Do Cheat Codes have a Place in Modern Video-Games?

GPT: "Most gamers over the age of fifteen should remember a time when the majority of video-games had a plethora of cheat codes to “enhance” the gameplay experience. Whether these were solely aesthetic or offered in-game advantages varied, but it's safe to say that a large majority of games during and before the last generation of gaming offered some kind of means to cheat. This took a drastic change with the current (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii) era where barely any games offer cheat codes."