DudeWithNoName
Member
I subbed for a year. I didn't have Peggle or Madden so it's a bargain to me. I'm considering selling my copy of FIFA 14 to Amazon to make it an even better deal.
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EA announces Subscription Service for Xbox One ($5/month or $30/year, get game vault)
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JoJo UK
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Sold my physical copy of Battlefield 4 for £17.50 so the whole service for the year cost me £2.50 and I got the digital version of BF4.
I'm a happy... camper.
I'm a happy... camper.
sorry
So billing.microsoft.com is telling me EA Access expires after the month I bought while EA Access App tells me it automatically renews on 9/1/14. Which one is it? I don't want to renew it, I paid 5 bucks to play Battlefield 4 and that's about it (already own every other EA game of this gen). Should I screenshoot billing.microsoft.com in case they automatically renew despite stating that automatic renewal is turned off?
blazeuk
Member
Mine said it was turned off on the billing.microsoft.com website but when I went to My Account on the Xbox website it was set to auto renew, that's where I had to turn it off.
Fantastic to hear about games staying in the Vault forever, that is one thing I was sweating just a bit. (considering I traded my BF4 disc in as I no longer needed it)
I'd imagine they will add a handful of titles with the official launch, which I'd guess is tomorrow following the MS presser as I'm sure it'll be a big talking point.
I'd imagine they will add a handful of titles with the official launch, which I'd guess is tomorrow following the MS presser as I'm sure it'll be a big talking point.
Thank you, that's it.
In Service
Member
I've been playing the franchise mode on Madden for the past few weeks. Hell, I don't understand half of the options so I'm never playing full price for it but having last year's edition in an EA Vault saves me £15 every year.
Loving it. Go 49'ers.
The Albatross
Member
MS would be wise to bundle 1 month of this with every new Xbox One purchase. Get a new system and you instantly get 4 games.
BTW, when does this open up to the public at large, any idea? They're advertising it along with Madden '15, so I'd assume at least a week ebfore M15 drops at the end of August, to take advantage of the early release, right?
BTW, when does this open up to the public at large, any idea? They're advertising it along with Madden '15, so I'd assume at least a week ebfore M15 drops at the end of August, to take advantage of the early release, right?
i think this is great, even if only to do once or twice a year for 5 bucks a month to "rent" the library available. i'm tempted to do this for bf4 alone, but holding out for another title i'm interested in playing (NFS or PvZ).
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Signed up just yesterday. Went with the yearly subscription. Downloaded Madden, Battlefield and Peggle 2 as I think my nephews will like Peggle. I already had FIFA 14.
Totally suck at Madden right now, and I don't understand defensive playcalling worth a damn, but I'll get use to it all in time.
I can't wait for the FIFA 15 trial. Going to be all over that.
Totally suck at Madden right now, and I don't understand defensive playcalling worth a damn, but I'll get use to it all in time.
I can't wait for the FIFA 15 trial. Going to be all over that.
Gemüsepizza
Member
Maybe they will expand this later to newer titles by offering different tiers/packs, for example:
Budget pack (current offer): FIFA 14, Madden NFL 25, Peggle 2, and Battlefield 4
Action pack: Battlefield: Hardline, Star Wars Battlefront,
RPG pack: Mass Effect, Dragons Age,
Sports pack: FIFA 15, Madden, etc.
Racing pack: Need for Speed, Burnout
Family pack: PvZ, Peggle 2, Sims 4,
Multiplayer pack: Battlefield: Hardline, FIFA 15,
Comparable to PayTV like sky etc.
Madden 15 demo is exclusive to EA Access.
http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/11/5991063/madden-nfl-15-no-demo-ea-access
http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/11/5991063/madden-nfl-15-no-demo-ea-access
Daffy Duck
Member
Who really bothers with madden/fifa demos anyway?
It's not that but what else will they lock behind this paywall though? It's going to be interesting to see how this program matures in the future.
SmoothRunningGun
Member
People who want to try the game before they buy it.
Petrae
Member
I (used to) look forward to Madden and NHL demos every year. They gave me early looks at the new stuff added and let me experience the game early so I could form a better idea of whether to buy right away or to wait.
Now I'll just wait.
gotstrangepowers
Banned
It caused me to not buy Madden last fall on ps3
Allforce
Member
I'm the same as you guys, the differences are so incremental each year that paying 60 bucks is ludicrous to me. I always just buy the previous years Madden or NHL for super cheap to get my sports-game fix. You can always even just update the rosters yourself, there aren't THAT many major moves from season to season that it takes very long to go "Oh ok Peyton Manning is on the Broncos now" or "Put Rick Nash on the Rangers", etc, etc.
For 30 bucks to get a football/basketball/soccer game and some other non-sports shit to dick around with seems like a good deal to me. Great even.
Steverulez
Member
DTLIONS1013
Member
Can I pay for this with money in my Xbox account?
Steverulez
Member
DTLIONS1013
Member
That's annoying, I'll just get a month for now then
no but they said you can buy a subscription from Amazon.
SuperSonic1305
Member
Is this a joke? Sports game demos are probably the most played of all.
Noticed they changed the title to "Madden NFL 15 won't be playable early unless you pay for EA Access".
That's more accurate.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
I personally downloaded all FIFA demos when they were available. Love the games, always excited to try the next.
Even so, I see the kinds of trials being discussed for EA Access as a much more attractive way to preview games early, which is why I'm happy with my Access subscription.
I'm waiting on this. I have $25 in Amazon credit ready to be spent on this! Anyone know when this is coming?
scoobidoo112
Member
This might have been clarified already, but @EAAccess just confirmed for me that you'll be able to jump on EA Access at any time and get access to all the vault titles added up to that point, and not just what's added after you sub.
Now, do I trust them? That's another matter.
Wait, so they have no plans to remove any titles from the Vault, but at the same time you shouldn't be surprised if they remove titles from the Vault? What? They should be able to guarantee that you have permanent access to the titles. Smells fishy to me...
Steverulez
Member
Well, i'd expect it to be available imminently now its fully launched
This might have been clarified already, but @EAAccess just confirmed for me that you'll be able to jump on EA Access at any time and get access to all the vault titles added up to that point, and not just what's added after you sub.
Now, do I trust them? That's another matter.
Cheeky bastards.
What I get from this, though, is them taking out Madden 25 in like two or three years when 15 and 16 are already in the vault, which makes sense/is fine by me.
People are thinking about this way too much. They will probably remove titles like FIFA14 in a few years - when the servers shut-down and no one really cares anymore. I expect this is the only reason why they can not exclude the remove of games in general.
I was more focused on getting clarification on whether it was like PS Plus, where you get the games that's added from the moment you sub, or if it actually gave you access to everything that was added before that time. Thought that bit was unclear.
I suppose they add the bit about removing games from the vault to cover their asses in case there's some unforeseen licensing issue or something of the sort. We'll just have to wait and see if they start removing things left and right. I'm keeping my distance for now, at least, as there seems to be no real loss in waiting a while.
Where did yoy find it on the store
Yes
Ceallach
Smells like fresh rosebuds
Just search EA Acess
Thanks. Will definitely get this then.