not working" or whatever, don't. First, I buy an extremely unhealthy amount of games, most with online multiplayer, and have never had an issue, including with the Ninja Gaiden 3 pass. Second, if you buy a brand new copy and your code does not work for whatever reason, you'll have a receipt and can simply contact customer support. Very little trouble to get that particular problem rectified. For what it's worth, I have never spoken to anyone with a non-working online pass that WASN'T trying to game the system. This is obviously only my personal experience, but it's a pretty solid system that works for PSN cards, MS Point cards, DLC cards from brick and mortar stores, and pre-order bonuses.
To hopefully close this out to all but a little discussion, what I'm saying is that you should not be worried. If you're on this site, you're likely a fan and will be buying a new copy day one as it is. If money is tight and you have to wait, new copies are generally only another $5USD over the used prices at most outlets that sell used games. Used game prices also generally take into account the need for buying an online pass as well. But you're a fan and won't buy used anyway, right?
Feel free to discuss the whole situation here, but I wanted to get this out there so people stopped monopolizing our Status updates section (aka the 'Other Chatroom').
EDIT: Just to add to the above, if you use multiple gamertags to play online, you're going to need to buy an online pass for your second profile. Why you'd want to do this is beyond me, but them's the breaks of feeling the need to play on multiple accounts.
