A photo from the up coming SSX snowboarding game has leaked today. It seems the polarizing online pass option will be featured in SSX. Publisher EA hasn’t commented on the online pass situation yet and details surrounding what features will be locked out are scarce. It is safe to assume most of the online features will require a code. This will no doubt frustrate gamers as the online modes are central to the games playability. The movement towards online passes across the entire industry continues more and more each day.
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In response to Game Informer EA stated the following:
In SSX, players without an Online Pass are able to compete and play in both of SSX‘s online game modes, Explore and Global Events with no restrictions. In Global Events, the top finishers from each event are awarded with in-game credits. These in-game credits earned during play will not be awarded to the player if they do not have an Online Pass; these credits will be stored so that at any time, if a player redeems an Online Pass code, all the credits that they had previously earned in Global Events will be immediately awarded to them.
Economy balance makes it possible to unlock all available content and allows you to participate in all event drops across both Explore and Global Events, with credits earned solely in Explore.
Seems like EA is trying new things with the online pass features. What do you think, let us know in the comments.
Source-[Destructoid]
Edit Written by Chris Lock
