EA Access Grants Members To BFH Five Days Early, Fans Flip Out Over EA XB Deal

[Protendo]

jlmurph2 said:

Protendo said:

It's almost like people don't understand why EA Access is only on the Xbox One. EA more than likely make higher margins off sales through EA Access than they would if it was sold through Xbox Live. Because of the arrangement, EA most likely more money per title, and thus selling at a discount through EA Access (depending on the discount) is probably more profitable than selling titles on Xbox Live. This gives them an unhealthy advantage over their competition since they can provide a discount while maintaining the same margins as their competitors. Since Origin shares no such margins, EA has no economic insensitive to release EA Access on their own PC platform.

This isn't about consumer choice, this is about creating an unfair economic advantage on a closed system.

Note: Gamer's can benefit from such a relationship, but it comes at a cost.

Its most likely because Origin has 492 games that PC gamers would be expecting in their vault. The only options would be:

1. Allow EA Access on PC with only 8th gen games and have people complain about not having all the games.

2. Allow EA Access on PC with all games and raise the price substantially and have people complain about the price

3. Not allow EA Access on PC and have people complain about not having it.

Bullocks.

EA Access never needed to include every game. It has special deals to EA Access members only. If EA saw value in it they would bring it over. It wouldn't even need more games than the Xbox One version, it's just a subscription service that has it's own restrictions. As far as pricing, they can say that it only includes EA games in the discount. The problem is tht gives third praty developers more reason to strike an exclusive deal with Stream, because of the unfair advantage this gives EA titles as opposed to an even playing ground like Steam.

Their reasons are economic. It is in their best interest and not the customers. Windows is an open system, I have an alternative to publish on Windows. Xbox One is a close service where everyone everyone has to deal with the same guidelines/restrictions, unless you are EA.

This post isn't really about the "why" it's about people reactions. I say speak with your money, start a cause/campaign, don't wine like a baby and fork the money over anyway.