Will EA Reconsider EA Access?

[The Fury]

Conina said:

Protendo said:

If EA Access was profitable it would be on PC by now. The only reason EA would hold back is if they consider it a net loss. Good for the consumer doesn't always mean good for business.

With that logic XBL Gold ain't profitable on consoles because that subscription model failed on PC.

The rules on PC are different... much more competition (Steam, EA Origin, GOG, Uplay, Battlenet, Humble Store,...) with free stuff (Steam free weekends, Origin Game Time...) or very good bargains (Humble bundles, Steam deals,...) which make it hard for a new subscription service to show its advantages.

Gold and PS+ are different services though, Gold on PC would never work because PCs are open platforms, you have choice of markets and services, some games do not require even the use of steam or anything other than the PC itself and their own client to gain access to the games servers. Xbox is not open, it's limited to Xbox games only and Live only. Games though Xbox and PS require those platforms.

I don't think there is a service to compete against EA Access on PC, all you do is pay £30 a year and you get all those games. Every other service/shop you buy the games.

 

In my view the service is a good one but wonder how long until people get tired of the only games appearing on it being Madden and FIFA.