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EA Access early limited-time game access is for 6 hours with the full game
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Vinterbird
Member
Six hours is perfectly fine for prerelease games to determine if you want to throw down the money on it.
But I guess this is going to be confused with the EA Vault games that are included, in full with no limit, in the subscription.
But I guess this is going to be confused with the EA Vault games that are included, in full with no limit, in the subscription.
What exactly is the bamboozle part? Are the EA vault games going away? Is the 10% discount going away? Man thank God Sony is there for the customers!!!!
Threefingered
Banned
I can't figure out what is worse: The sense of "Entitlement" from some gamers, or the ravings of "butthurt" fanboys.
For $2.50 a month I get:
6 hour early access to upcoming EA Games
Unlimited access to "Vault games"
10% discount on all EA games
Unlimited access to BF 4, Old Madden, Peggle and FIFA is already worth $2.50 a month...The demo access and discounts just add to an already excellent service. It's pretty insane to call this anything but a great value. I just don't understand...
For $2.50 a month I get:
6 hour early access to upcoming EA Games
Unlimited access to "Vault games"
10% discount on all EA games
Unlimited access to BF 4, Old Madden, Peggle and FIFA is already worth $2.50 a month...The demo access and discounts just add to an already excellent service. It's pretty insane to call this anything but a great value. I just don't understand...
Zatoichi's Cane
Member
1 week early access *
*6 hours only
Fine print if I've ever seen one. EA is a joke.
*6 hours only
Fine print if I've ever seen one. EA is a joke.
DarthWalden
Banned
I think that's part of the problem here... Despite EA stating otherwise my expectations were based on the precedence set by that.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
This is garbage. You basically get to play 6 games for the madden trial. It's obvious most people in here don't play sports games competitively. Why would you compare a single player FPS campaign to a sports game?
In previous years, season ticket downloads started at 6 pm pst on Friday and ran until 9 pm pst Monday. I played well over 6 hours in that time.
This is shitty. Why restrict a sports game to 6 hours?
In previous years, season ticket downloads started at 6 pm pst on Friday and ran until 9 pm pst Monday. I played well over 6 hours in that time.
This is shitty. Why restrict a sports game to 6 hours?
Yeah but you actually purchased the game. This is available to anyone who paid for EA Access whether or not they decide to buy Madden, FIFA, DA or whatever.
I don't see an issue with this.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
Nice.
gaming_noob
Member
Yes. EA Too()
if you play a LOT of EA games (like if you're really into madden an FIFA), I guess it's an okay deal
other than that it's a terrible deal and a typical EA cash grab
GreatestHits
Member
Is it for regular members or for people that pre-ordered? There is a difference between the 2
TheOhrenberger.
Banned
I think it's for regular members.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
This is actually wrong. You did not have to purchase madden, digital or otherwise, to be a season ticket holder. You paid $25 a year to early access for madden, NCAA, FIFA, NHL and tiger woods
Violence Jack
Member
This is my question as well. I'm guessing it's 6 real-time hours.
MWS Natural
Member
For those who want to cancel:
http://kotaku.com/how-to-cancel-your-ea-access-subscription-1620488118
I'm really confused on what the complaints are about. Is it because they thought $30/year would grant them access to a new game without buying it? Or is it because they think that the 6 hours meant that is the amount time before striking midnight for release? Or they thought they would get to play it unlimited during the early access before release even though it was common knowledge that 2 hours was being said? I feel like people don't understand the program at all.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
*shrugs*
6 hours with the full game is better deal than most old school style demos if you ask me.
6 hours with the full game is better deal than most old school style demos if you ask me.
DarthWalden
Banned
It's for everyone that subscribes
CassidyIzABeast
Member
6 hours is a full campaigns worth of game time.
Yeah people here thought they were talking about if you preordered.
But since there are no preordered for xbone right now it doesn't even make sense.
Absoludacrous
Member
Nope, that's not how it worked.
Their previous thing let you play their sports games for three days straight, with no time limit, whether you were going to buy the game or not.
I'd be curious to see the overlap between people who are ok with how they've gutted that part of their service and the people who actually planned on picking up Madden.
Of course is it a terrible deal if you don't like EA games....
Triggerhappytel
Member
So you're limited to six hours of each game in total? Was this really announced before? I don't have an Xbone One so I didn't follow it too closely, but this seems like a pretty massive caveat and I haven't seen it mentioned before now.
nah it's a terrible deal if you don't play A LOT of EA games, if you just play EA titles from time to time when they come out with no particular interest in sports game, you're getting fucked
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
Um madden isn't a FPS
Mass_Pincup
Banned
I thought that the limited time was the 5 days but 6 hours is more then enough to know if you want to buy the game or not IMO.
Mizzou Gaming
Member
I jumped on this EA deal from Day 1 this is exactly what they said was planned, what am I missing here?
The other thing that people aren't mentioning on the PS+ 1 hour early access is those previews were never up for new games.
The other thing that people aren't mentioning on the PS+ 1 hour early access is those previews were never up for new games.
Because it used to be a full weekend.
Hmm, then the Access you get once pre-ordering must be that week they talked about. In that case, what seems to be the problem? I'd rather play 6 hours of Full-Fifa than play their standard 1 half match with preset teams over again.
I just don't see how you're getting fucked. You're not forced to buy it. You see what kind of games you get. Either you like them or you don't like them and then decide accordingly. What's shady about that?
Why would someone buy ea access if he doesn't want to play madden and fifa?
The Jackdog
Member
in the vault = infinite time
new release = game by game basis, madden is 6 hours.
Its a new release, i dont know why people expected it to instantly go into the vault
perfectsil
Member
you think it's a terrible deal? then don't subscribe. people like me on other platforms can't subscribe even though we want to
DarthWalden
Banned
They previously stated there may be time limits for each game but that the time limits might vary or a portion of the game may be locked.
ChosenPredator
Banned
full game access I wonder if the save stuff transfers to the full game, it isn't that bad but it's always interesting to see the massive reaction from the first page, lol.
puffyshirt
Banned
People are just not reading fine print, and getting needlessly angry about something they are pretending EA lied about.
The sheer idea that anyone thought $29 a year would get you weeklong unlimited access to every new EA game is so ludicrously dumb.
I feel bad for the people who took this to mean that the games would be permanently playable on their console.
EA Access are permanent says Peter Moore
EA Access are permanent says Peter Moore