Mr. Enigma
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I...honestly can't find anything bad to say about this?
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EA announces Subscription Service for Xbox One ($5/month or $30/year, get game vault)
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TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
Where have Gamestop said or hinted they are going to start pushing the PS4 more? Do you have a source?
I grabbed the year sub as well. I have just enough of a passing interest in football and football (own BF4/Peggle already) that $15 each for at least a year + early trials/other free games (I own NFS already, but maybe some BF4 map packs or NBA/PvZ/UFC [way down the line] or something shows up) is just too good to pass up.
I think this is great. They make a little extra money off me, who would have never bought those games for full price, while I get them at a good, fair price to where they're still relatively recent engines (rosters literally matter zero to me) and fun to play.
I think this is great. They make a little extra money off me, who would have never bought those games for full price, while I get them at a good, fair price to where they're still relatively recent engines (rosters literally matter zero to me) and fun to play.
Exactly so. DLC and microtransactions are king for EA, They already make a big share of their revenue through them. I just fear that EA Access will shape their upcoming catalog even more towards that business model and all those DLC will suddenly make the consumer pay much more to EA than the subscription pricing announced. I can hear EA execs talking: "We don't have to give out a full games for our EA Access subscribers, they only pay 30 bucks a year. Let's give them glorified demos instead and charge extra for the real content." Just as DRIVECLUB is doing on PS4's PS Plus.
Btw, those particular games still have much longer retail tails than your common triple-A adventure, which spikes like mad week one and diminishes fast.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
I'm trading in my Fifa 14 tomorrow for 27 bucks and getting this.
Miles Quaritch
Member
I think it's their idea of free to play. They are already monetizing games with those team cards/stickers/DLC but why make the games themselfs free when you can get $30 a year for them and everyone loves you for it? I can't exclude myself, I was about to buy Battlefield 4 when it goes on sale for $40, of course I'm buying EA Access now and if they don't add substantial new content over the year I will only subscribe for that year. Games as a service is a brillant idea and long overdue, I just would have never imagined EA to be the leader.
My thoughts exactly.
brokenbeans
Banned
Ok I'm in.
Wat.
Alx
Member
Er, no. Why would they launch their own service if they intended to buy the Xbox Live infrastructure ? Besides I doubt EA could afford it (or would want to, they make all their money on all platforms after all)
What was the first step?
Pseudo judo
Member
This is a MS sponsored initiative and MS needs to add more value to the Xbox One, the 360's sales are just fine.
Those conspiracy theories. The service is launching on Xbox One because obviously Microsofts software department is working at a faster pace and can get things done. EA Access is seemlessly integrated with the Xbox Store. The service will no doubt come to other platforms in the future especially if those platforms sold nearly twice as many units as Xbox One. EA has no interest in becoming its own hardware platform, that's a costly way of doing things unless you can sell your hardware at a premium price like Apple.
Tfault
Member
Ergh I KNEW it!
So even if I buy a game at a discount I would lose it and have to pay full RRP again?
Oh EA you sneaky son of a bitch......
Surely if you actually buy the game at 5% off you should be able to keep it......
Clarification needed, as I understand that Vault Games/DLC you'd lose fine with that but if you do actually lose games because of cancelling then screw that.
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
I got a code I think because I am on the preview. The UK is setup, it was £19.99. I cant believe EA were first to give me a decent US/UK conversion.
it's alright, they'll get it back when they still charge £55 for their games.....
I don't think this applies to games bought with the 10% discount
Alx
Member
That part doesn't mention bought games, only content accessed through the program. The fact that they specifically mention purchasing as a way to keep having access to the game without a subscription would indicate that game bought with a rebate will still be yours. Which makes sense, otherwise you can't call that a purchase.
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
I will buy them on the US store. $54.
Here comes that EA stank guys. Stop assuming this is going to play out the way that you're hoping it will. This is EA. This is going to play out only one way: EA gets more of your money for less effort on their end. It's an incentive system leveraging games that have either met a specified attach rate or sales rate and minimal "discounts" on digital goods that should by all accounts be lower priced anyway. You realize you are paying EA for the prove large of paying EA even more money later right? It's brilliant in it's deception of "value."
Should have said - I am in the XBL preview program - EU/AUT here.
MaulerX
Member
What if the games that get taken down are very old versions of sports games?
What would be the point in keeping Madden 15 in the vault if Madden 16, 17, and 18 are in there too?
I once got a message from MS with a code but I wasn't able to redeem it. Do I have to change my region on the Xbox?
Well I guess it suxs If you bought dlc for this titles.
AusRoachman
Member
As opposed to buying each game on there own 30 dollars second hand and still needing to buy dlc anyway ?
Even if I just play one game from this service in a year I still end up ahead.
That's what I'm trying to see if it would work atm.
I probably will test it out for madden 15 or something....
Just because my US account is separate from my UK account I think I'm going to have a lot of issues getting the actual subscription to work.
Just praying my boarderlinx address works, then I will be fine.
Tfault
Member
Lol.......Its the one excluded title from all EA Access features as well.
My what if is somewhat supported by EAs shenanigans (anti consumer DRM, microtransactions laden BS, incentivized piecemeal content delivery designed to squeeze more money for the same amount of content) these past few years. Yours is based only on happy thoughts and hopes that it will be what you want it to be.
There's a reason EA has a shitty rep and it's well deserved. You'll have to excuse me if I don't believe they've magically woken up and decided to focus on consumer value prospects as opposed to maximizing their own short term profits.
MaulerX
Member
Not really because presumably you'll still be able to play the games you've downloaded.
