The EA online code was a better system. I'm all for developers getting paid, and charging people $10 to play multiplayer when they bought a used game was fine with me. But [b]THIS[/b] system is just a money grab by Micro$oft. Gamers are paying for Steve Ballmer's piss-poor management of Micro$oft - couldn't get Windows right, couldn't get Zune to work, couldn't beat the Europeans over free Internet Explorer, and couldn't beat Apple with tablets or the iPhone (despite creating the PocketPC). Thanks Steve - you ruined the computing industry, mom & pop game stores, game rental companies and now gaming itself.