I was tinkering with the Playstation Portable version of Fight Night Round 3 tonight when I decided to check out the online play.

Imagine my shock when a message popped up telling me that I had to either pay $2 or give my privacy away to ESPN and whoever they feel like selling my details to, if I wanted to play online.

I shit you not, it's a requirement for ALL online play in this game. How insane is that. Granted $2 is next to nothing, unless you don't have a credit card. If you don't have a credit card, it's either give ESPN your info (including email) or don't play.

I sure hope Sony doesn't continue down this ugly path. Imagine having to give up your email and, in essence, signing up for spam, just to play SOCOM 4 online.

I don't know if this is a Sony or an EA idea, but it stinks to high heaven. Although my version of this game is a retail final, it didn't come with packaging, so I don't know if they let buyers know ahead of time they have to pay an extra $2 or opt-in to email delivered advertising.

I'll see what I can find out on Monday. In the meantime let me know what you think of this idea.

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