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walsufnir said:
So much for Sony and EA Access:

“We evaluated the EA Access subscription offering and decided that it does not bring the kind of value PlayStation customers have come to expect,” a Sony representative told us via email. “PlayStation Plus memberships are up more than 200% since the launch of PlayStation 4, which shows that gamers are looking for memberships that offer a multitude of services, across various devices, for one low price. We don’t think asking our fans to pay an additional $5 a month for this EA-specific program represents good value to the PlayStation gamer"

Thanks Sony for deciding for your customers what is of value and what isn't.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/07/30/sony-ea-access-doesn_2700_t-represent-good-value-to-the-playstation-gamer.aspx


We, owners of PS4, evaluated your evaluation of EA Access and we think you, Sony, need to STFU and GTFO.



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nitekrawler1285 said:

Cause GwG games are really old.  Outside of PS3 most of PS+ is indies which are cheap.  Give those services 5-7 or so years. It took years to train mobile owners to no longer outright pay for the games.  If publishers want to train console customers as well it might take more years as the roof was much higher in the first place.    

Let's completely ignore the impact that Digital has had on every entertainment industry and think that wont apply to games.  Especially not with these types of services.  

As a consumer looking for instant gratification this is good for you. For me this is not.  Do not tell me that digital hasn't already affected the types of games that even get to retail and effect my ability to purchase them because it already has.  Look at Vita.  

 

Vita is a horrible example. Retail games aren't available for Vita since it is a failed console, and this comes from a hardcore Vita owner. Digital has nothing to do with the downfall of retail games on Vita.

And GwG has had some great games recently (Dishonored for next month). And it took no time at all to train mobile users to get games for free, since games were pretty much always free. 

And digital has been a boon for the entertainment industry. Without digital, we wouldn't have Netflix, Kindle, or Steam, all of which are in most ways superior to their physical counterparts.



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Fifaguy360 said:
walsufnir said:
So much for Sony and EA Access:

“We evaluated the EA Access subscription offering and decided that it does not bring the kind of value PlayStation customers have come to expect,” a Sony representative told us via email. “PlayStation Plus memberships are up more than 200% since the launch of PlayStation 4, which shows that gamers are looking for memberships that offer a multitude of services, across various devices, for one low price. We don’t think asking our fans to pay an additional $5 a month for this EA-specific program represents good value to the PlayStation gamer"

Thanks Sony for deciding for your customers what is of value and what isn't.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/07/30/sony-ea-access-doesn_2700_t-represent-good-value-to-the-playstation-gamer.aspx


We, owners of PS4, evaluated your evaluation of EA Access and we think you, Sony, need to STFU and GTFO.

Saddens me that so many PS4 owners actually support Sony's statement.

Thst's why we can't have nice things :(



Burek said:

Saddens me that so many PS4 owners actually support Sony's statement.

Thst's why we can't have nice things :(


I can't understand why so many are supporting it either.  I can understand why they wouldn't want to have the EA option as it could conflict with their own plans.  Support it though?  Screw that.  Give me the option and let me decide for myself please and thank you.



VanceIX said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
They know MS gamers will pay. As good as it sounds it reeks of exploitation and I don't like what is to come. MS opened the flood gates for Activision and EA.


I hope you realize that PlayStation gamers would just as easily pay. $30 a year for potentially dozens of games is an amazing deal, period.

It's like saying Amazon Prime or Netflix reek of exploitation, even though they are amazing deals.

You're equating the two yet ignore the catalyst. The first move is usually the most genuine of intentions. Netfix isnt exploiting anything. MS used those guys to add value to a product that was only high priced online. Its pure profit. Sony said at E3 that DRM and services should be left between them an the people. Sooner or later when MS dropped DRM they went to save face as well and used the same line Sony used. EA knows which brand would choose them over the consumer.



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VanceIX said:
nitekrawler1285 said:


This will instantly lower the value of the physical games.  Why would you buy A used EA physical copy game now?  You can get ALL of them for $30.  This deal is only there to give them that "second hand" revenue at the expense of their own games value and anyone else's ability to get a piece of that pie.  

If your context is what is that you want the value of software to remain high then this is not a deal.  It's a cheap death to content rich games for the future.  It's why you can't hardly find such games on mobile. They call the games Free to Play but it came with a huge price for all future software on the platform.  

Really? Then why haven't PS+ or XBL GwG lowered the prices of physical games?

This is a boon for digital gamers like me and many others. Physical gamers are unaffected either way, you can still buy your game down at Gamestop for $60 if you so wish.


EA and MS almost stood in the way of that.



If they include their yearly sports games a soon as they release (or even a month later), this will be an amazing service.

EA will probably fuck this up though.



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S.T.A.G.E. said:
VanceIX said:

Really? Then why haven't PS+ or XBL GwG lowered the prices of physical games?

This is a boon for digital gamers like me and many others. Physical gamers are unaffected either way, you can still buy your game down at Gamestop for $60 if you so wish.


EA and MS almost stood in the way of that.

Not really. You could still buy and sell your discs, you would just have to deregister them from your account. I personally think it was a gread idea that was poorly presented to the public. It would allow you to have your entire game library available without needing the disc, but at the same time giving the ability to sell discs. It would have been the bridge between the ownership issue with digital content.



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VanceIX said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:


EA and MS almost stood in the way of that.

Not really. You could still buy and sell your discs, you would just have to deregister them from your account. I personally think it was a gread idea that was poorly presented to the public. It would allow you to have your entire game library available without needing the disc, but at the same time giving the ability to sell discs. It would have been the bridge between the ownership issue with digital content.


Yeah, thanks to Sony you can buy used.  End of story. :)



S.T.A.G.E. said:
VanceIX said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:


EA and MS almost stood in the way of that.

Not really. You could still buy and sell your discs, you would just have to deregister them from your account. I personally think it was a gread idea that was poorly presented to the public. It would allow you to have your entire game library available without needing the disc, but at the same time giving the ability to sell discs. It would have been the bridge between the ownership issue with digital content.


Yeah, thanks to Sony you can buy used.  End of story. :)

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