Once again, if it's anything like EA Season Ticket, it's early access to the full game.
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Sony's response to EA Access Subscription plan
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Once again, if it's anything like EA Season Ticket, it's early access to the full game.
Hari Seldon
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It isn't going to be popular on PC until EA starts releasing their sports games on PC lol.
FranXico
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You do realize that EA can still (and probably will) not make their PS4 games available on PS+ anyway, right?
Sony is powerless either way.
PC users will laugh this off.
infinityBCRT
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Also it seems like some low level PR guy is pulling this statement out of his ass. I doubt any Sony exec would burn EA in this way.
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JoJo UK
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That's not what I said though. Just because people choose to use a service doesn't not make the service bad, sure there will be uninformed customers who use it, so what?
Opus Angelorum
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Yeah, working with Sony to offer them as PS+ titles...and who benefits the most from that?
Handy Fake
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I very much doubt EA will shoot themselves in the foot in that way.
Birgitte2004
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Is it really a slippery slope to say that EA will continue to add more "features" to it as time goes on(making not having it a worse and worse proposition)?
Is it really a slippery slope to say that other major publishers will follow if this is successful?
Is it really a slippery slope to say that other major publishers will follow if this is successful?
gamechanger87
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There is likely a check-in to make sure that you are still a subscriber. As it stands now I'm paid through August 2015 so I would assume there would be a sub check at that date to confirm that my access is still valid.
Sony: We'd rather work with EA to release their games for free on Plus, the subscription our users are already paying for.
statham
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Ahh, very true, but they have a much bigger vault on PC.
What do you think inherently allows Sony to make PS+ something you find appealing but Microsoft's Xbox Live Gold offerings so problematic? I'm having trouble seeing this as anything but nearly identical behaviors being reacted to differently.
Delicious Waffles
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You don't know the power of FIFA and Madden.
TrueGrime
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it's unfortunate but for my first time on GAF I actually put someone on ignore.
If the service appeals to you, try it out. It's a monthly or yearly subscription. It isn't permanent. Also it's unfortunate to the Sony fans that might have wanted to give this a try. The doom and gloom over this is so ridiculous and people are basing their negativity based on theoretical outcomes of what might happen in the future.
It's not just sports games. More games will be added in the future. Early access to games. Discounts on games. Most importantly, you can still purchase your games the same way you have been doing if you don't like it.
If the service appeals to you, try it out. It's a monthly or yearly subscription. It isn't permanent. Also it's unfortunate to the Sony fans that might have wanted to give this a try. The doom and gloom over this is so ridiculous and people are basing their negativity based on theoretical outcomes of what might happen in the future.
It's not just sports games. More games will be added in the future. Early access to games. Discounts on games. Most importantly, you can still purchase your games the same way you have been doing if you don't like it.
No, it's more that people want more opportunities to give money to such an aggressively anticonsumer company.
And buying digital games through ea on a ps4 is something that directly removes Sony from the equation.
Sony has the right to stop this before it gets out of hand. It's their system, they run the services. Publishers should just publish games and leave the discounts and services to Sony and Microsoft.
zomgbbqftw
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Err who said anything about new release titles being added? You would still need to pay for the title. Look at the EA list, it is all last year's stuff being added just before this year's franchise releases come out. I find it hhighly unlikely that Madden 15 or FIFA 15 would be added until around this time next year.
Opus Angelorum
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Two things:
A: Sony would benefit
B: PS+ costs would likely rise
Where is the alternative consumer benefit?
Aces&Eights
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Yeah, this is an experiment in how much EA can rape the gamers wallets. Let's look at their past track record and use that to predict what the future could hold with this service. Game cut DLC, season passes, is ridiculous. EA is dangling a little worm on a big fucking hook into the sea of xbox live and once you bite the fishnets come out and we are all going to be caught up in the cast.
I'm perhaps being old man paranoid but goddamnit, this is how it always begins.
Mass Effect
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Their wording implies they rejected it. I wonder why?
Regardless, I don't expect to see EA games on PS+ anymore.
Regardless, I don't expect to see EA games on PS+ anymore.
Neuromancer
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Oh no some of the shittiest games out there from the shittiest publisher might not be available on PS+. What am I going to do.
Bingo .. crazy many can't see this. Also if Ubi or any other big pub want to start their own sub service what's stopping them? Netflix lost HBO shows once they started their own service. That lowered the value of Netflix to many. PS plus won't be great without the other pubs. Sony can't stop everyone from doing this. Better get on board and let the market decide is my thought.
Sony doesn't want to save you from the big bad sub services from the evil third parties. Sony only wants you to use your finite cash for their service. Not evil or good just in the best interest of their company imo.
gamechanger87
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Haha there is no way EA will allow Sony to release their games on Plus for free at this point. Last was BF3 correct?
Cynn
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I don't see why rotating them out of the vault would end your access though. Kinda like how PS+ games have limited availability to claim but are yours as long as the sub is continued.
Surely EA wouldn't axe access to paid members. That would be pretty harsh.
SolidSnakeUS
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That's a good point.
Oh right, they could fill it with better games from better publishers (even if they may be indie).
I think he means EA won't allow any of their games to be free PS+ titles, not EA will not allow multiplayer on PS+
The consumer. One price, one service, games from all publishers.
Handy Fake
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I hear you, Goose.
Birgitte2004
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I used to be able to get Cable, including premium channels, for < 100$. But now what used to be clumped in packages that I could buy all at once, are scattered out as different premium selections, for a higher price. And because of this the number of services has increased because they can charge even more.
I have more choices. I have more services. But it's not remotely a good thing.
Yay for the beginning of the cable model as applied to Video Games. All hail the benevolent EA, doing this out of the kindness of their hearts.
Dead space 3 was there until last month i believe.
Dragonborn
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PS+ offers really good value. I don't exactly like that Sony put the online behind the paywall, but so long as I keep getting my monthly games and sales discounts (For example, I recently saved pretty big when I bought Injustice and Lego Marvel, and my entire Vita collection is almost all PS+ games and games I bought on sale), I'll be fine. It was only a matter of time, MS proved people were willing to pay for online.
Opus Angelorum
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Not play them? Good to have choice isn't it?
So as long as the value is to be seen, then it's okay? That's the point I've been making all along.
SEGAvangelist
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What about the people without your preference? You don't think they should have the choice?
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
Ya sure, in dreamland. EA is stupid to allow this when Sony boycott their service right?
Puppet Shadow
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Fixed
I honestly don't know, could go either way, but this is EA...
BibiMaghoo
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No, of course. I was simply saying that giving people a choice to use something shit, will inevitably result in people doing so. Having a choice to do bad things or not, isn't always a good thing.
In truth I would rather the option over none, but I absolutely maintain that PS+ is a vastly better service for the money.
This "experiment" has been going for 3 years. On Xbox 360 and PS3.
-Pyromaniac-
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I feel you. If this were almost anyone but EA I'd care but...lol. This only ends badly. Any time I've been cynical they've given me even more reasons to be.
Handy Fake
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Ah right, I see. Apologies, cheers.
Again, the ball is in Sony's court. EA are holding none of the cards, especially after Titanfall.
Delicious Waffles
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Solid logic there. Something you consider "shitty" might not be seen the same way to someone else.
Bottom line is Sony should've offered this as well and leave it up to the player if they want it or not. The way they're spinning it just makes them look sour they missing out on the opportunity to get it exclusively.
3rdamention
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Well, first, we need some indication that Ubi and Activision are doing this at all. We have no idea what they are thinking, and whether they have anything similar planned, so it is a bit early to speculate on whether they will "drop it or still do it on XB1."
Would it not be us, ie the consumers, as we only have to pay the one subscription?
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
Well, when all the latest sports titles are available, why would anyone want to play older one. Same goes with Battlefield games. I think this is what they mean by removing games from vault.
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