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EA announces Origin Access, $4.99/month [Up: Details out]

List isn't working yet in Spain (at least not for me), but depending on the games, it may be a sweet deal if it's just 4 or 5€/month
 
How long does it take for games to turn up in EA Vault?

I may as well just pay £4 any month something I want to play comes up =/
 
Vault games for those that can't see the link:

Battlefield 4
Dragon Age: Inquisition Digital Deluxe
Battlefield Hardline Digital Deluxe
Battlefield 3
SimCity
FIFA 15
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare
Need for Speed Rivals: Complete Edition
Dead Space 3
Dragon Age II
Dead Space 2
Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
Dead Space
The Sims 3 Starter Pack
This War of Mine
 
so this access thing gives you access to all there games for £3.99 a month?

It gives you access to specific games that EA has chosen to give away on the service. This, however, includes Dragon Age Inquisition, Battlefield 4, Battlefield Hardline and Titanfall. And it's a lot cheaper for the annual fee, don't pay monthly.
 
Not working in Germany.

Try this one: https://www.origin.com/en-de/store/origin-access

€3.99/month
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"Thanks for your interest!
Origin Access isn't available in your area yet.
Please watch this space for news and updates."

Okay.
 
Very cool to see! It's a great service.

I'll probably drop the Xbox One sub in favour of the PC one. It'll be much better with probably more titles too

Probably will have the exact same offerings, honestly. At least, eventually. I expect things to be mirrored.

But going the PC route makes sense, especially if you have a capable PC.

Does this work similar to Ps+ where once you end your sub you don't have access to the games anymore?
I imagine it works exactly like EA Access on the XB1 - so, yes, games won't work without an active sub. However, if you re-sub later, the games will still be there.
 
I would have maybe consider it if they included every single title in the service older than 2 years or something, but only 15 games, no dice.
 
It's working now. Cool, I get to finally play DA:I and to check NFS:Rivals. Hopefully Star Wars will be added to the vault soon.
 
When I click on Join Now, it shows me 3.59€/month
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So this is how the concept of actually owning video games dies. With thunderous applause.

Because it offers value to people. If it doesn't offer value to you, don't buy it and continue to believe you still own games and not their licence.
 
£3.99 for UK folk = £48 per year

If you happen to be really into your EA games, this may work fairly well for you

I'm thinking I might go with the "sub for a month or two, beat the few games I care about and then drop it" model, which is a much better price proposition.
 
Not going to sub right now, but I'll definitely consider doing so in May when the inevitable Mirror's Edge Catalyst trial shows up.
 
I'm thinking I might go with the "sub for a month or two, beat the few games I care about and then drop it" model, which is a much better price proposition.

Yep. I'll probably end up paying for a month or so every year to play the games I care to play and then realize that I don't really need it for much else.
 
Worth checking the FAQ:

Will The Vault include third party games?
Yes! You’ll be able to play select games from other publishers with your Origin Access membership – and we plan on adding more over time, so your Origin Access library will keep on growing
 
So I just purchased Origin Access - apparently, I've got access to a ton of games now. This seems... really odd. Like someone said, it feels like they're devaluing their products. $6.50 Canadian a month seems like a crazy good deal.
 
If they ever added Mass Effect with the DLC to access, I would jump on. Hell, I'd just buy them if the DLC was so freaking outrageously expensive.
 
The sad thing about this is that I own about 90% of titles in the vault already so that part is not attractive to me. However, I might join occasionally for trial access.
 
I wanted this to happen, but now when I look at it, it just doesn't look very appealing.

Without Madden it loses a lot of value.
 
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