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EA Tests Subscription Access To Game Catalog

Posted by Soulskill on from the in-case-you-wanted-to-subscribe-to-yet-another-service dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Electronic Arts has announced a new program called "EA Access," a subscription-based service that will grant Xbox One users access to a small catalog of EA's popular games, as well as early trials of upcoming games. They're beta testing the service now, and the available games are FIFA 14, Madden NFL 25, Peggle 2, and Battlefield 4. (More titles will be added later.) They're charging $5 per month or $30 per year. It probably won't ever include their newest releases, but it's interesting to see such a major publisher experimenting with a Netflix-style subscription service.

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  1. "small catalog" and "subscription" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    no guarantee that

    a) the game you want will be available,
    2) the game you want will EVER be available
    3) the game you do play remains available for the duration of your subscription
    4) the rate you pay today will at least somewhat resemble the rate you pay tomorrow.

  2. You must be kidding. by uCallHimDrJ0NES · · Score: 4, Informative

    Sign up to give EA money on a subscription basis? There is nothing in the world that will make me authorize them to charge my account at will. EA has established itself as a company that views customers as the enemy.

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    Cloudiot: A person who does not see offsite storage as a way to lose control over access to his or her own data.
    1. Re:You must be kidding. by PopeRatzo · · Score: 2

      Yes. I've set up alarms on all of my accounts, so that if it sees any payment to "EA", it knows that someone has hacked my accounts, because I will not knowingly give that company my money.

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      You are welcome on my lawn.
  3. Re:wow.. by mythosaz · · Score: 3, Insightful

    As much as I've already posted my support for this idea, there's no friggin' way Madden.Current will be available at launch for $30/year for year after year.

    Madden fans are a slam dunk lock for $70/year.