It's a solo experience without a PSN Pass

According to Sony, the upcoming Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception will employ the company’s online pass system. This means that only new copies of the game will have a one-time use code (redeemable on PSN) so that the player can experience the online features much like the recent Resistance 3.

Players who purchase the game used will have to pony up some cash – $10 to be exact – to purchase the PSN Pass from the PlayStation Network.

Sony has said that this move towards the use of PSN Passes is one of the ways the company is fighting against piracy. It doesn’t hurt that the move also puts money back into the hands of the publisher and developer instead of retailers who re-sell used copies of the game for profit.

It looks like the PSN Pass is here to stay so expect more Sony internal studio-developed games to have the online pass in the future.

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