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So if EA Access launched tomorrow:
1. I'd get BF4 and Peggle, never played either.
2. Getting Fifa15, Madden15, and Dragon Age in 2014 || = $18 in savings.
3. Will be getting Mirror's Edge when it releases next year || Total savings = $24
4. I get 5 days early access to each game.
5. 10% discounts on DLC.

Not a bad deal bro. First year will almost pay for itself.



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Sharpryno said:
So if EA Access launched tomorrow:
1. I'd get BF4 and Peggle, never played either.
2. Getting Fifa15, Madden15, and Dragon Age in 2014 || = $18 in savings.
3. Will be getting Mirror's Edge when it releases next year || Total savings = $24
4. I get 5 days early access to each game.
5. 10% discounts on DLC.

Not a bad deal bro. First year will almost pay for itself.

2 and 4 are the same thing. They are paid demos, much like the current free hour trials that PS Plus currently does for many games, just early and just probably longer than an hour.

You won't get the entire games for part of the service in 2014. No way they'd do that considering how much money they'd lose if they did.



Hmm, pie.

The Fury said:
Sharpryno said:
So if EA Access launched tomorrow:
1. I'd get BF4 and Peggle, never played either.
2. Getting Fifa15, Madden15, and Dragon Age in 2014 || = $18 in savings.
3. Will be getting Mirror's Edge when it releases next year || Total savings = $24
4. I get 5 days early access to each game.
5. 10% discounts on DLC.

Not a bad deal bro. First year will almost pay for itself.

2 and 4 are the same thing. They are paid demos, much like the current free hour trials that PS Plus currently does for many games, just early and just probably longer than an hour.

You won't get the entire games for part of the service in 2014. No way they'd do that considering how much money they'd lose if they did.

I am almost positive you get the game 5 days early, but I'd still have to buy it. It is just that you get 10% off, hence the second part.  EA already does this if you have the season pass for the game or something 



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Sharpryno said:
The Fury said:

2 and 4 are the same thing. They are paid demos, much like the current free hour trials that PS Plus currently does for many games, just early and just probably longer than an hour.

You won't get the entire games for part of the service in 2014. No way they'd do that considering how much money they'd lose if they did.

I am almost positive you get the game 5 days early, but I'd still have to buy it. It is just that you get 10% off, hence the second part.  EA already does this if you have the season pass for the game or something 

Not saying you don't get the 5 day early access, just they aren't the game to play whenever you like for however long you like. It's a 5 day demo. This said do you think you could blitz through DA:I in 5 days (honest question)? as that means instead of $60 sale with money for MS, EA and the developer, the game goes for $4. A bargain price.

Confused by your second point, so if you have a seaon pass to DA:I and get 10% off the main game? Why would anyone buy the main game first?



Hmm, pie.

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prayformojo said:
VanceIX said:
prayformojo said:
I've been saying this since day one. Anyone who thinks EA is going to give something for nothing is a fool. Buy your games people. If you don't, you'll regret what happens to this industry.

Ya know, people said the exact same thing when Netflix and Hulu took off. They saw it as the death of movie ownership.

Well, fast forward to today, and you can still buy all your movies and TV shows on Blu-Ray or digitally, Netflix is completely optional.

And EA isn't giving something for nothing. They are giving something for $30.


And you know what? Because of Netflix, you can no longer rent that brand new 007 the day it ships. Why? Because the rise of streaming killed video rental stores and thus, allowed for back door, corporate handshakes with greedy agendas.

Only an ignorant fool would support this non sense.

No need for personal attacks.

And you can still buy your media and sell it. I doubt that Netflix worked to make your renting impossible. After a week or two, you will be able to rent it anyway, your ability is still there.

This is like complaining that you can't rent the DVD the day the movie comes out in theaters. Of course full buyers will be given preference, but at least you'll still have the option of renting if you so wish.

I love digital media. If I'm an "ignorant fool" for doing so, so be it. I save money is the long run and have much more convenience, and that's all that matters to me.



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i know it was a ripoff service ,a joke lol



PullusPardus said:
Playstation Now is a bigger rip off though, so they have no right to call EA out.

u know its a beta ,right ,right ,



The Fury said:
Sharpryno said:
The Fury said:

2 and 4 are the same thing. They are paid demos, much like the current free hour trials that PS Plus currently does for many games, just early and just probably longer than an hour.

You won't get the entire games for part of the service in 2014. No way they'd do that considering how much money they'd lose if they did.

I am almost positive you get the game 5 days early, but I'd still have to buy it. It is just that you get 10% off, hence the second part.  EA already does this if you have the season pass for the game or something 

Not saying you don't get the 5 day early access, just they aren't the game to play whenever you like for however long you like. It's a 5 day demo. This said do you think you could blitz through DA:I in 5 days (honest question)? as that means instead of $60 sale with money for MS, EA and the developer, the game goes for $4. A bargain price.

Confused by your second point, so if you have a seaon pass to DA:I and get 10% off the main game? Why would anyone buy the main game first?


Okay.

If you have EA Access, you have the option to get the game/demo 5 days early if you buy it digitally.  If you do, and the 5 days pass you can transfer content to the full version of the game. 

I have no idea if they will have trials for subscribers who do not buy the game. 



EA Access is a good deal to some, bad deal for other but most importantly (to EA) more money. EA is a business and one who has been know to do everything for money. Now imagine that games in the Vault stay there for a long time ~6months. Why would anybody ever pay for an EA game ever again if the games can be played for 30 bucks a year? No EA is to smart for that. Depending on the popularity of the game they would keep it there for a few months probably 1. EA would have to be very generous and lose a lot of money if anybody really believes EA is going to keep games there for a long time. This service is a way for EA to take money away from people who normally wouldn't buy an EA game. EA is probably planning to sell the same or more amount of physical and digital games at full price. The longer games are in the vault, the more they hurt their sales. But keeping the games in the vault for the right amount of time would give EA major profits as they make the same amount of money and then add the new revenue from there EA access. Basically EA found a way to make money by taking advantage of those diehard fans who play these games yearly and giving benefits to those who don't buy EA so that at least EA makes 30 bucks off of them. EA proabably expects current fans of their game to buy access and then still buy every game that comes out at full price or the 10% iff price. 

My thoughts are that if a generous enough company does this, then this could be a blessing and a really good thing. Problem is I don't think I can trust EA to not f this up and try to take as much money as possible. I do believe this deal is really good for those that don't buy the games after they are taken down from the vault but for those who do all you lose is an extra 30 bucks a year which may seem little but eventually if enough companies do this, you'll easily pay 100+ extra and combined the services may not seem as great anymore. But I could be wrong and EA doesn't try to maximize profits and this becomes good for everyone. Only time would tell.