Is Sony Right About EA's All Access Subscription Plan?

[rishiswaz]

I play Madden which is console only, and I have a lot of friends who play on consoles only, mainly the Xbox because they are already in the Xbox Live ecosystem. If I pay the price of 1 game and I can get the latest Madden and Battlefield games even if they are available a month after launch, I get to play both with my friends and there are discounts on DLC, usually I pass on Battlefield/CoD DLC but if I am getting a 10% discount it might be worth it. And if there is a game I wouldn't buy but I now have access to via the subscription service like FIFA that is just a plus. Just because it is the cool thing to hate EA right now doesn't mean that this is a bad idea, if you don't play the games that are in the vault then you are not the target they are aiming for; it costs them very little to do this and Microsoft is probably also getting its cut of the 30 per year per customer so there is no reason they would stop. Sony probably said no because they were not satisfied with the amount they would get but they release an open ended statement so that if people respond positively to the service they can backtrack without seeming as bad.

 

[RedJaron]

I play Madden which is console only, and I have a lot of friends who play on consoles only, mainly the Xbox because they are already in the Xbox Live ecosystem. If I pay the price of 1 game and I can get the latest Madden and Battlefield games even if they are available a month after launch, I get to play both with my friends and there are discounts on DLC, usually I pass on Battlefield/CoD DLC but if I am getting a 10% discount it might be worth it. And if there is a game I wouldn't buy but I now have access to via the subscription service like FIFA that is just a plus. Just because it is the cool thing to hate EA right now doesn't mean that this is a bad idea, if you don't play the games that are in the vault then you are not the target they are aiming for; it costs them very little to do this and Microsoft is probably also getting its cut of the 30 per year per customer so there is no reason they would stop. Sony probably said no because they were not satisfied with the amount they would get but they release an open ended statement so that if people respond positively to the service they can backtrack without seeming as bad.

All good and true, and similar to what Sony offers with PS+. The question is whether the games in EA's service rotate in and out, or if they stay playable for as long as you have the service. Anything I get for free with PS+ I can keep for as long as I maintain my subscription. Will that be the same here, or will EA rotate games out so you lose access to them?

 

[4745454b]

The article said EA said once in the vault they will stay. So no need to worry about losing a game you were playing. Like with netflix as long as you pay, you'll have the game. (until the MP server for that game gets shut down.)

Edited for spelling.

 

[rishiswaz]

I really don't see a down to this as long as you play at least 2 games out of the vault. Barring a price increase I can't see anything wrong with the plan to deserve the hate it gets.

 

[rishiswaz]

Hmmm, let's see here... With Playstation Plus you get to keep the games you've downloaded forever as long as you don't delete them (since they do go off PS Plus after a bit) and you keep the membership up, which most members do for a variety of reasons. And then we come to EA's service. Just a few games at time, for a limited time, with very few discounts (in comparison to PS Plus). Not to mention EA is literally a very terrible company, as its been proven time and time again.

Once a game is in the vault it stays in the vault; as long as you pay you get to play the games in the vault; you get 10% off on DLC, early access to games, and discounts on games that are not in the vault. For 30 dollars a year if you play 2 of the games offered you are saving money. I understand not liking EA makes you hip online but based on your comment it doesn't even seem like you bothered to read the article.

 

[4745454b]

For 30 dollars a month if you play 2 of the games

$4/mo, $30/year.

 

[Belardo]

So if you don't make a payment... you lose everything?

With my Steam account, its free. I've actually gone 3 years without using it, forgot it. I installed it on a new PC I built, put in my KEY/user name whatever... and my OLD games re-populate... even when I have the disc for them. I don't have to re-enter a CDkey for a steam game.

EA - Fuk EA... I hate the company. I hate them so much, I don't buy nor play the games I want to play that they make (Mirror's edge, Bioshock series). That SecuROM7 BS!

 

[rishiswaz]

For 30 dollars a month if you play 2 of the games

$4/mo, $30/year.

thanks, lol at 30/mo it doesn't seem like as good of a deal

 

[thunderlord]

I'm going to say that EA doesn't usually do anything unless it's trying to make a quick profit at the moral cost of it's users (us)... so I'm a bit "iffy" about this. I think I back Sony and say that it's not a sweet enough deal right now but if EA continues to drop good games in there, I can see how it may have some value down the line. Let's just wait and see how EA screws this one up... err, I mean handle this. I strongly hope that EA proves us wrong and makes this subscription worth it.

the question is when has EA ever done us good? they ether give give us a vruis (illegally placing a DMR with out are knowledge (yrs back) and in the end caused are computers to F up and cause them lawsuits out of there @$$. or make deals with N-vada so there games look better on there cards. the list go's on there only after are cash