PlayStation 3 players that paid full price for a new version of DiRT 3 can’t play the game online. Â Because the game comes bundled with a code that allows you to access the online features of the game which requires the use of the PlayStation Store, those that bought the game for the PS3 get short-changed again. Â The pass which is included with every new copy of DiRT 3 is very similar to the online pass that EA uses in many of its titles.
Andy Gray of Codemasters called the situation “unfortunate”. Â It really is unfortunate, considering that DiRT 3 is a very good game, and those that purchased it on the PS3 are now going to have a very bad taste in their mouths. Â So when will PS3 players be allowed to get online with DiRT 3? Â Whenever the PlayStation Store returns is the best guess.
Mortal Kombat, which features a similar online pass, recently allowed players to bypass the code so that they could play online until the PlayStation Store resumed service. Â However, a Codemasters employee noted that there was no way to do this for their game, and gamers would just have to wait it out. Â We took DiRT 3 for a spin earlier in the week, read our review of the game here.