Here you go:
As I said earlier there's little reason to take this service at face value with the little we know
ps3ud0
EA launch monthly subscription service for Xbox One
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ps3ud0
umm, what has that got to do with what you said.
"Its not like somehow Ive lost access to EA games/DLC now is it?"
I didnt say that at all, its the same thing I said over and now over again, the option you is not their as Sony deemed it so, hows that in the gamers interest.
I never said they stopped you playing the game at all.
"Its not like somehow Ive lost access to EA games/DLC now is it?"
I didnt say that at all, its the same thing I said over and now over again, the option you is not their as Sony deemed it so, hows that in the gamers interest.
I never said they stopped you playing the game at all.
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TBH I would rather the games industry didn't move in this direction. If successful, you could require Activition, Ubisoft etc subs down the line as others move to this type of service. This seems like the obvious move since they can't force their Origin service on console gamers.
Not really, they are using it as they said its in the gamers best interest that they dont offer this to them.
Hows that working in best for you.
Its a consumer option, its their and costs you nothing to have it as an option, so its more clear Sony doesn't really care about that and are just hedging their bets that a streaming service in PS Now will entice more people to it, with prices they must surly have to look at again.
IOts bad PR on their part, they would have done better to say nothing at all.
Its been a pretty big backlash all saying te same thing, that Sony are trying to pass this off as best for "its gamers" and that they are jsut thinking of them using the same slogan.
Hows that working in best for you.
Its a consumer option, its their and costs you nothing to have it as an option, so its more clear Sony doesn't really care about that and are just hedging their bets that a streaming service in PS Now will entice more people to it, with prices they must surly have to look at again.
IOts bad PR on their part, they would have done better to say nothing at all.
Its been a pretty big backlash all saying te same thing, that Sony are trying to pass this off as best for "its gamers" and that they are jsut thinking of them using the same slogan.
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Not really because where you see this as a positive move by EA others see it anything but, its unreasonable to think one or other til we get some decent information on the service.
Considering Sony probably had that when they made the decision means they are likely more informed than us. When it comes to EA I'm just going to see the glass half empty - it would be nice to be proven wrong.
The PR talking point for me is more to do with how Sony have publicly said 'No' than them saying 'No' on their customers behalf.
ps3ud0
Considering Sony probably had that when they made the decision means they are likely more informed than us. When it comes to EA I'm just going to see the glass half empty - it would be nice to be proven wrong.
The PR talking point for me is more to do with how Sony have publicly said 'No' than them saying 'No' on their customers behalf.
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The service can be judged really, its £20 a year and so far gets you Madden/FIFA/BF4/Peggle and 10% off future purchases which for many of us is well worth (especially those going digital).
I'm incredibly annoyed Sony have decided this shouldn't be allowed on PS4 to 'protect' me from the poor value of money it offers, yet as others have pointed out look at the hilarious prices on PS Now in comparison
I'm incredibly annoyed Sony have decided this shouldn't be allowed on PS4 to 'protect' me from the poor value of money it offers, yet as others have pointed out look at the hilarious prices on PS Now in comparison
Not really because where you see this as a positive move by EA others see it anything but, its unreasonable to think one or other til we get some decent information on the service.
Considering Sony probably had that when they made the decision means they are likely more informed than us. When it comes to EA I'm just going to see the glass half empty - it would be nice to be proven wrong.
The PR talking point for me is more to do with how Sony have publicly said 'No' than them saying 'No' on their customers behalf.
ps3ud0
Your not being forced to pay anything, nothign else or what way you pay for games is affected, Sony jsut assumes it knows whats best for you and dont let the consumers decide.
The PR talking point for me is more to do with how Sony have publicly said 'No' than them saying 'No' on their customers behalf.
Their entire argument is them pretending like they care.
" PlayStation customers have come to expect"
"asking our fans to pay an additional $5 a month for this EA-specific program represents good value to the PlayStation gamer"
"We evaluated the EA Access subscription offering and decided that it does not bring the kind of value PlayStation customers have come to expect,"
Reads like utter BS to me.
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I personally don't like the idea of publisher specific rental schemes and I think like others have said you can imagine Ubisoft or others following suit. That said I can see the appeal and Sony PR statement is just another example of how bad the comm/PR/media teams are at these console manufacturers sometimes. All they needed to do was state was they are not offering it at this time and they believe in PS+ etc. if they weren't going to state the real reasons.
Aside from the obvious they don't want a competitor on their consoles, I can only think there's more to this story - like increased cost for Sony (maybe MS are lower royalty costs, partly funding or providing servers/infrastructure for this deal) and they had to make a choice.
I just think it's a shame that publishers haven't come together and done a Netflix or Spotify play all you can for a reasonable cost per month. I would pay to access a library of old PC, PS1/2, Xbox or Nintendo games.
As it stands their greed means I'm currently unlikely to subscribe or spend money on the likes of PS Now, EA Access etc.
Aside from the obvious they don't want a competitor on their consoles, I can only think there's more to this story - like increased cost for Sony (maybe MS are lower royalty costs, partly funding or providing servers/infrastructure for this deal) and they had to make a choice.
I just think it's a shame that publishers haven't come together and done a Netflix or Spotify play all you can for a reasonable cost per month. I would pay to access a library of old PC, PS1/2, Xbox or Nintendo games.
As it stands their greed means I'm currently unlikely to subscribe or spend money on the likes of PS Now, EA Access etc.
Soldato
I just had a play with the app, it's a very simple interface and you can filter the Vault to show all, purchased and vault games.
The Vault games obviously being BF4, FIFA 14, Madden and Peggle 2
The other games which are linked for discount are UFC, LBA Live, NFS Rivals and Pland & Zombies
NFS Rivals is showing at £54.99 but I assume I'd get that for £50 with the discount, you can get this for £30'ish retail so not really worth it.
The only thing that appeals to me is being able to play 5 days early, on games like BF when gear etc can make a difference this would give an advantage over people who wait for release date.
At the end of the day it's £19.99 a year or £3.99 a month, I'd pay £19.99 for early access every year but really don't like having to do it this way.. Pity MS and EA didn't just come to an agreement and give the game as part of GOLD.. considering Sony have been giving great/new'ish games with PSN+ for ages.
The Vault games obviously being BF4, FIFA 14, Madden and Peggle 2
The other games which are linked for discount are UFC, LBA Live, NFS Rivals and Pland & Zombies
NFS Rivals is showing at £54.99 but I assume I'd get that for £50 with the discount, you can get this for £30'ish retail so not really worth it.
The only thing that appeals to me is being able to play 5 days early, on games like BF when gear etc can make a difference this would give an advantage over people who wait for release date.
At the end of the day it's £19.99 a year or £3.99 a month, I'd pay £19.99 for early access every year but really don't like having to do it this way.. Pity MS and EA didn't just come to an agreement and give the game as part of GOLD.. considering Sony have been giving great/new'ish games with PSN+ for ages.
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Although the current MS offerings over Games with Gold have been getting much better recently. There's starting to be a level of parity in the titles being offered.
They are anticipating you will buy Premium on BF4 etc, easy to see their revenue accumulation model.
Not particularly exciting.
I expect most games that end up in the vault will have a decent amount of DLC available all at 10% discount prices.
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Oh darling you must be feeling irrelevant? Must be hard being a fanboy without a purpose or bone to hang on to...You can always tell if MS have done something nice when ps3ud0 is trying his best to belittle it and defend Sony
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Its suprising how many people are getting behind EA here and giving them the benefit of the doubt when they will nickle and dime you at any cost (usually yours).
Backing this now is opening us up to yet another small cost in the future so it will be-buy the game,xbox live/psn and EA subs. Once its out you know the rest will follow
Backing this now is opening us up to yet another small cost in the future so it will be-buy the game,xbox live/psn and EA subs. Once its out you know the rest will follow
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Its fair enough to question EAs motives.
If weld look at pricing though, why does this get such a hard time, yet PS Now for a steaming rental service didn't come under the same hate for their Looney pricing. If anything you should welcome that a Publisher would under cut PS Now so much.
PS Now will have its position and more than 3 games hopefully, I can't see myself using that service either though.
You can always tell if MS have done something nice when ps3ud0 is trying his best to belittle it and defend Sony
MS haven't done anything "nice." They have got themselves in a position where they can't really argue with anything.
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can you guys clear something up to the best of your ability for me please, on the site it reads
Why does it say to buy it when you already have the membership to access it early shouldn't you be getting it inclusive of the £3.99 a month?
Why does it say to buy it when you already have the membership to access it early shouldn't you be getting it inclusive of the £3.99 a month?
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No wait I have answered my own question, i'll be giving this a miss, isn't as good as it looks apparently
So you can only play the games currently in the vault while they are in the vault... no thanks
So you can only play the games currently in the vault while they are in the vault... no thanks