I have to imagine in this scenario they would just let you keep them. Or tie them to Game Pass.
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EA Play (former EA Access) joins Xbox Game Pass Ultimate/Game Pass for PC at no additional cost
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I have to imagine in this scenario they would just let you keep them. Or tie them to Game Pass.
Yeah, wtf? The value, even for me makes things really easy to swallow. I always have to get at least one console for a few games a gen. Shit like this makes it SUPER easy to swallow instead of feeling like Im kinda being barely pulled into it by force of the hobby.
I have to second Mirrors Edge as that other poster mentioned. Both Catalyst and the original last-gen game should be available. Most of the other games are Bioware RPGs and sports games.
Its definitely less than a year. Madden is usually in the vault December/January. Same with NHL. The UFC games get added pretty quick it seems. The last one was in the vault like 4 months maybe less after release. NFS Heat got added pretty quick also. FIFA since it's their most popular game takes the longest to get added and usually is added the following Apr/May after release. Star Wars Fallen order is the in,y game I can remember not having a 10 hour trial and still isn't in the vault almost a year later. I think EA Play added to game pass is huge and I canceled my subscription and can't wait until it's added this fall...
I think they put things in the vault when the games aren't selling as well or if they're wanting to increase the online userbase. Pretty sure Jedi Fallen Order has long legs and no online multiplayer so makes sense it's not on there yet. I think it'll be there for the Series X launch though.
Yeah I went back and checked some of the dates games got added to the vault, and people are really underselling this. As you mentioned Madden 20 came about 6 months after launch. I don't care at all about playing Madden on launch day, but now I can play the latest version every year without paying for it? Hell yes.
Sure if you're a dedicated FIFA/Madden/NHL whatever fan who gets it launch day every year, this doesn't cover you. But for casual sports fans who didn't care for the "pay us $60 every year" model, this is awesome.
(Yeah I hear Madden actually sucks now but wouldn't know because I'll never spend $60 on it! But now I get it for free!)
They have only one Golf game this gen, Rory McIlroy. The full game is included here.
If you are a dedicated sports game fan you get 10 hours free play to test the game days before release then a 10% discount buying the game then 10% off all the MTs you'll be making.
The biggest value add with this service is, that you can try every new game day one for ten hours at no additional cost just to find out if you like it enough to buy. And if you do, you get a universal (games and DLC) 10% discount. At no additional cost.
The gamepass discount is 20% i think so that probably will still apply to ea games and not just ea plays 10%
My GPU sub runs out May 2021, and my EA Play on PC Sub runs out Sep 2021. What do I need to do to get lots more of cheap GPU?
In your situation, Zynster's suggestion may be the best one. Or keep an eye out for CDkeys deals.
When looking around for EA Play subs, I see only for PS4 and XBOX. Do I need to just buy the console subs or is there somehow a way to buy extra PC time?
Says holiday so probably after october but man kinda wish it came out today so I could get to play fifa 21 a few days before official release. Yes yes 10 hours which, technically, still allows you to play EA games day 1. Now I have to get another 1 month code just for that. I think Xbox wanted it to be there today but EA probably demanded a 1-2 month delay because they're about to make a ton of money from fifa players signing up for EA access for fifa 21.
This has been a common concern since Gamepass was conceived. MS' data suggests that gamepass subscribers go on to play more and buy more games.
We only know 'Holiday 2020' I'm guessing it'll be the same day as Series X|S launch
I assume, the games just get added to Gamepass, maybe it'll have its own category to easily find the games.
Nah, probably give you some kind of code or something and you'll create a EA Play account or link an existing account. On console there is already an easy to browse section in the my games list for EA Play stuff, right next to other subscription catalogs. On PC you will use origin and they will want to up sell you to EA Play pro.
Why would they make you use Origin, a totally different platform? EA Play on Steam uses Steam. They don't make you leave Steam and go over to Origin and use that instead.
Well this is included in Microsoft's sub. I think EA would want something out of this deal. Also Microsoft doesn't exactly have much leverage in the PC Gaming space as Valve.
You don't think they've worked out things behind the scenes in that regard?
Yeah basically. I'm kind of done with Apex now though because I was playing it so hard that I found it was harming my mental and physical health. 2000 hours on Apex within a year is too much.
I'm going to play CNC remastered though, which I wouldn't have done before.
If you're already a GPU member, you can't do the conversion.
Technically yes, it's double the price when you factor in yearly codes for $60 for Live, but they are both at the same monthly price of $9.99.
So when does this go live, and if it is already, how do you activate it? Lots of reports seem to indicate that it's already live, but there aren't any details.
So I was reading
news.xbox.com
The wording may seem that not all EA Play games from PC will be available on Game Pass.
Keep an eye on that
Get EA Play with Xbox Game Pass for No Additional Cost - Xbox Wire
When we created Xbox Game Pass, we did so with the vision of bringing you more great games to discover and play with your friends. Over the last three years, we’ve delivered on that vision by bringing more content to our 10 million members, and we’ve expanded the service to reach people wherever...
news.xbox.com
The wording may seem that not all EA Play games from PC will be available on Game Pass.
Keep an eye on that
Gonna be a good thing to compare what's available between the twoSo I was reading
Get EA Play with Xbox Game Pass for No Additional Cost - Xbox Wire
When we created Xbox Game Pass, we did so with the vision of bringing you more great games to discover and play with your friends. Over the last three years, we’ve delivered on that vision by bringing more content to our 10 million members, and we’ve expanded the service to reach people wherever...
The wording may seem that not all EA Play games from PC will be available on Game Pass.
Keep an eye on that
they say holiday 2020
so i don't expect it to be available until launch or shortly after
So I was reading
Get EA Play with Xbox Game Pass for No Additional Cost - Xbox Wire
When we created Xbox Game Pass, we did so with the vision of bringing you more great games to discover and play with your friends. Over the last three years, we’ve delivered on that vision by bringing more content to our 10 million members, and we’ve expanded the service to reach people wherever...
The wording may seem that not all EA Play games from PC will be available on Game Pass.
Keep an eye on that
I think I am interpreting that differently.
The first bulletpoint says that titles from some of EA's biggest franchises are on EA Play.
The second bulletpoint just refers to cloud streaming, suggesting not all titles will be streamable.
So I was reading
Get EA Play with Xbox Game Pass for No Additional Cost - Xbox Wire
When we created Xbox Game Pass, we did so with the vision of bringing you more great games to discover and play with your friends. Over the last three years, we’ve delivered on that vision by bringing more content to our 10 million members, and we’ve expanded the service to reach people wherever...
The wording may seem that not all EA Play games from PC will be available on Game Pass.
Keep an eye on that
"Some" in the relevant sentence is a determiner referring to the "the best EA Play games" which will also be available on xCloud. It is not referring to the total amount of EA Play games which will be available to PC Game Pass or Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
So I was reading
Get EA Play with Xbox Game Pass for No Additional Cost - Xbox Wire
When we created Xbox Game Pass, we did so with the vision of bringing you more great games to discover and play with your friends. Over the last three years, we’ve delivered on that vision by bringing more content to our 10 million members, and we’ve expanded the service to reach people wherever...
The wording may seem that not all EA Play games from PC will be available on Game Pass.
Keep an eye on that
This is everything (EA published only) on EA Play on Origin. I suspect we'll only get what they've put on the service on Steam.
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Yeah makes sense It prob would be that. I wonder what kind of deal was cut to get Gamepass in. Def mustve been something ea really liked.
This refers to the games being available on Xcloud through Game Pass Ultimate. It's about streaming to Android.So I was reading
Get EA Play with Xbox Game Pass for No Additional Cost - Xbox Wire
When we created Xbox Game Pass, we did so with the vision of bringing you more great games to discover and play with your friends. Over the last three years, we’ve delivered on that vision by bringing more content to our 10 million members, and we’ve expanded the service to reach people wherever...
The wording may seem that not all EA Play games from PC will be available on Game Pass.
Keep an eye on that
the list of games avaliable on play on each platform are different. pc gets some exclusive titles, xbox gets some bc titles, playstation gets.... whatever that is there