Sunday, I purchased Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit for the PlayStation 3. Although the game still sells for $60 new, I picked up a used copy for $40. Here’s how things have gone so far.<\/p>\n

7pm:<\/b> Arrive home with used copy of Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. Put game into PS3.<\/p>\n

PS3: I’m sorry, but you need to update the firmware on your PlayStation 3 before you can play this game. You are running firmware 3.41 and you need 3.50 to play Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. Would you like to download and update your firmware now?<\/i><\/p>\n

Not really, but okay. The new firmware takes approximately 20 minutes to copy over and install (I’m rounding here). Finally, I’m ready to play.<\/p>\n

7:20pm:<\/b> I re-launch NFS:HP.<\/p>\n

PS3: I’m sorry, but you need to update the firmware on your PlayStation 3 before you can play this game online. You are running firmware 3.50 and you need 3.55 to play Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit online. Would you like to download and update your firmware now?<\/i><\/p>\n

Sigh. Yes, I guess. This update takes 15 minutes to download and another 10 to install.<\/p>\n

7:45pm:<\/b> I re-launch NFS:HP. Again.<\/p>\n

NFS:HS: Would you like to play online? Because this is an online game. Please create an online account, and then enter your online code from the offline piece of paper included inside the game’s package.<\/i><\/p>\n

7:50pm:<\/b> I spend five minutes digging out the code and punching it into the game via the PS3 controller.<\/p>\n

NFS:HS: I’m sorry, but this must be a used game because somebody already used that code. If you would like to play the game online, please go to our website and pay $10 for new code.<\/i><\/p>\n

Not bloody likely. An hour into the experience and the game has the audacity to ask me for more money before I’ve yet to race a car!<\/i><\/p>\n

The next ten minutes are a lot like this:<\/p>\n

7:51pm:<\/b> You could do that … if you were online!
\n7:52pm:<\/b> New tracks available … for online players!
\n7:53pm:<\/b> Share your times with other online racers!
\n7:54pm:<\/b> Those cars are for online players only.
\n7:55pm:<\/b> Race against your friends … online!
\n7:56pm:<\/b> That mode is only available online.
\n7:57pm:<\/b> Seriously. Everyone else is playing online but you.
\n7:58pm:<\/b> Online online, online online (you’re offline) online.
\n7:59pm:<\/b> It’s only ten more bucks, you tight ass.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

8:00pm:<\/b> Turned off PlayStation 3, went out to arcade, played Pole Position for about an hour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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