When EA initially announced EA Access, I must say, I strongly opposed the idea. Honestly, I've never been a fan of subscription services and EA access was something I just couldn't get behind. To make matters worse, after EA Access came to PC and Xbox, we started seeing demos for EA titles disappear and these demos were replaced by 10hr game trials that were locked behind EA Access. Obviously, this move by EA only served to annoy me further. In 2017, I caved and decided to try the service first on PC. It was $30 for a year and it had a fantastic catalog of old EA games and a few old third party games that I could tryout. It offered fantastic value and I was so pleased with the purchase that I later subscribed to the service on Xbox. I'm the type of person that usually purchases games at launch. Battlefield, Mass Effect, Fifa, NHL, NFS, etc are all games from EA that I've thoroughly enjoyed in the past. They were games I'd usually purchase at launch. With EA Access, I now got the opportunity to try these games for 10 hours prior to purchasing. In the past, I and many others have often complained that demos are usually not an accurate representation of the final retail release. Trying these games for 10 hours usually provided enough time to form an opinion on the title.
The vault of games provided by EA Access is indeed wonderful but it's not the best feature of EA Access in my opinion. The reason I love EA Access is simply because it's saved me hundreds of dollars yearly. In the past, I'd purchase those titles at launch for $79.99 to find out if I liked the new iterations. Now, I just play EA access to find that out. It's helped prevent me from purchasing many EA titles. Take NHL 18 for example. I played it on EA access and did not enjoy it at all. My disdain for it was so high that when it went on sale last year for $15, I still refused to purchase it. In the past, I'd have given EA $79.99 to find out if I liked it or not. Another more recent example is Battlefield V. I played the beta and thought it looked promising but then I tried the game on EA Access..... It was buggy, lacking in content and it's basically an early access game. As a result, I don't think I'm even going to bother purchasing the game. I'll check back again in about 6 months or so to see if it has improved as I still have some time left on my trial.
In my opinion, EA access(not origin access premier) is the best gaming related purchase I've ever made and I thank EA for this wonderful service. The vault games are nice but the real value of EA Access is paying $30 to potentially save hundreds of dollars by giving yourself the ability to make an informed decision when purchasing EA games. Also, if you wait long enough, the game will pop up on EA Access lol.
The vault of games provided by EA Access is indeed wonderful but it's not the best feature of EA Access in my opinion. The reason I love EA Access is simply because it's saved me hundreds of dollars yearly. In the past, I'd purchase those titles at launch for $79.99 to find out if I liked the new iterations. Now, I just play EA access to find that out. It's helped prevent me from purchasing many EA titles. Take NHL 18 for example. I played it on EA access and did not enjoy it at all. My disdain for it was so high that when it went on sale last year for $15, I still refused to purchase it. In the past, I'd have given EA $79.99 to find out if I liked it or not. Another more recent example is Battlefield V. I played the beta and thought it looked promising but then I tried the game on EA Access..... It was buggy, lacking in content and it's basically an early access game. As a result, I don't think I'm even going to bother purchasing the game. I'll check back again in about 6 months or so to see if it has improved as I still have some time left on my trial.
In my opinion, EA access(not origin access premier) is the best gaming related purchase I've ever made and I thank EA for this wonderful service. The vault games are nice but the real value of EA Access is paying $30 to potentially save hundreds of dollars by giving yourself the ability to make an informed decision when purchasing EA games. Also, if you wait long enough, the game will pop up on EA Access lol.
