Is Smart-xx offering to pay the way? If so, I can't imagine how there could be any difficulty getting some X-S member to go over there. But in the end, who the hell has $500 or more to plop down on airfair just to find out if a couple games have chip-detection. If there are, indeed, games with chip detection we will, afterall, find out about it by default as people will presumably buy these games.
But christ, if it's all-expenses-paid WTF? It's a trip to Germany. People actually go there for fun. Like, on vacation. It's not like it would be a chore to go to Germany. It's not like a trip to the land-fill after spring cleaning. Or will armed guards meet you at the plane, escort you to the Smart-XX labs, and escort you back to the plane?