Nadat eerder vandaag bekend werd dat SSX een online pass bevat, heeft EA nu een officieel verklaring gegeven. De multiplayermodi van SSX, Explore en de Global Events, zullen zowel met als zonder online pass toegankelijk zijn. Indien je de beschikking hebt over een online pass zal je ook credits verdienen met het spelen van de Global Events. Deze credits kan men gebruiken om onder andere extra spullen te kopen voor je character.
Mocht je geen online pass hebben, zullen alle credits die je verdient opgeslagen worden op je account. Als je de online pass later aanschaft, kun je dus gelijk alle credits gebruiken die je eerder al verdiend hebt.
De gehele verklaring van EA kun je hier onder lezen.
As you know, all EA Sports games for the Xbox 360 and PS3 have included a game-specific EA Sports Online Pass since June 2010. This is a one-time use registration code with each unit sold new at retail that allows access to online services and features, as well as bonus game content. Once activated, additional passes will be available for $10. Thus, all new copies of SSX will include a code for Online Pass. EA Sports has made a significant investment to offer immersive online services and features. We want to reserve these online services for people who pay EA to access them.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.