EA launch monthly subscription service for Xbox One

At this point the more information about the service the better we are to make an informed decision - its hard not to pessimistic when its EA we are talking about - theyve provided woeful service to people that buy their products over the last year or so...

The concern is how quick will Ubisoft and Activision et al. follow suit. Its why single publisher led subs arent that interesting especially as they can pick and choose whats included (notice Titanfall isnt) and with 'upfront paying' standards of the games they make could be negatively affected.

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
Sony using 4 The Player as a cop out for a lot of things it seems, clearly they dont have the players in mind at all from stopping it being an option, jsut cause they know they pumped so much money into their streaming rental service.
 
My worry is where does this service go in the future? Will you need it to play EA games online? Exclusive DLC?
 
Is that was their intention it would have had new games up on day one with a tier'd subscription prices.

No doubt they have idea, an every other publisher will be looking at this to see how it goes.
 
anticonscience said:
Sony wont allow because it makes their PSNow service look like absolute **** for £3.99 for a rental.
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cu3ed said:
Sony using 4 The Player as a cop out for a lot of things it seems, clearly they dont have the players in mind at all from stopping it being an option, jsut cause they know they pumped so much money into their streaming rental service.
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Im confused, would either you like to remind me why EA Access is a similar service to PS Now? I dont disagree on the pricing, but the comparisons you are making seem to be a grasping stretch...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
cu3ed said:
Is that was their intention it would have had new games up on day one with a tier'd subscription prices.

No doubt they have idea, an every other publisher will be looking at this to see how it goes.
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They reel people in with what seems like a decent offer and when they have enough subscribers that's when things could change, and not for the better.
 
ps3ud0 said:
Im confused, would either you like to remind me why EA Access is a similar service to PS Now? I dont disagree on the pricing, but the comparisons you are making seem to be a grasping stretch...

ps3ud0 :cool:
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I didn't say it was similar. Just pointing out direct cost comparisons.

It's a little rich of Sony to talk about value for money for their customers when they have the horrifically priced PSNow service.
 
Soulja said:
They reel people in with what seems like a decent offer and when they have enough subscribers that's when things could change, and not for the better.
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Probably, I wonder if it comes to the PS4 will one sub do both consoles

ps3ud0 said:
Im confused, would either you like to remind me why EA Access is a similar service to PS Now? I dont disagree on the pricing, but the comparisons you are making seem to be a grasping stretch...

ps3ud0 :cool:
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Its not really, you get the games permanently as long as you're paying, PS Now you get for a short time for a high cost considering. PS Now kinda sucks, this didn't really highlight it as it was obvious before :(
 
anticonscience said:
I didn't say it was similar. Just pointing out direct cost comparisons.

It's a little rich of Sony to talk about value for money for their customers when they have the horrifically priced PSNow service.
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Oh that I can agree with - ultimately their stance is to protect whatever part of their business it conflicts with or they werent happy with whatever offer/cut EA were offering when they tendered the service. This isnt a selfless act for PS4 owners...
Purdy said:
Its not really, you get the games permanently as long as you're paying, PS Now you get for a short time for a high cost considering. PS Now kinda sucks, this didn't really highlight it as it was obvious before :(
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Yeah why I thought it was a stretch as no one is happy about the current PS Now pricing - hell Im still waiting for Gaikai to do something more useful than BC

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ps3ud0 said:
Im confused, would either you like to remind me why EA Access is a similar service to PS Now? I dont disagree on the pricing, but the comparisons you are making seem to be a grasping stretch...

ps3ud0 :cool:
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Why didnt Sony offer the service and let "the gamers" decide then?
I was comparing it on price.


Streaming service that wouldnt be as reliable Vs being able to have the game downloaded to yoru Hardrive and play as you want with the subscription for at minimum a year if you take them up on the obivous yearly subscription, what does £20 on the PS Now get you?
 
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shuzzbutt said:
gotta say some of the anti-ea rhetoric on here is kind of tiresome. Even with the debacle of the bf4 launch and subsequent issues and the fact they ruined sim city they have done an awful lot of good stuff too.
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You make it sound like the good and the bad are mutually exclusive; they wouldn't be giving away games or making apologies all the time if they weren't in a constant cycle of releasing broken/rehashed games, games that offer poor value for money as well the inclusion of micro-transactions and DLC with the sole purpose of extracting additional money from the players.

I don't despise EA and they do get more hate than they deserve at times, but don't confuse their recent acts of charity as a sign that they're a caring sort of company that wants to offer better value and better games to everyone.
 
ps3ud0 said:
I wasnt aware that EA Access provided exclusive games/DLC that you cant get outside the service - must have missed that in the OP link.

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What does it matter what they offered, Sony tries to make it sound like its done its gamers a favour, by opting them out of a gaming option that was a take it or leave it service.
 
cu3ed said:
No doubt they have idea, an every other publisher will be looking at this to see how it goes.
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That is my only concern.

By that I mean that other publishers start implementing similar.

I just feel it will be too overwhelming with too many subscriptions. I'd rather pay just one fee.

I appreciate that it's all optional but consoles are already losing their "simplicity" and the line between them and pc gaming is already getting blurred.

I remember the days when console gamers would slate pc gaming for the patches etc, but now it's common for games to have day one patches.

Onlive was definitely ahead of its time, and i feel that the next consoles will implement the subscription model "a la netflix"

I wish Microsoft had stuck to their guns to be fair with how they intended the xbox one to be with a digital focus. Everyone slated them but I think once the storm died and people actually used it they'd have actually appreciated some parts of it.

The reality is were living in an always connected society anyway, so to have had an xbox one the way it was initially planned would have worked in my opinion, and it would have felt more "next gen"

As it stands we simply have consoles that do less than the previous ones (in terms of media features etc) with slightly better graphics.
 
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cu3ed said:
What does it matter what they offered, Sony tries to make it sound like its done its gamers a favour, by opting them out of a gaming option that was a take it or leave it service.
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You are the one painting it that without EA Access somehow Sony isnt fullfilling its marketing slogan '4theplayers' - thats not my assertion. Its not like somehow Ive lost access to EA games/DLC now is it?

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ps3ud0 said:
You are the one painting it that without EA Access somehow Sony isnt fullfilling its marketing slogan '4theplayers' - thats not my assertion. Its not like somehow Ive lost access to EA games/DLC now is it?

ps3ud0 :cool:
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I didnt say that anywhere at all.

Song has made the assumption no one on their system whats this payment option to those games. Theirs no harm to them offering it, you either opt into it or not.
 
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