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LudicrousSpeed on 07 May 2019
setsunatenshi said:
LudicrousSpeed said:
About time Sony wised up on this.

It is a good value if you’re into EA titles. Hell, any time you’re going to buy an EA title that costs $60, you save a dollar by buying a month of EA Access for $5 and then saving $6 on that title with the 10% discount.

except to save a dollar this month, most people will be spending 5 the next month for nothing, and the month after that, and so on until years later when they realize they added a new "rent" to their lives with very little to show for.

it's the same reason why I personally don't like the games pass model of business from Xbox, there's no incentive to make quality games if the customer is already paying a rent for them whether they are good or bad

Uh, what? 

You pay $5 for one month, save $6. +1 dollar. You don’t need to sub any other months lol.

And GamePass is full of good titles, as is EA Access, so idk about the rest of that. Different strokes. 



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Blood_Tears on 07 May 2019

If they can find a way to have the DA and ME games run on PS4 with trophies then I am in 100%. If not, then I'll pass.



Shiken on 07 May 2019

Only 6 years too late!



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method114 on 07 May 2019

The last EA game I got was Battle Field 1 for $5. I'll pass they don't release any games that are worth this price. The Star Wars game is the only thing that comes close and I'll just buy that outright instead of paying $5 a month for it.



EricHiggin on 07 May 2019

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/7/18535145/ea-access-unlimited-game-subscription-service-ps4-playstation-4-sony-july

"EA Access for PS4 will be a separate account from EA Access for Xbox One. So if you’re already paying for Access on your Xbox, you will have to pay a second monthly fee to play those games on your PS4."

Is this normal for EA Access? If not, I can't believe there isn't outrage over the fact this is yet another third party cross platform type offering locked down on PS4.



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Bofferbrauer2 on 08 May 2019
EricHiggin said:

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/7/18535145/ea-access-unlimited-game-subscription-service-ps4-playstation-4-sony-july

"EA Access for PS4 will be a separate account from EA Access for Xbox One. So if you’re already paying for Access on your Xbox, you will have to pay a second monthly fee to play those games on your PS4."

Is this normal for EA Access? If not, I can't believe there isn't outrage over the fact this is yet another third party cross platform type offering locked down on PS4.

I think, part of the reason is, that EA Access on XBO also offers 360 games, something the PS4 version definitely won't do. In other words, you get more out of the subscription on an XBO than on a PS4

Also, I think for PC, that's yet again a different subscription...



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DonFerrari on 08 May 2019
Ka-pi96 said:
Yay.

I wonder if Sony realised they were being dickhead hypocrites by criticising EA access in the first place or whether it was just because Microsoft paid to keep it off PS4 for awhile.

Knowing Microsoft/EA the latter is certainly possible. But knowing Sony I certainly wouldn't rule out the former either.

Considering what Sony said when EA Access launched seemed more like Sony didn't want it than just being sour grapes that MS got it.



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EricHiggin on 08 May 2019
Bofferbrauer2 said:
EricHiggin said:

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/7/18535145/ea-access-unlimited-game-subscription-service-ps4-playstation-4-sony-july

"EA Access for PS4 will be a separate account from EA Access for Xbox One. So if you’re already paying for Access on your Xbox, you will have to pay a second monthly fee to play those games on your PS4."

Is this normal for EA Access? If not, I can't believe there isn't outrage over the fact this is yet another third party cross platform type offering locked down on PS4.

I think, part of the reason is, that EA Access on XBO also offers 360 games, something the PS4 version definitely won't do. In other words, you get more out of the subscription on an XBO than on a PS4

Also, I think for PC, that's yet again a different subscription...

Looks as if it is a separate service on all platforms. I guess I can see why it make sense from both perspectives. Why couldn't it be one service across all platforms with one price, where each platform get's their cut and gamers simply get access to the EA games available to the platforms they play on? On the other hand, if that service needs to cost say $20 per month or $75 per year for multi platform, it makes sense to divide it all up and charge $5 for the month and $30 for the year per platform.

Still surprised there's little to no outrage by the cross platformers, but it would be directed towards EA and not PS or MS, unless they are a major part of the reason why the service is set up like that behind the scenes. We wouldn't find out either unless another Fortnite type controversy were to take place.



topolino227 on 08 May 2019

Nice, this is worth it for Fifa alone for me and i think for Battlefield im gonna use it as well. Also you get a 10% discount, so you actually save money anyway. Also a 10% discount on Fifa Points is great.