Prior to launch, Sony insinuated that EA Access represented poor value for money, and that hasn’t really turned out to be true. The service has, in fact, gone from strength-to-strength – and it certainly hasn’t culminated in a glut of copy cats from rival publishers like Activision and Ubisoft. Not yet, anyway.
And speaking as part of an earnings call, EA has hinted that the subscription could finally be coming to the PlayStation 4. “Our subscription player base continues to grow,” boss Andrew Wilson noted. “And you should expect us to continue driving this model to more platforms going forward.” This same statement was then reiterated throughout the meeting.
Considering that EA Access is already available on Xbox One and PC, then the only other real candidates are the PlayStation 4 and smartphones. Some of you may point out the Nintendo Switch, but at the time of typing, the publisher has only released one game on the platform and it doesn’t currently have any more announced.
Our guess, then, is that the service is coming to Sony’s console at long last, where it’ll be quite welcome to be frank. Currently, a subscription to EA Access nets you access to a growing archive of on-demand games, as well as discounts and various other perks. Would you be up for something like that?
[source seekingalpha.com]
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I would rather subscribe to Boris Johnsons fan club than to EA access.
When I was a PC gamer I used to sub to Origin Access. Same thing. Would love to sub to EA Access for sureç
I doubt I'd use it in all honesty. Pass!
I was gonna make a microtransaction joke, but that would too cheap, even for me.
I'd have to pass, purely because there aren't many EA titles I'm interested in these days.
Definitely a pass from me if it does turn up.
Does anyone want it now after the way EA have been of late? Besides if it was coming to PS4 will they charge us less then what Xbox is considering there will be no Mirrors Edge or Mass Effect trilogy on it? Somehow I don't think so.
@adf86 They've had this reputation for years and years though. Wider audiences would buy EA Access and it would help bolster PS+ subs which is really what Sony wants right now.
Switch would make more sense since all EA games are doing well on ps4.
@StArHaMa switch would make zero sense at this time as there's only one EA game on there lol.
@manu0 😠
Nope. The whole world and their sheep are turning to subscription services and I've had enough of it.
Just let me buy what I want, when I want dammit...
@manu0 By that logic wouldn't Switch make most sense if there's only one EA game on it? In other words it could all of a sudden get loads...?
i think it's a great service, id love on PS.
@Dodoo Would switch be able to Run Battlefield 1,mirrors Edge etc etc.
@Hapuc Probably not I'm guessing. Really I was just talking about whether it would make sense on it regardless of tech specs etc...
@Dodoo
Well then I'm all for it but like Joe said they would all have to be ported first which would take a lot of time.
Personally I would definitely NOT subscribe to EA Access on PS4. As someone with an XB1 who doesn't subscribe there, why would I subscribe on PS4? Its bad enough that I buy the odd EA game without giving them 'more' money to make more ludicrous and anti-gamer decisions.
I don't see how it's really worth it as the article states when ea really doesn't put out any worthwhile games at least imo
EA are not ready to commit to making more games for the switch http://uk.ign.com/articles/2017/11/01/ea-not-ready-to-commit-to-making-more-nintendo-switch-games?abthid=59fa0347373f5eea6c00000c
The publisher plans to wait until the console has been on the market a full year before deciding whether to make more games for it.
@Hapuc @JoeBlogs very true. Not that I'm bothered about it on my Switch anyway, just theorising!
I like to play the games I choose, so no value for me. I Nearly always complete a game I start and I tend to only play one game at a time just playing the odd ps plus game puts me off gaming if it’s a chore. So I’d rather stick to great rated games I’m interested in. And I can get my fill by buying what I like.
I always get the immpression that most PlayStation folk don't actually know what EA Access is or what you get for your money. The comments above certainly seem to cement that theory.
EA Access is a fantastic service that is such, such good value for £20 a year. That regularly updated game vault is insane. Plus up to ten hour trials of new games. In the last six months I've played so much from it that it fully justifys the £20.
As a (currently) exclusive service, it's pretty much the best thing the Xbox One has going for it at the moment.
Not interested, I've lost almost complete hope from ea it doesn't matter what they come up with I don't care.
@DVS The Push Square crowd do come across as a snobbish bunch on this story!
(hides under the table!)
Not interested, if there's ea games that I'm interested, I'll buy it outright or wait for it to discounted.
@DVS $20 for a year? Seems reasonable. Only base game? No dlc?
@DVS Dont like EA games. Mirrors Edge and Dragon Age nothing else.
I don't really buy many EA games, only played Battlefront and Unravel this gen I think. Not only that, all EA games drop to a fraction of their cost within a year of launch.
I mean, if they added a new Dead Space game to th--- oh yeah, that won't be happening.
I think the only EA game I would ever buy would be if they did a remake of Ty the Tasmanian tiger.
Had a look a the list of games. Nothing really grabbed me.
I'd go for the Playstation version if it wasn't so bloody expensive.
EA have a great catalogue of games so this would be more than welcomed. This is the future and will only get bigger with more publishers doing the same. Sony are yet again behind the times by not having it on the platform. Just like they are with cross play.
Such a suprising amount of hate for EA in this thread. Guess its fashionable at the moment to have a dig at them.
I've got it on the Xbox. It's a great service. Well worth the money. I'd move my subscription onto the PS4 if I was given the choice.
Nope! I don't do PVP Shooters or sports games.
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