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Playstation_prophet on 26 February 2015

No one gives a crap about EA access. Most gamers don't give a crap about Hardline. 2 or 3 trolls don't represent a community.

Also, PS4 fans aren't on a EA access page commenting. It's more BS for hits.



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Spade on 26 February 2015
Playstation_prophet said:
No one gives a crap about EA access. Most gamers don't give a crap about Hardline. 2 or 3 trolls don't represent a community.

Also, PS4 fans aren't on a EA access page commenting. It's more BS for hits.

I do! 

It's an awesome service. Well worth my $30 a year for exclusive access, 10% off digital purchases, and free games in the vault. 

And you're telling me PS fans aren't on that page.... Hmmmmm 



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binary solo on 26 February 2015
MB1025 said:
binary solo said:

That's probably 2 plays through the SP campaign though. Given the MP will be a bit of a wasteland for those 5 days with hardly anyone with the game It is good to get the campaign out of the way and then get right into the MP on launch day.

I don't understand why this is a problem for PS4/PC gamers though. People have paid for EA Access, and EA is living up to its end of the deal by giving subscribers early access to new games.

About the only thing you could say is a tad dodgy is the fact that Sony has an exclusive marketing deal and it could be argued this is a breach of contract because promoting the early access is promoting the Xb one version. However that's Sony's problem to deal with and if Sony doesn't think it's worth taking action then fans pretty much don't have a leg to stand on. Then again, when have some fans ever needed a leg to take a stand against the opposing platforms? If these people want early access to EA games then they should petition Sony to allow EA access on PS4.


Won't breach contract because the game is releasing first on EA Access. Not Xbox One. Xbox One just happens to be the only console to have EA Access. 

That would be something for Sony's legal team to assess. It can be argued either way, and it might come down to how tight the wording of the marketing contract is. I'm sure EA's legal team gave EA an interpretation of the contract that said it would be OK, or at least very low risk. But there are always different ways to interpret a contract. If the marketing contract prohibited EA from doing anything that directly or indirectly promoted a different version of BFH then promoting the early access would be a breach, because it's indirectly promoting the Xb one version. But if the contract simply barred EA from referring to or using Windows, Microsoft or Xbox in their promotions then the early access promotion would almost certainly not be a breach.



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vivster on 26 February 2015
justiceiro said:
I think EA amde the rigth call. They actually managed to make a mode where they can test the server witha small ammount of people and fix thing before the game is out. Actually very clever way to doa beta test. Dota 2 kinda did the same and was a smooth launch.

Because EA are known for fixing things within 5 days?



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Playstation_prophet on 26 February 2015

Exclusive access to EA games, lol? Yes, why would PS4 fans be on a site about EA access? It's youtube comments which represent the scum of the planet. I dint even hear about this until a couple hours ago. Now it's "fans are going crazy, right"?.

EA access isn't a good value. 10% discount on digital titles is a joke. You can pick up new releases for 48.00 plus tax and that's a physical copy. Games that are added to the vault are games no one is playing. The only perk is early access and that is still not worth it. Time restarints and missing modes. You are paying $30.00 a year to play demos five days early.

You want value. Pick up PS+.



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LudicrousSpeed on 26 February 2015
Playstation_prophet said:

Exclusive access to EA games, lol? Yes, why would PS4 fans be on a site about EA access? It's youtube comments which represent the scum of the planet. I dint even hear about this until a couple hours ago. Now it's "fans are going crazy, right"?.

EA access isn't a good value. 10% discount on digital titles is a joke. You can pick up new releases for 48.00 plus tax and that's a physical copy. Games that are added to the vault are games no one is playing. The only perk is early access and that is still not worth it. Time restarints and missing modes. You are paying $30.00 a year to play demos five days early.

You want value. Pick up PS+.

I could be equally ignorant and say the games on PS+ are crappy indies no one plays.

31,000+ on Xbone BF4 right now. Sure sounds like no one still plays it lol.

Also, every game I have played early on the service was the full game. The only exeption is Ultimate Team modes, which is pay to win bullshit that I don't play anyway, and it makes sense for them to not allow people to play that early :)



mornelithe on 26 February 2015
LudicrousSpeed said:
sergiodaly said:
Whats stupid is some will pay 5$ and subscribe for that month to play earlier.

Actually, if you're going to buy Battlefield Hardline anyway, it's stupid NOT to sign up for the month. Not only do you get the game early, but it's $5 for the month and that 10% discount on EA games knocks $6 off of Hardline when you buy it. So you're actually losing money if you don't do this deal. Again, if you're buying Hardline.

Anyways, those comments are sad to see because they are so uninformed. Anger should be directed at Sony, they are the ones scared of competition on PSN.

Provided you already have an X1, if not, then you're talking a substantially greater price.



thepurplewalrus on 26 February 2015

EA putting money before it's costumers? What a big surprise...



OnlyForDisplay on 26 February 2015

Wow.... I am more surprised at the comments; especially if those comments are from Battlefield or EA Fans. Surely they realize that obtaining maximum profit has been the goal of EA for several years.



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method114 on 26 February 2015

I'm glad people are flipping out I don't like things like ea access it's stupid and should be stopped. I dint want every company creating some subscription based service.