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Re: EA Access for Xbox One (subscription service)
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:25 pm
by Delusibeta
[iup=3518713]Photek[/iup] wrote:I reckon this type of deal was in the works from the off as it suits DRM malarkey.
I would be surprised if that turned out to be the case, considering we're past the first anniversary of the DRM reversal. Certainly, it's been long enough that the Xbone DRM shouldn't be a factor.
Re: EA Access for Xbox One (subscription service)
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:27 pm
by Garth
Nice
Re: EA Access for Xbox One (subscription service)
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:28 pm
by evanswolves
[iup=3518762]Garth[/iup] wrote:Nice
Then again, this says £4.99 a month
so who knows :lol
http://www.ea.com/uk/news/ea-announces- ... o-xbox-oneAlso, NO Titanfall to be included
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:40 pm
by Garth
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:43 pm
by Photek
Jesus, the more I read on this the more I want it!
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:59 pm
by Monkey Man
Very interesting. Skimming through the lengthy GAF thread it seems to be getting a very positive reception so it looks like they've got the pricing right.
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:03 pm
by bear
I'm assuming this means we won't be seeing any EA games offered as PS Plus or Xbox Gold freebies going forward then?
It sounds like a good deal and at least they are trying to figure how to extract value from their back catalogue in a way that doesn't screw over consumers.
Any chance MS and EA will run some sort of cross promotion of this before Christmas? Buy a year of Xbox Gold, get EA Access free?
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:08 pm
by Mafro
Xbox One-exclusive, eh?
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:26 pm
by Glowy69
[iup=3518816]Mafro[/iup] wrote:Xbox One-exclusive, eh?
Nicks rocking in his bedroom corner frothing from his mouth as we speak.
This seems interesting, though given EA's track record, it seems too good to be true.
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:32 pm
by BID0
Could you not buy those games today and then trade them in for less than £20? It'd be a good deal if you got to play any title you wanted and not old games.
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:33 pm
by tomvek
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:39 pm
by The Watching Artist
The cynic in me expects EAs next batch of games to have more in game purchases then ever before. And be broken etc.
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:47 pm
by Garth
Will EA Access be available in my country?
At launch, EA Access will be available in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States with additional territories to follow.
http://www.ea.com/eaaccess/faq.html?utm ... 6667166900
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:56 pm
by JiggerJay
It'll be interesting to see how this runs
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:11 pm
by DaveDS
Guys this is EA, they wouldn't be doing this if it was going to save everyone money and lose money from them. There's a catch that we haven't be informed about yet, probably related to the access we gain.
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:15 pm
by Saint of Killers
Maybe MS are the ones taking the hit.
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:19 pm
by more heat than light
Think I'll probably sell my copy of Battlefield 4 and use the funds to pay for a year of this. Wish I hadn't forked out for Peggle 2 now though.
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:25 pm
by DaveDS
[iup=3518873]Saint of Killers[/iup] wrote:Maybe MS are the ones taking the hit.
I think in reality, "gain access" means play a demo, or small portion of the game, then pay a slightly reduced price to "unlock" the full game, there's simply no way it could be what is being portrayed now. When you look at how many copies EA sells of Fifa, battlefield etc, they would basically be saying they don't want money anymore by doing this, and the install base would have to be significantly higher, perhaps by 100x, to make the possibility of gaining enough new subscribers who wouldn't originally have touched an EA game plausible.
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:28 pm
by Delusibeta
If Season Pass is anything to go by, the previews will be the full game, albeit time limited to five days before launch. The idea being that you try before you buy (ideally on launch day for full price). No idea how that's going to affect sales of single player games such as Dragon Age though.
[iup=3518811]bear[/iup] wrote:I'm assuming this means we won't be seeing any EA games offered as PS Plus or Xbox Gold freebies going forward then?
Yeah, that almost certainly means no more EA games on Gold, and Plus as soon as they start the scheme on PS4.
Re: EA Access for Xbox One £3.99 a month, £19.99 per year
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:31 pm
by more heat than light
[iup=3518888]DaveDS[/iup] wrote:[iup=3518873]Saint of Killers[/iup] wrote:Maybe MS are the ones taking the hit.
I think in reality, "gain access" means play a demo, or small portion of the game, then pay a slightly reduced price to "unlock" the full game, there's simply no way it could be what is being portrayed now. When you look at how many copies EA sells of Fifa, battlefield etc, they would basically be saying they don't want money anymore by doing this, and the install base would have to be significantly higher, perhaps by 100x, to make the possibility of gaining enough new subscribers who wouldn't originally have touched an EA game plausible.
I think the idea is that brand new games aren't available straight away on the service. So you have to fork out if you want, say, Fifa 15 on day one. If you're happy to play four or five months down the line then you can via the subscription.
