soonerthennow wrote:
ME2 does not come with a pre-order bonus when ordering from FS. You recieve only the game, and the Cerberus Network code (which is not a pre order bonus - this is a one time code which will come with ALL copies of the game [an attempt to encourage new purchases instead of used?]).
That actually is exactly the reason that code is there. The problem with used game sales that publishers and developers have is that NONE of the money from it goes to them, only sales of new copies.
A slight correction to your wording, the Cerberus Network comes with every NEW copy of the game. If you buy a used copy and the code has not been used, you're in luck, but that is not likely the case.
Now, if you're interested in the content the Cerberus Network offers (currently Zaeed [an acquirable teammate in the game], another major mission [the name of which would completely spoil the beginning of the game], and a Cerberus set of Armour and Weapon), then if you don't have a code, you'll be forced to fork out about $15 in order to acquire it.
That means, in order for the sale of a used copy of ME2 to be viable to you, you'd have to get it for at least $15 off the regular price, and a price like that doesn't come along for the first 6 months of the lifecycle of the game, which is when the VAST majority of the sales come.
Also, this way, if you do spend those $15 on the Cerberus Network, EA and Bioware do get a large portion of that sale, so they're still getting some money back from selling a used copy.
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