Will EA Reconsider EA Access?

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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.

This, This is why PC for the most part has free online and doesn't involve paying subs to get games at cheaper prices or paying to play multiplayer games besides the odd few MMOs. I personally can't see EA charging or getting PC users to accept paying to get a game a few days/hours earlier, it works for consoles due to paying an overall online sub and generally accepting the concept EA has bestowed already.