Oh it's gonna get worse. Soon the only way to play new games is gonna be a Set Top Box. The cable industry has proven this is the only way to slow down piracy. The head of the Riaa used to be a Senator so he has already spent many years on the hill and knows exactly who to bribe oops excuse me whos campaign to donate to to get what they want.
The Megaupload guy went down not for what he was doing but for what he was about to release. I music sharing program that would have bankrupted the industry but yet put money in the pockets of independent publishers them not to allow us the ability to buy a used game just like I do with cars boats and damn near anything else I purchase is WRONG on so many levels but yet no one says a word.
The online pass that is now an extra 10.00 for a used game is nothing but greed. It's like saying if you buy a used car fine but you gotta pay an extra 1000.00 to drive it out of the state you bought it in.
The video game industry now makes more than movies and if the cycle runs it's usual pace it won't take them long to milk the cow and screw it all up just like they do everything else.
Being a gamer since we chased red dots has given me many years of amazement seeing what we have now compared to a few years ago.
Currently you have company's like Nintendo changing their business model to say to any publisher... Now matter how many copy's you send us to sell you will not be paid for any until we sell 6000 copy's. Many company's have already stated that last year it took them 9 months to get enough money back to break even and will NEVER work on another Nintendo game again.
Mark my words times are changing. The big fish have pretty much gobbled p the little fish and a monopoly is coming and with the RIAA and congress in their pocket the only ne's who will come out ahead are them.
Good Luck
Mr Wags
Oh and if you are tired of Origin and own the game your playing you can get a fixed exe to bypass Origin altogether with a quick google. Just Saying