EA Doesn’t Care About EA Access On PS4, Happy With Xbox One

EA Chief Operating Officer Peter Moore not concerned with PlayStation

[TheGreatGamer]

Sony had their chance but they took the choice away from ps4 owners and now their customers have to live with it. #ForThePlayer

[christocolus]

There is no denying the value of EA Access and it's kind of weird how sony turned it down,it would have been best to allow their users decide for themselves.

Peter Moore's answers are just so funny.lol

https://pbs.twimg.com/media...

[4Sh0w]

Uhm from the interview I read yesterday he never said "I dont care", he basically said they were happy with Xbox One, and no comment about ps4, then finally when pressed he said ask sony.

vvvvvDragonknight I dont know why you are pulling fake statistics out of your butt and you dont speak for all ps4 owners....I think given the choice many would like optional services.

[pivotplease]

Yeah I have no interest in the service, but I'm sure there are many out there who would love it. It's too bad because options are always nice. PS4 still has the superior free games service and although it's steeply priced there is PS Now which does hold alot of potential once it branches beyond PS3 games. So its not like the system is anything to mock when it comes to players getting a combination of value and innovation. I'd say #fortheplayers still holds true.

[BiggerBoss]

While EA Access is a pretty good value for what it is, I would chop my hand off before subscribing to a service with EA. Even when I get an XB1 this November I'm not going to care about the service.

Some peoples disagree and love EA, but it's not for me.

[DragonKnight]

@4Sh0w: You're now going to point out where I say "I speak on behalf of all PS4 owners" while coming up with a way to eliminate when I said "approximately 1% of PS4 users even care about EA Access" because that latter pretty much invalidates the former.

[blitz0623]

It sounds more like he's bitter that Sony didn't allow them to include that service on the PS4. Those responses don't even make sense

[Highlife]

This site is so damn confusing. I swear I just read an article with comments about how ea said they don't need single player. Everyone's reaction I won't buy an ea game or support them $60 games with no single player and tacked on dlc no value. Next article with comments Ea offers great value I support ea. Frankly I find ea confusing.

[Ashlen]

Well EA and Microsoft are definitely in bed with each other this gen, and it's not surprising given how many employees they have shared over the years (Don Mattrick).

I think it was a mistake on Sony's part to not allow options. And I think thier motivation was to push PSNow and had nothing to do with PSPlus.

My personal feeling is: I'd prefer if the industry stayed away from subscriptions, they almost always end up costing more in the long run and prices from subscriptions only go up as time goes on. Where as the costs of disks only goes down over time.

[xfiles2099]

Peter Moore is a prick he has always given me that vibe I have never liked him.

[LordMaim]

@christocolus:"There is no denying the value of EA Access"

Really? Cause I'm denying it.

For $30 you get 10% off digital EA games, which means you have to buy six EA games a year to get your money's worth. And it only applies to digital games so you can't even trade them in when you're done. They're discouraging physical sales over digital where they get a much greater margin.

You get early access, which is good. Its a week head start on games, which is a tangible benefit that EA Access provides. For alpha consumers, which EA loves, the thought of having something early drives sales. You can save your progress and pick up where you left off if you decide to purchase the full game. Basically this is another form of an exclusivity agreement, albeit an extremely short one, still a tangible benefit to subscribers. Otherwise the same as the Full Game Trials that Sony offers for free to anyone on PSN.

You also get access to the vault, which includes older EA titles. Great for subscribers, but it also bottoms out the used game market for EA's back catalog, screwing anyone who buys physical copies of the game who wanted to trade them in.

If you were planning to buy every game that EA makes, and you never buy used games, then EA Access is a really good deal. You're also EA's favorite kind of customer. For the rest of however, who buy used games, or are more selective in which games we purchase, not so much.

EA Access is basically a soft version of Microsoft's DRM strategy which EA was a partner in, and the only person it benefits is EA.

[donthate]

@LordMaim:

But I am sure you don't deny the value of PS+ and probably subscribe to it based on your comments!

They are essentially almost the same point for point. PS+ provides

* discount for digital games
* older game titles for free while subscription is active
* occassional demo/beta (worse than EA Access imo)
* allows online play (okay, you got me there, but is that really value?)

Personally, I love the idea of Netflix for games and we are getting a huge selection with Xbox 360 games coming with BC and that the vault gets bigger and bigger. I probably would have bought DA:I when it dropped to the right price, but now, free with EA Access! :D

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In terms of all the people downlplaying EA Access that were freedom fighters of DRM and options... you sound like a hypocrite and we know who you are!

[LeCreuset]

"They are essentially almost the same point for point."

I'd rather pay my one PS+ subscription than see the model devolve into a bunch of competing services, each with their own subscription.

[sonarus]

I dunno. I completely forgot this existed to be honest. Still don't care

[0to100]

yeah he's almost as annoying as Andrew House the CEO of SCEI who treats 3rd parties as first...

'home of call of duty' when it's a multiplat..

ff7 remake 'first on ps4' when it's a multiplat..

buy yeah no denying ea access is a great offer and should have been on ps4 as a choice.

[ShottyatLaw]

Think what you want of the guy, but I will tip my hat to him on those questions Christocolus pulled.

Sony's "good value comments" were in poor form, and just on the professional standpoint, Moore has the right to be a little aggravated. As a "partner" company is launching a new service, you don't go out of your way to put it down. Make a general PR statement about not having anything in the works at this time, and leave it alone.

[ShinMaster]

I keep forgetting what EA Access even is.

Don't they purposely delay new game releases for everyone else just to give it to subscribers first?

[morganfell]

EA Access value? I agree with LordMaim on this one. There are better ways for a gamer to spend $30 if they are looking for value:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site...

[freshslicepizza]

hmm, so approximately 1% of ps4 owners care about ea access even though the latest npd results for july had the latest pga game #4 with the ps4 leading in sales for that game. ps4 owners don't care about games like dragon age too, right? i bet madden 16 will only represent 1% of ps4 sales for that month as well.

gotta love it when people speak out of emotion rather than logic. i wonder what the % of of ps4 owners who care about playstation now?

[Keltech]

I can't argue with Sony giving us the option.

But I can argue about the value, and personally I don't see any value. Now if there wasn't a cap in the amount of time we can play the game within those 5 days... Then yes I would see the value

[BeefCurtains]

I don't look at it as getting the game a week early. I look at it as everyone else gets the game late unless you pay a premium to play the game when it's actually available. Just another price gouge from EA.

[Eonjay]

Oh, they care. They are a business and their product isn't on the most popular console. But, it really doesn't matter as long as they are getting what they need from the Xbox One platform.

Too bad so sad. I wouldn't mind it on PS4 if it was part of PS+. I just don't want to pay another subscription for games.

[freshslicepizza]

@Keltech
"Now if there wasn't a cap in the amount of time we can play the game within those 5 days... Then yes I would see the value"

that makes a lot of sense. you want to be able to play new games for unlimited time during those 5 days for the price of ea access which is less than one new game? lol

@BeefCurtains
"I don't look at it as getting the game a week early. I look at it as everyone else gets the game late unless you pay a premium to play the game when it's actually available. Just another price gouge from EA."

this is what i have said before of one area that could be viewed as impacting others. it's not a price gouge though, it is a marketing ploy used as an incentive.

[aquamala]

for those that don't see the value, don't subscribe, other PS4 owners like me want to subscribe but can't.

[fiveby9]

I play one EA game at the moment. I feel no need to pay EA a subscription fee to pay a game. I could care less that EA access is not offered on PS4.

[Docknoss]

As a gamer why wouldn't you want options. Everyone who is nay saying EA access without ever using it it just ignorant. A great variety of games for only $30 dollars yearly.You can't beat it really.

[Genuine-User]

"EA Doesn’t Care About EA Access On PS4"

Pretty much how I feel about EA Access.

[SonyAddict]

Captain xbox to the rescue again lol

[WowSoChill]

Lots of insecurity and downplaying in these comments

EA Access is a great deal, and options never hurt, Sony publicly turned this deal down so if your mad or salty at anyone over this, it should be at Sony

Sony: EA Access Doesn't 'Represent Good Value To The PlayStation Gamer'

http://www.gameinformer.com...

[Keltech]

"that makes a lot of sense. you want to be able to play new games for unlimited time during those 5 days for the price of ea access which is less than one new game? lol"

Moldy,
I don't understand the placement of the question mark. Maybe you was trying to put a period instead. But in case it was placed there on purpose... I'm going to let you in on a little secret; you would still have to pay $54 dollars for the game, and ur stuck with the digital copy. To answer ur "?", I will gladly pay $6 for the physical copy lol

[DragonKnight]

Lol, approximately 1% of PS4 owners even care about EA Access. It's EA, their games are worth nothing and we're not losing sleep over not having EA Access on PS4.

[ArrowofAres]

The following that mut and fut have alone makes your comment look ill informed

[sactownlawyer916]

Im with you even I have zero desire or need for ea access on ps4. Glad Sony blocked it.

[DragonKnight]

Dammit N4G, get your act together.

@Paytaa: Oh yeah, I'm so butthurt that I don't get to pay EA to give me discounts on their terrible games. Oh woe is me that I get to play games that are actually good and worth money. I'm so distraught and despondent over not getting to play Garden Warfare early, whatever will I do?

[DragonKnight]

"IF THEY DON'T CARE WHY WAS THERE SUCH A MASSIVE FIT TAKEN BY THEM WHEN BATTLEFRONT WAS REVEALED TO BE FIRST OF XBOX."

Firstly, to the left of your keyboard is the Caps Lock button. Press it to turn it off.

Secondly, because no one likes exclusivity deals in any form. Battlefront isn't the first game to release first on a particular console, then later on another console. Just look at Rise of the Tomb Raider. The idea is that if the game is finished, and there is no logical reason for delaying the game's launch on all platforms simultaneously, then it's just a scummy move regardless of subscriptions or not.

[ZeroX9876]

@DragonKnight

EA published games usually has great sales numbers on PS platform. As a fellow PS4 gamer, I can say that I love the NHL series, even if I don't buy it annually.
I had my fair share of good gaming sessions with many EA games and more is about to come.

Sony chose not to support it to generate more sales for their own service (Mass effect and Mirror edge are on the rental list, both published by EA). I'm not missing on EA access mainly because If I really like one of their games, I'll gladly buy it.

[Ashlen]

I heard 99% of all statistics are made up. I'm 99% sure thats not true though... /rolls eyes

[Paytaa]

To you they may be terrible but there are definitely Playstation fans who would use the service and again they wouldn't be forced to buy it. If you want it then by all means get the sub but if you don't want it then...you don't get it. It's really that simple. Having EA Access just gives people another option. There's no harm in it.

[donthate]

Dragon:

"Lol, approximately 1% of PS4 owners even care about EA Access. It's EA, their games are worth nothing and we're not losing sleep over not having EA Access on PS4."

So PS4 owners don't care, but people keep asking for it just like BC?

Somebody sounds very salty to me.

In the meanwhile, I will just enjoy BF4, Dragon Age, soon Xbxo 360 BC games and BattleFront early access.

If BattleFront is cr@p game, I would know to avoid it, but for you it might just be too late!

I like options, but I guess you do not!

[DragonKnight]

@ZeroX9876: McDonald's serves 1 billion customers worldwide. Are you saying that McDonald's has the highest quality, great food?

@Paytaa: I love how this is the go to argument when anyone says anything remotely negative about EA Access. "It's an option" Yeah, and? It doesn't mean that because it's an option it isn't a terrible option. What's your point?

@donthate: Lol, no one is asking for EA Access on Ps4, stop lying.

[Professor_K]

Oh, they care,

they cared so much theyr missinformed fanboys barked at MS and EA for not having the service instead of $any. LMAO ridiculous

[JasonKCK]

Seems to me like you want EA access on the PS4, you can't get it, so you pretend like you didn't want it anyway.

[freshslicepizza]

their games are worth nothing yet they are still one of the highest selling publishers out there. makes perfect sense.

sony should allow its users to decide for themselves.

"McDonald's serves 1 billion customers worldwide. Are you saying that McDonald's has the highest quality, great food?"

what a great response. what's next, telling sony to stop activision from releasing call of duty? mcdonalds serves a demand for fast food at a reasonable price. just like how consoles serve the needs of millions who don't wish to have a high end pc. are you suggesting they only focus on high end pc's for game software?

[warczar]

@moldybread

"their games are worth nothing yet they are still one of the highest selling publishers out there. makes perfect sense."

It's not as if they sell a lot of games because they make the highest quality games and sell them at the lowest price; they are one of two companies who make AAA soccer games (most popular sport in world) and the only company who the nfl deems worthy of making there games (most popular sport in u.s.). These two factors combined with ripping people off every chance they get = successful corporation.

[Lucreto]

If that is how it actually went down. For all we know EA and Microsoft have some sort of deal in place. This is from when EA and Microsoft were getting all the timed exclusives and Titanfall exclusivity.

pivotplease
We don't know what deal is in place. Sony PR always up plays it's own services. Look at the Tomb Raider Xbox exclusive response. They knew full well it's coming to PS4 but said that.

[pivotplease]

Or Sony doesn't want it competing with PS Now by having two subscription services. That and this might help bolster the PS+ prospects from EA. Instead of EA just putting the freebies on access and getting the subscription fee in its entirety. Business stuff.

[Aenea]

@pivot

Why do people keep comparing apples and oranges? PS Now is so very unlike EA Access it's crazy.

[blackout]

I wonder this. When Sony is trying to market the Battlefront game how does that work cause the game will be played first a whole 7 days before any Sony fan can play it. Doesn't sound like a smart deal on Sony's side. Sony is working off last gen format in witch Microsoft created and Microsoft has switched up as they seem to do every gen. Sony's Commander and Chief is just as dumb as there fans. The blind leading the blind over in that camp.
http://www.videogamer.com/n...

[Keltech]

Of course they had a deal. Do you think it was a coincidence EA cancelled the "online pass" a few months before the xb1 was introduced. C'mon

[Yo Mama]

Ummm, pretty sure it was Sony who decided against having it, not EA. But, I don't really care about it to begin with. I'm not paying another subscription fee for last year's sports games and a week early access to a few new games.

[Riddler89]

@yo mama And a discount on new games as well.. you forgot that one

[SniperControl]

@Riddler89

Discounts on games that are already way overpriced by ea, in most cases the 10% discount still does not match the price of same game bought on Amazon for example.

[RiseofScorpio]

Uhh Dragon Age inquision, Battlefield 4, PvZ GF and Need for Speed isn't worth it?

[Yo Mama]

Double post. Sorry

[Christopher]

I think he's just brutally honest. Regardless of my interest in the service, Sony should have left that option up to the players.

[DragonKnight]

I tend to believe there must have been some sort of cost Sony would have had to absorb for them to flat out deny an optional service like this, either that or some kind of deal was struck with MS that Sony didn't appreciate. Short of that, the only other reason for Sony to deny it literally is PSNow but that shouldn't mean anything because they could have just avoided putting EA games on the service so there it seems like there is more to the story than we really know.

[moegooner88]

I honestly think he is just upset cause Sony turned the service down. 25 million users, he can deny it all he wants, but money is money.

[someOnecalled]

I wonder what would happen if other pub came out with services like this. PS fanboys will still say sony is right in thinking for them.

PS fanboy: we don't buy that many of their games anyway.

Lol if most big publishers start doing this what games are you buying. Mass effect and star wars are coming out you don't want those either.

[3-4-5]

* It doesn't hurt Sony not having it, but it doesn't help either.

It's not a huge loss, but it is some loss.

Sony fans would love EA Access, or at least those who play a lot of EA games.

It's worth it alone just for PvZ:GW.

[GameHero]

Here's the deal, Sony has PS Now and there is no room for another service like this...Can't believe this C.O.O. response. Pretty immature if you ask me.

[XanderZane]

Sony chose PSNow over EA Access. They could have had both. Just silly that they turned this down when EA is handling all the servers and control.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Not really, it conflicts with their own platform's service. Its no different then why years ago MS would not allow Epic to put out free maps or didn't have many free to play games or even MMOs off of XBL, which I still think is in effect.

Both services have things they allow, things they don't allow.

ie why MS won't allow subscription services like MMOs off of XB Live, which Sony allows as to why FFXIV isn't on XONE or 360.

At the end of the day, Sony still owns PSN, MS still owns XBL, they just can't allow anyone to do what ever that doesn't support certain things they are trying to convey, sell, function etc.

[Mystogan]

"Which I still think is in effect"

Noh there are quite a few F2p games on Xbox already and more coming.

Out now:
Killer Instinct
Smite
Magic Duels
Neverwinter
Project Spark
World of Tanks
WarFrame
Happy Wars
Forza Horizon 2:Fast and Furious.
PowerStar Golf
etc..

Happy Dungeons, Gigantic and Fable Legends are the ones I know of that are coming.

Microsoft is fully embracing the F2P model.

Also Elder Scrolls Online was P2P when it was announced for Xbox One and PS4 then it changed to B2P. I don't know if it launched as P2P on consoles. But that tells me that they weren't opposed to having a paid MMO.

The only reason why FFIV isn't on Xbox One is because of the shared servers. But now that Phil Spencer is head. I believe it will show up sooner or later. With shared servers.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Mystogan-"MS won't allow subscription services like MMOs off of XB Live"

"Noh there are quite a few F2p games on Xbox already and more coming"

Um....."subscription services like MMO's off of live"

http://www.cinemablend.com/...

and

http://kotaku.com/everyone-...

I mean...what sad is all you had to do is slowly read what I was saying. Never did I say anything about free to plays, what I stated was about Live and subscriptions with MMOs OFF of live ie you didn't need gold to play it.

"But that tells me that they weren't opposed to having a paid MMO"

No...they were merely opposed to having it not require gold as they still have it where it requires gold lol.

http://www.gamespot.com/art...

...the game still requires XBL Gold to play it, regardless of subscription going to free.

As for FFIV...I mean well it isn't on 360 or XONE its been ported to GBA, remade on DS, came out on Steam, but its not on PS4 yet so who knows.

I mean I jokingly assume you mean FFXIV lolz.

http://www.rpgsite.net/news...

You don't need PS Plus to play FFXIV either. MS polices make it that you must pay for gold, even if its free to play, even if it already has a subscription ie you would be spending some weeks or even months paying for Live, while paying for an MMO....yet you could be clearly spending those months merely JUST playing that MMO.

That could be one of the reasons as Bethesda had that issue with MS and still does if you consider Elder Scrolls still needs a gold subscription to actually play it (well that its subscription free, but you still need to actually buy the game so I understand, but even if it was free to play, as in free entry, they would still require it.

My point is really that both Sony and MS have different polices regarding certain things on their network, didn't PS3 not have some cross play with Portal 2 that 360 didn't due to MS polices? Didn't PS3 also have some games that allowed mods from PC but 360 versions didn't have them based on MS's policy?

Regardless it just further proves my point that they are both different and both have reasons for blocking certain features.

[S2Killinit]

@TheGreatGamer
Sony had their chance? what are you talking about? We have PSNow on PS4. Do you even have to make sense anymore? EA access has NOTHING on PSNOW. They are not in the same league. I think its EA who is not very happy that Sony has its own service and that EA's service is missing out. You don't see Sony commenting on EA much, and the other way around? yeah...

[N1GHTW0LFX]

As a PS4 AND PS3/XBOX 360 owner, I don't care at all for EA Access. I've played most of the older games in their library and if there are any games I haven't played by now that I would want to play, I would either buy them used for MUCH less than $30 or I would rent them from PSNow which is a better value. As for gaining early access to new games/betas, I really don't care. EA games have lost a LOT of appeal over the last few years to many gamers and this smack talking isn't helping their reputation any because it's this kind of arrogance that turns people away. Instead of trying to capitalize on last gen and resell us games most of us have already played, how about focusing on new games and fixing your company to regain some of our trust. Then maybe we'll talk.

[Mystogan]

Anyone who dismisses EA Access is a blind Sony fanboy.

with EA Access you pay $30 dollar a year for a ton of THIS GEN games, discounts and Early Access(remember the thing you Sony fanboys get salty about?) with more being added and will include 360 backwards compatible games.

With PSNow you pay 20$ a month. Although they have many more games which justifies the price. They are ALL last gen games. And you have to stream it over a 5MBps connection.

[hasein]

EA access and EA origins needed to be remove.
Early access for games is good but when EA release the retail version it ends up still have tons of bugs.Its kinda gimmick.
Games on EA origins is overpriced.Just put it on Steam OK.

PS now streaming games is good but $20 per month is not a good deal.
Sony should cut the subscription fee to $6/mo and bundle it with PS+ for total of $90 a year then Psvita,Vita TV and tv with PS now needs reduced price as well to 50 dollars / year.

[DarXyde]

"Had their chance"?

You're acting like Sony can't approach EA ever again. EA, like Activision, love money. Why would they deny them that opportunity indefinitely? They wouldn't. Sony can totally change their minds and EA would be all over it.

Companies can change their minds quickly if it means keeping customers. Ask Microsoft.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

Sony and PS4 owners don't give two s**** about EA Access. What is anyone really getting from it? early access to the same annual franchise and annual franchises from last year? Really?

[christian hour]

EA doesn't care about the gaming community in general, if it did it wouldn't have destroyed the landscape by introducing horrible console DLC trends like selling 128kb keycodes to unlock content on the disc right out of the gate last gen and set a standard for other soul sucking aaa behemoths to follow suit on. I miss when expansion packs where, ya know, expansive, and worth the price. (and also not something that was taking out of the core experience mid development by a suit from on high, YES this does happen, A LOT!)

There are a million other reasons I could point out why they don't care but i'd be here all month, but if you want an even more recent example of how out of touch they are with the gaming community, peter moores recent and total misunderstanding of their own statistics says it all "people dont play single player cos our customers dont really play our single players in our multiplayer shooters" (not an actual quote, but basicaly waht he said) right, and that had nothing to with the fact that they were just terrible single player experiences, it must be because people don't play single player in shooter games?

Riiiight, kinda rich coming from a man who was so invested in microsoft and a little game called halo (known for having a very good singleplayer AND multiplayer) that he got a halo 2 tattoo PLUS release date on his arm.

Ea are a business first, a games company second, they don't care about us at all, just our wallets.

And before anyone says "every company is in it for profit", take your blanket statements and burn them, it's possible to be passionate about something first AND also gain a profit. Loads of people do it, and they're the happiest people on earth, they get to do what they love, they get to make people happy and while they may not ALL be making billions they're making enough to live and enjoy life.

There are too many people out there who only see one goal in life, to be rich and succesfull, and they're ruining it for the rest of us.

[Aceman18]

I had DAI and traded it in because i got bored of it, and i plan to buy NFS, SWBF, and Mirrors Edge Cat for PS4. It doesnt matter whether i get to play it a week early or not ill still get to play them.

And when i buy the X1 next year i dont plan on signing up for this service because i dont care about the sports games or pvz. So even if this service was on PS4 i wouldnt sign up for it.

[JMyers]

@TheGreatGamer... #Dealwithit

[lelo2play]

If EA starts offering X360 games with EA Access then there's no point bringing EA Access to PS4, since it's not BC.

[user9950279]

well it would definitely add a layer of complexity, and people might question pricing parity. And by might, I mean that the internet would explode with unecessary fanboy fury.

Oh well. EA Access iz just zis thing, you know?

[Blaze929]

wow, if they start doing that then wow!

[Chaosdreams]

I don't care about EA.

There, now we all feel better.

[DragonKnight]

People will disagree with you because you obviously are lying and actually do care about EA, you're just butt hurt that PS4 doesn't have the awesome EA Access where you get to pay extra to have early access to such high quality games like... and....

So there.

[Chaosdreams]

I see what you did there.

*thumbs up*

[kstuffs]

You are misrepresenting the benefits of the service, and the service is optional. If you don't find good values in it, then you should make that decision.

1. Games are added to the vault can be played as long as your subscription is current.

2. Subscribers have early access to EA new releases.

3. Subscribers have 10% off the digital copies of the the new releases.

If these features don't benefit you, then it's obviously within your choice to not subscribe the $30/year or $5/month . But of course it's EA that's being greedy and Sony is protecting you from "not good values."

[DragonKnight]

If you think EA aren't being greedy with their sub par games and inflated subscription costs you're naive. The offer sports games for free because in a year everyone has moved on to the next, not free, sports game. EA doesn't have good games. EA Access is worth nothing.

[Professor_K]

"I dont care but i care enough to wine about early access and exclusivity deals"

[maniacmayhem]

"If you think EA aren't being greedy with their sub par games and inflated subscription costs you're naive."

The third or forth comment from you where I have read that everyone ELSE is naïve.

"EA doesn't have good games. EA Access is worth nothing."

That's your opinion and your welcome to it, but there are a lot of people who don't share your thoughts. And I lot of them happen to be PS4 owners.

[Mystogan]

I get your sarcasm. But $30 a year is a steal. Especially if you just got an Xbox One.

BF4, Plants VS Zombies, Titanfall, Dragon Age are not high quality games?

I like NBA, Madden and Fifa but i'm tired of buying them every year so now I get EA Access and just get them when they're in the vault.

[christian hour]

Its funny I see the same people who spent all of last gen bitching about EA and Origin and their regurgitated yearl releases etc etc praising EA access and attacking anyone who dare points out they don't like or care about EA because of their track record and beahviour.

Of course saying that, this just hatred for EA should not apply to developers who are not an inhouse studio at ea but are only being published by ea (Hey there Unravel, come here to me ;) )

[FoxyGotGame]

EA approached Sony and they didn't see the value in it. Exactly how many damned monthly subscriptions do people want?

I'll bet Star Wars: Battlefront won't get Early EA Access, and the lack of EA Access isn't diminishing PS4 Sales /

[lastking95]

Nice edit there lol, that is a good guestion, with battlefront being multiplayer only will it get early access? hmm probably

Pay $5, save $6 on a new game +10% off on dlc and get access to 13 other games. That's what you call a steal.

What's there to disagree with? Oh yeah or you can pay $30 for a whole year and save even more and play the vault of games year round. I know it eat you up inside Sony declined ea but you being in denial about isn't gonna help. Go to Sony and tell them to allow access to come to ps4. What's next they're gonna disallow games they think aren't worth it? Well they're allowing destiny ttk so maybe they won't be that extreme lol.

[FoxyGotGame]

Great! That's fantastic!! ...so what are you complaining about?

Enjoy EA Access ...You sold it to yourself spectacularly.

Well Done!

/s

@AstroCyborg

Thanks for letting me know.

[Aenea]

It all depends on how many EA games you actually buy each year.

This year I bought BF: Hardline, will get Battlefront and perhaps the new NFS.

The games in the PSN store in the EU cost €70, with 10% discount they will cost €63, that's 8 to 13 euros more than I can buy them physically for so the discount thing is only handy for DLC of which I haven't bought any yet this year from EA.

If I already buy the games I want there won't be much in the vault for me to play either.

Then there's the week earlier access to new games for 6 hours, nice, but don't think I will pay monthly for that...

So the to me this is a waste of money and if Sony allows this on their network all the other publishers will be going to do the same damn thing and before we know it we are paying 100 a month for all GAME related services. No thanks!

[AstroCyborg]

battlefront is first on xbox due to ea access

[MasterCornholio]

What I don't understand is why some people treat it as a timed exclusive when 5 days doesn't really justify it as one.

Anyways I doubt the majority of people will care about that.

The biggest pro of EA access is probably the vault in my opinion.

[Keltech]

Battlefront Beta is first on Playstation due to the exclusive deal. In reality we will play it first. We'll let you know how it is :)

[TheCommentator]

You'd lose that bet... it's been confirmed, lol.

[FoxyGotGame]

Yeah OK, I just thanked AstroCyborg for letting me know I was "WRONG" ....Happy with that?

My main point stands ...I don't care about EA Access and lastking95 has been dying to troll his 1st PS4 fan of the day.

Congratulations lastking95 ..you're a total genius /s

[TheCommentator]

Of course you don't care, it's not on PS4, lol! Next time don't bet though, look it up... you do know you can do that on the internet too? It's pretty easy to do, and it'll save you from both embarrassment (maybe) and the resulting anger you currently feel.

Oh, btw, lastking95 is right so he actually is the genius...

[Barnaby-Jones]

Battlefront was confirmed to be early access for Xbox One.

[lastking95]

Lol whatever I was just trying to inform you the service literally pays for itself and many times over. Only someone in denial would think paying $5 and receiving $6 back plus a bunch of freebies and early access is a ripoff/no big deal, it's laughable that's all.

3 stages if gamer denial
1. Deny, don't believe it and make fun of it
2. Downplay, make seem small feat if anything
3. Reassure, pretend your console can do it too.

Looks like stage 2 applies here.

[SquillieDeeWilliams]

They literally said this week that Battlefront will be on early access a week before release.

[Chevalier]

I doubt early access will change people's mind on where to buy it. If your the majority of people own PS4's already and it's 100% multiplayer then I am pretty sure sales will still go towards PS4 where your friends are.

[zsquaresoff]

Really? Because I thought it was Sony who told them no.

Oh, its Peter moore. The guy who can eat a bannana sideways.

[aconnellan]

Sony did tell them no, but you're missing the context of the full interview because the title is blowing it out of proportion, and the article doesn't include the full questions Gamespot asked.

He never said he doesn't care about it coming to PS4 - the interviewer asked if he wants to see it on PS4 and Moore replied that it "doesn't matter" because people on Xbox One are enjoying it.

Key phrasing: "Do you still want to see EA Access on PlayStation 4?"

"Doesn't matter. It's on Xbox One, and those customers love it"

He also refrains from entertaining the follow-up questions because, as he said, it's already on Xbox One - Sony said they didn't want it, so why is this question being asked 3-4 times? It's an entirely irrelevant line of questioning.

"Well Sony talked about it, ask them [laughs]. There's not much left for me to say."

[Benjammin25]

EA don't care about not having access on PS4? Haha yeah right, of course they don't care about the 25 million PS4 owners who could make them a crap ton of money. Give it a rest EA.

[Gwiz]

They don't care about making more money XD.

[_-EDMIX-_]

lolz I think they knew going into it, they would not get support by both, but where hoping for support by both. They are still making money so I don't think it hurts them all that much.

Consider they will make more money on PS4 anyway, though the lost the chance to get the service on PS4, they will still bank pretty good this gen.

I would not really get the service the same way I don't get many service. I like owning my games and I don't really download much games, but that is a personal reason, can't speak for everyone on that.

[wutang4ever]

People that think EA access is a great value are just drinking the EA Kool- Aid.

All these xbox fanboys saying EA access is great but they don't even subscribe to it, lol..

[u4one]

i have an xbox and i subscribed to it, then i cancelled it. it was cool. just not a lot of ea games I'm into it turns out. it is a good service though and good value. i could flip the script and say ps4 fanboys are just hating on xbox fanboys for enjoying a service that they don't have access to on ps4. sounds more defensive than anything... more importantly its kinda stupid isn't it? how about lets call it like it is... its a service on xbox only and some people like it and others don't care. not worth calling people out and accusing them of stuff.

[lastking95]

Go look at my game history you'll see ufc, madden battlefield dragon age and pvz. I didn't pay a dime for them thanks to access. I had to delete DA (I'm out of space) and I'm gonna have to delete madden and something else to make room for halo 5. I need to buy a hard drive.

Check this plan out im gonna get madden 16 sell it 6 months later for $25 and get it free on access 3 months later. Cool right? I'll save $25-30 bucks on it.

[kstuffs]

It's an optional service for XB1 gamers.

It's not an option on PS4 gamers, but of course, PS4 is for the gamers.

[SquillieDeeWilliams]

I have it, use it all the time. $30 for a year is beyond a good deal for 15 games IMO. Can't wait for the Battlefront, Mass Effect, and Mirrors Edge early access!!!

[aconnellan]

It's more about the option of having it. I don't subscribe to it because I already bought the games I wanted that are available in the Vault, but I see the value for people who are interested.

It's the same as PSNow in that it's an optional service - the people who pay for it get their money's worth, and those that don't want it don't have to use it.

I'm sure there would be many angry gamers if Sony turned around and said "Actually, we're going to stop PSNow because some of you guys keep telling us how much you dislike paying a subscription to play games"

It's all about it being an optional add-on for those who are interested.

[fingazblank]

i think its a pretty good thing for 4 quid a month, a late console purchaser like myself got some games on the go with out that huge cost involved, nice one ea, you cant argue the fact that this company does make good games, i spent hours on fifa and battlefield...

[sullynathan]

How many games is on EA Access? What type?

[Xbonewone32015]

14 full games.

Every sports game.
Bf4.
N4S.
PvZ GW.
Peggle 2.
Dragon Age.
Titanfall.
Some more i cant think of.

5 day early access, play completely free all new games, eg battlefront.

Its currently the best value for money service in gaming.

[Avernus]

"play completely free all new games, eg battlefront"...what?...No . That's not how it works. Shows you're not even subscribed to it lol... but hey, it's on xbox so it's the "best value for money service in gaming" right mr Xbonewone? ;)

[Brisco]

Yes you get 24 hours I believe free playing time.. Then you get the option to buy the game. So yes Avernus he is subscribed to it and is correct.

[Avernus]

@Brisco It's called a "limited trial"... totally different to "play completely free all new games, eg battlefront"... just saying.

[classic19]

Lolol who cares for ea access its only a week head start in otherwords not worth 30 bucks, unless your a sports fan because they give you sports games for free. Lol

[u4one]

you do also get a bunch of free games to play and invitations to betas etc as well

[classic19]

Lol its a opinion, you feel how u feel as so do i . Its not worth 30 bucks, im not in to sports games that much nd in fact is the only reason in my opinion to own this access crap. Yes they make other games like mass effect witch i cant wait for but lets be real its not worth the price guy. Opinions n opinions.

[SquillieDeeWilliams]

So you don't think it worth $30 for Dragon Age, Titanfall, PVZ, Battlefield, NFS, UFC, all the sports games (Madden15/25, Fifa14/15, NHL15, NBAlive14/15), %10 off new games and early access??!!! I don't know man, thats half the price of 1 game, seems like a pretty good deal to me, just sayin..

[classic19]

If they not free then no. i Could care less of playing a game a week early befor anybody else can, same with a beta, if its me playing the yearly games that ea shells out then i Wouldn't care for that either. Just my thoughts/opinions.

[Mystogan]

YOU PAY $30 FOR 15 GAMES INCLUDING TITANFALL,DRAGON AGE AND PVZ

its worth it for these 3 alone, the hell do you mean?

[classic19]

Tf can care less, dragon age not my type of game also care less pvz lol plant vs zombie ? If so can care less. Its opinions guy calm down with all that hell u mean stuff its a blight.

[u4one]

seems like a bit of an unnecessarily inflammatory comment... good for them though if its working.

[ocelot07]

EA access is ok I suppose. I have had a Xbox 1 for almost 4 months and have not looked at it. I did download the app but that is about it.

Am sorry but EA love money just like every business. I like Peter Moore as well. But I don't believe for one moment EA "don't care" EA access is not on PS4. You are telling me that EA don't care there missing out on a potential 25 million extra subs to EA access? Yer what ever.

Also I don't like how Sony have have dealt with this. They may not see the value but some of your customers might do. So why not give your customers a option? I personally probably wouldn't subscribe to it. If I wanted to I would of subed on XB1.

Also why is this service not on PC? That I really don't understand. Do EA not care about the PC players?

[Officialxandr]

It would be awesome just to have the option. I personally don't care for it if I want a game I buy it, I like owning my games 100%. EA has good games but the only franchise I absolutely "need" from EA is Dragon Age (since it's my favorite franchise).

[TwoForce]

Well, EA and Microsoft like each other.

[Dario_DC]

Sony MUST let the gamers decide! Simple as that.
I'm not a fan of more subscriptions so I don't care about this but others might.
With that said there's something very strange with this whole deal... Did Sony really said no? What was the reason? Maybe EA makes MS\Sony to pay more money on top of the users 30$ a year... Who knows?.. EA Vault not being on PS4 was very poorly explained.

[Xbonewone32015]

Sony didnt want it, Sony fanboys don't want it.

I continue to enjoy it.

What's the problem?

[SquillieDeeWilliams]

Amen brotha, me too!!!

[TheColbertinator]

EA Access is good value and I liked the trial on Xbox Live. However I don't buy EA games too often and I won't pay for a service I don't use like PS Plus.

Only two EA games interest me in the next two years. Wouldn't make sense for me to get Access

[lastking95]

Yeah there is, as long as you're interested in 1 ea game and a digital copy. Pay $5 for 1 month and get $6 off that game, play it a week early, 10% off it's dlc and get to play all the games in the vault for a month.

[TheColbertinator]

Like I said the value isn't there for me because I don't feel interested in most EA games.

One of which is Mirrors Edge but I plan to get it at Best Buy using GCU to get $20 off. I played $30 for GCU and I get around a 13$ discount.

[lastking95]

Yeah there is, as long as it's a digital copy. Pay $5 for a month and get $6 off the game plus access to the vault, ect.

[DemonChicken]

As a business profiting company, well I would care - considering more people to sell it too. That a possible + 20 million sales

So now to my question EA why haven't you offered this to PC / your origin platform?

Anyway though this ais so click bait PM only said

"It’s on Xbox One, and those customers love it. We have analytics on everything these days, and subscriber satisfaction rates are through the roof. EA Access customers get to play more, because of the Vault, they get to play early, ahead of general release date, and they get to pay less because of the discounts it offers."

he didn't really mention Ps4 and just commenting on how good it resonates with xbox consumers so yeah nice spin. It's like say CD saying how good TR is on the xbox while not caring about PC and PS4 fans

[MegaRay]

Meh, one subscription per console is too much.

What next? Activision Access? Ubisoft Access? Konami Access? No thanks.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

its not like EA Access is mandatory... I don't see your point. You would rather have less options as a consumer?

[MegaRay]

More options are good, but I dont see myself subscribing to it. So l dont care whether or not it come to PS4.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

"More options are good, but I dont see myself subscribing to it. So l dont care whether or not it come to PS4."

and that response...is completely fair. Cheers.

[Mystogan]

I really hope that Happens.

Especially Ubisoft.

[MegaRay]

Nope, "I" wouldnt subscribe to Ubisoft. The only games l buy from them are the cheap ones anyway.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Per the article: "PS Plus is doing well and EA Access would have been unnecessary competition for Sony’s service; so I consider it a very smart business decision."

PS Plus is doing well...so is EA Access...and so is Xbox Live. The two types of services are absolutely capable of co-existing. Sony is just taking an option away from consumers that would have layered on top of PS Plus not instead of.

[playstation4epic]

EA access is not worth it, so Sony were right to decline it. Who wants to pay £40/$50 to pay for PS Plus and then also $30 on EA access? That's $80 worth of subscription's, so Sony were right.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I get it YOU don't think its worth the cost but I can tell you I DO. $30 a year gets me all the sports titles I care about from the current year: Madden, FIFA & NHLabout 6 months after launch, I have BF4, TitanFall, Peggle 2 and Dragon Age Inquisition, UFC, and Need for Speed Rivals. I get a 10% discount on any digital purchases including DLC and I will get access to try out games like Star Wars Battlefront early and decide if I want to actually buy the game or just wait for it to eventually come to EA Access. So for "me" it works as I had hoped and then some.

And its optional... nobody is forced to buy its an option to a gamer and one that each person should have the option to choose or not... but Sony has made that choice for all PS4 owners which is a shame.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Flamebait article,but I'll put my two sense in as a Sony fan.

I do not care about EA access.I've played games long enough than most to know EA.EA is a ruthless,monopolistic company that has ruined more developers under their wing than helped.It's probably why I do not like Microsoft as a company because they are the same.

EA has ruined developers like Westwood Studios that I liked. EA has marketed themselves with money to destroy other companies then take their assets like NFL Blitz,NBA Jam etc. EA was responsible for the demise of Dreamcast because they as a big developer did not like Sega going with Power VR instead of 3Dfx that EA was used to programming with on PC.EA ruined any chance of me buying any football game ever again because of them buying all the football licenses so I would never have A NFL 2k game ever again.And,EA refuses to bring back classic games like Road Rash when people ask for it. Criterion studios can't even make their own game which was burnout series but they're forced to make Need for Speed all the time.

Those are just some of the things that I do not like about the company but I'm supposed to somehow forgive them and like EA access which is just them making money off of old games instead of companies like Gamestop making profit off of their used games.

It is why EA went with Microsoft's original plan for Xbox one and all that DRM which was to take control of their games and cut out used games.So woe is me for not wanting EA access.so it's not about being jealous. I do not care for the company.

Oh,and let's not forget Peter Moore selling out Shenmue to Xbox and Microsoft to get a job with them.

[Gwiz]

I agree to a certain degree,but Sony is also involved in their PC anti tampering effort.

[GrimmQuiorra]

"It is not a good value to our customers."

I still remember how dumbfounded I was when I read that response.

You'd figure they would let us decide that for ourselves...but ya know..PS Now and all that..

[MCTJim]

Why should he care about EA Access on the PS4, Sony had their own pay service and stuck with it..Simple...and I just read the interview, he said ask Sony when pressed...matter closed.

[isarai]

Sucks for the people that want it, i'm not one of those people

[OldDude]

I love all the "I don't care about EA" comments. If this were on PS4 exclusively the X1 owners would never live it down. PS4 fanboys are just sad, if a developer jumps ship then its "they suck anyway", "I will never buy another game from them" or "We don't need BC, I don't care". You sound like a bunch of pathetic little crybabies.

Yeah, I'm sure non of you care about Mirrors Edge, Battlefront, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Dead Space, Madden and the list goes on and on. Instead of pouting why don't you try communicating to Sony and demand they put it on their system. Then if you truly don't care you simply don't have to pay for it. Salty whiners.

[magiciandude]

MS did right by EA. This is a pretty big win for the Xbox One. I believe MS and EA will eventually team up and get into marketing/timed exclusive deals much like they did with Mass Effect on Xbox 360. Having a strong connection between both companies is just the beginning. Many of EA's IPs are among the biggest of the industry. Can't lie about that.

[Iluvtrim]

Way to effing spin this shyt when it was Sony who did not want the service.

[wheatley]

It's strange that the decision wasn't given to PS4 owners to have it or not. I'm sure it was a power move to get EA releasing their titles on Playstation Now. Access could have been offered up as a more exclusive service with premium editions of the titles, whereas base games were offered on Playstation Now.

[x_RadicalAura_x]

I would't pay for that trash anyways. lol Don't flatter yourself, EA.

[-Lawless-]

Well. EA can make it seem like they "Don't Care" all they want. I'm sure they would love nothing more for their completely unnecessary subscription service to be accessible on the leading console platform of this generation.

I still don't see value in EA Access when you consider the discount given to you on digital games in the end it really doesn't matter, because the price you pay for subscribing makes the discount null and void.

I'm sure there are people who would've like the service on PS4, but I'm glad Sony denied them, because everyone knows EA, Activision and Ubisoft are responsible for setting some of the worst gaming trends ever last gen. Remember the "Online Pass" the moment that came around and proved successful every company wanted to get a piece of that action.

The value of EA Access is paper thin at best and you're not hurting anybodies feelings by giving exclusive first week access (or w/e) to peeps in XB camp. No one cares. I'd rather not have every developer and their indie devs momma asking me to subscribe to a service like it's netflix or something, because you know what comes next if it was on all platforms, "GET THIS PIECE OF DLC CUT FROM THE GAME, ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO EA ACCESS MEMBERS" a underhanded tactic just to get more people to subscribe to the service and alienate people who just go out and buy the game and want to pop it in and enjoy it without hassle...seriously...I'll pass...on that kind of service forever.

[jokerisalive]

With Moore's recent stupid comments abut gamers 'not playing single player games anymore' and Battlefront and NFS both being 'ONLINE ONLY' I could care less about what EA is trying to sell.

[CuddlyREDRUM]

Gotta' love Sony, #4TheMoney. Whenever someone even talks about EA Access on the PS4 board at Gamefaqs the mods delete the thread.

Meanwhile, I get 300kb/s download speeds on PSN because the money is being spent on PSN Now servers.

[sactownlawyer916]

No thats because your internet sux.

[Master-H]

And in turn as a Playstation fan I personally don't care about EA Access or EA games in general most of the time.

If Need for Speed turned out to be good this year and nothing like their previous crap titles in the series, I probably will pick up a used copy though.

[ArrowofAres]

Here is why I have EA access, and why to me it is a good choice to have. I get every years madden game because I enjoy madden ultimate team. Just for madden I get 10 % off of ea ultimate team packs,early access, and by January generally the current madden is in the vault and every year that has happened I have traded madden in for around $30 or sold it and the subscription pays for itself just by doing that.

This doesnt even include all the other great games including PvZ, Battlefield, fifa, dragon age, etc. It pays for itself if you buy one of their sports franchises, since it is only $30 a year.

[Paleblood]

I honestly don't care about EA and even if it was on PS4, I would not pay for it. I don't see the value just to play some game 5 days before release date, I can wait and save that money.

Also, look at the sales, PS4 doesn’t need EA access and is their lost since they are miss8ng the biggest market on the console market which is on PS4, not on Xbox One.

[gamertk421]

Best thing this gen so far, until the XB1 Elite controller comes out.

[Subaruwrx]

EA would love to have 'Access' on PS4 which has a much larger install base than the X1. The fact that Sony denied them access must have been very disappointing to them and Peter Moore. Is there a reason why it's not on PC as well? That said, I think Sony should've signed up for the service - nothing wrong with giving your customers more choices.

[Mrveryodd]

Even if you played 2 or 3 of the games on the service like me .... Not int sports games ... It's still awesome as I have a choice to play the others and try something I would never had played , get to try things early ie battlefront and the list keeps growing ... Win

[DoppleGanger]

I have EA Access And I Love It I don't Pay For Any Sports Titles Now I just Wait till they go in the Vault For Free 6 months after Release. I rather Pay $29.99 to play all the Sports Titles For Free then Spend $200 bucks on Games Ill Trade in 2 months after I buy them. I also Like that I can play games days before release to see if I wanna spend the $47.99(Best Buy Gamer Club Price) on them.

[FreakyFox]

EA and Microsoft tight exclusive deal from the start, it was not ever coming to Playstation, no matter what Peter Moore or Sony says, because if that was the case then why has it not come to the PC? Its not like they have to ask the PC for permission.

Microsoft's exclusive payout to EA will keep them at the XBox table with EA Access.

[StrayaKNT]

How do people have the nerve to downtalk ea access and praise ps plus. Same thing except one is giving you good AAA games (Titanfall, Fifa, battlefield and dragon age) and the other is giving you worthless indie games that no one cares about.

The damage control is so real lmao this is like the best subscription service on consoles.

[WildArmed]

Doesn't EA get more sales for their games on Sony platforms anyway?

So I doubt they don't 'care' about Playstation.

[Silly gameAr]

Yeah, that's not what matters. What matters is EA access being awesome and a must have because it's not on the PS4.

[Dogswithguns]

EA just kind of lame access service.. who wants it anyway? I know I don't.

[InTheZoneAC]

EA is aware that most PS+ subscribers aren't gullible or dumb enough to pay for EA access and it's overrated service...

You have to spend $300+ just to even the savings, but the biggest point in ea access are the free games. I don't care about older sports games, but if they can give us quality titles 6 months after release, or sooner, for free then it'll be worth it.

[krypt1983]

wow gaming used to be filled with the smartest people in the world in the 90'2 and late 00's now gaming is horrible, i can spend $5 a month on EA access and play dragon age bf4 fifa 15,madden,nba live,nhl,titanfall, and plants vz zombies, tell me where else you can do that let alone play star wars battlefront 5 days early and get 10% off the retail game...

[poor_cus_of_games]

Yeah EA doesn't want money lol.

[masterfox]

uh ? somebody cares what EA thinks ? I definitely not

[krypt1983]

The only reason EA Access is not on psn is because is will directly compete with ps now and that's the only reason, so the day ea access appears on psn will be the day we know ps now failed

[FAT MAN GO BOOM]

I am so glad Sony said NO to EA this is just EA grabbing at more money... squeezing as many gamers as they can and sony said No... perfect.