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EA Access: Sony's response, is it the future of gaming and does it affect gamers?
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My man needs to go back to one and try again! Ju can do it!
I played the FIFA 14 demo for over 50 hours. I played the PES 14 demo for over 30 hours.
A DD game for $58 isn't a deal(they charge tax) $50 is a better/more reasonable deal.
Most likely better sales with the PS4 versions and as the sales gap widens I doubt the EA deal will change things.
Nothing wrong with a laid back calm style but all of his videos reek of Xbox Fanboy.ARRRGGGH!!
Can't listen to this guy! His confidence SUCKS MY BALLS!! All quiet and monotone and chit! GROW SOME WEBOS!
How is paying $65 better than paying $58 for a title at release? Sure $50 is a better deal, hell $1 is an even better deal than $50, why not make the ultimate deal since we are using mythical game prices.
I played the FIFA 14 demo for over 50 hours. I played the PES 14 demo for over 30 hours.
Playing a demo just to enjoy it is one thing, playing it to "practice" so you can be better than other players seems a bit silly when the majority of the game is the same as the previous years release.
Yeah I don't mind a calm presence on camera either, actually I like it better than the fake "characters" that generally pop up on youtube.
I mind it. I mind it a lot. Laid back and calm is cool out in public. But when you're broadcasting yourself to people on the internet and desire a growing fanbase, that s*** doesnt work. Especially on camera. Think of all the successful broadcasters on Youtube, and see how many of them are "calm and laid back". You wont find one. On camera, that s*** is dull unless its one of those," if your seeing this, I'm already dead", kind of videos.
I can not speak for other EA sports games, but FIFA actually changes a fair bit from year to year. New gameplay additions, new A.I Tweaks, new shooting mechanics...etc. Took me a while to get use to the new defending that came in the 2013(?) edition. Took me a while to truly be effective with the new ball shielding in FIFA 14.
Now, keep in mind I am just an average FIFA player, I play pretty much just because I enjoy it. Now imagine the more competitive folk. The folk who only play online and want that top spot in the top league. The E-sport players. The community league participants. I think you are seriously underestimating the competitive nature of online gaming
I rarely as in almost like never pay $64 for a DD game.
What will make me go DD is a much lower price.
Someone above made a good point on how they'd save alot of money if they did spend with FIFA Ultimate Team DLC..
For those people spending alot of money on stuff like that - this program would definately be a sweet deal.
I did bring up the point of Tiger Woods campaign DLC in Tiger Woods 13 - back then people who played the campaign were greeted with a pop up asking them to pay afor additional courses wich were part of the the actual PGA Tour - otherwise it would be simulated.
Effectively doubling the price og the game..
What if more stuff like this happened in FIFA? - you can't play the next 5 matches in your current season of the premier leage, your next matches against Everton, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea, you need to download the stadiums - unless you download the stadium-packs, those matches will be simulated. :-/
It sounds idiotic, but it's basically the same scheme they had on Tiger Woods.. :-/
Hopefully not as horrible as something like that, but I do think we'll see a push towards forcing people to buy more DLC, not just extra multiplayer-stuff...
As long as stuff like above don't happen, I do think this might be a good deal for the biggest EA customers..
But I don't like the fact that they sid 'exclusive 10% off' for EA Access members..
Does this means that digital purchases will never be 10% off for non EA Access members?
i.e. you do have to pay for the right to get money off titles - before getting a discount on EA digital games.. If so this will lead to people choosing competitors products instead.. i.e. If a normal (non EA-acess member) Xbox One store-consumer, comeis in a month after release- and then see Battlefield at 60$ or 54$ with EA acess, and they also see CoD wich at this time is at 54$ with 10% off..
I think alot of those people will choose CoD, or Battlefield for 60$, and then pay . :-/
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For those people spending alot of money on stuff like that - this program would definately be a sweet deal.
I did bring up the point of Tiger Woods campaign DLC in Tiger Woods 13 - back then people who played the campaign were greeted with a pop up asking them to pay afor additional courses wich were part of the the actual PGA Tour - otherwise it would be simulated.
Effectively doubling the price og the game..
What if more stuff like this happened in FIFA? - you can't play the next 5 matches in your current season of the premier leage, your next matches against Everton, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea, you need to download the stadiums - unless you download the stadium-packs, those matches will be simulated. :-/
It sounds idiotic, but it's basically the same scheme they had on Tiger Woods.. :-/
Hopefully not as horrible as something like that, but I do think we'll see a push towards forcing people to buy more DLC, not just extra multiplayer-stuff...
As long as stuff like above don't happen, I do think this might be a good deal for the biggest EA customers..
But I don't like the fact that they sid 'exclusive 10% off' for EA Access members..
Does this means that digital purchases will never be 10% off for non EA Access members?
i.e. you do have to pay for the right to get money off titles - before getting a discount on EA digital games.. If so this will lead to people choosing competitors products instead.. i.e. If a normal (non EA-acess member) Xbox One store-consumer, comeis in a month after release- and then see Battlefield at 60$ or 54$ with EA acess, and they also see CoD wich at this time is at 54$ with 10% off..
I think alot of those people will choose CoD, or Battlefield for 60$, and then pay . :-/
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Someone above made a good point on how they'd save alot of money if they did spend with FIFA Ultimate Team DLC..
For those people spending alot of money on stuff like that - this program would definately be a sweet deal.
I did bring up the point of Tiger Woods campaign DLC in Tiger Woods 13 - back then people who played the campaign were greeted with a pop up asking them to pay afor additional courses wich were part of the the actual PGA Tour - otherwise it would be simulated.
Effectively doubling the price og the game..
What if more stuff like this happened in FIFA? - you can't play the next 5 matches in your current season of the premier leage, your next matches against Everton, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea, you need to download the stadiums - unless you download the stadium-packs, those matches will be simulated. :-/
It sounds idiotic, but it's basically the same scheme they had on Tiger Woods.. :-/
Hopefully not as horrible as something like that, but I do think we'll see a push towards forcing people to buy more DLC, not just extra multiplayer-stuff...
As long as stuff like above don't happen, I do think this might be a good deal for the biggest EA customers..
But I don't like the fact that they sid 'exclusive 10% off' for EA Access members..
Does this means that digital purchases will never be 10% off for non EA Access members?
i.e. you do have to pay for the right to get money off titles - before getting a discount on EA digital games.. If so this will lead to people choosing competitors products instead.. i.e. If a normal (non EA-acess member) Xbox One store-consumer, comeis in a month after release- and then see Battlefield at 60$ or 54$ with EA acess, and they also see CoD wich at this time is at 54$ with 10% off..
I think alot of those people will choose CoD, or Battlefield for 60$, and then pay . :-/
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I hope to god that does not happen. However, EA access or not that could happen. Happened with TW without EA access.
As for the 10% off...I am sure none EA access folk will still get reduced prices, but EA access members get them day one. We have to remember that EA are still a business, and that means staying competitive, dropping prices when sales start to slow..etc.
People need to give it a chance before predicting doom and gloom and so on.
Yes they tried it with TW and what happened to that series?
Yes they tried it with TW and what happened to that series?
You getting it?
I personally think its to early for me to get it....but am open to re-consider if EA hits my spot right.
I personally think its to early for me to get it....but am open to re-consider if EA hits my spot right.
I'm not trying to spread FUD. I just voice a few concerns, of what I think we need to support - or not.
I did mention earlier how I think this might end up as a much better service, than how it currently looks.
If they could get a more cross-platform focus - on the service.
i.e. if they allowed people who were EA Access members, and bought one game on for example Xbox One - to also be able to get the PC version of the same game - at a huge discount on Origin, or free like Sony's Cross-platform buy stuff.
Then I think this thing would become alot more interesting at once - and it would give basically all games with various mod-features a huge amount of extra value for us gamers.
Despite TW having lot's of troubles lately, the game's franchise had a solid reputation wich were basically ruined amongst most gamers who bought and experienced that. The game afterwards however - TW'14 were pretty good tough, I hear - next year they're dropping Tiger Woods in the name and just go with PGA Tour.
One point that can't be overlooked is the new wrinkle EA Access adds for multi console owners . Common question is "What console are you getting Madden/Fifa/Etc on?". For some the decision is based on friends, some the controller they prefer, and some the graphics/gameplay are the tipping points. I was actually strongly considering FIFA15 for PS4 because the last one looked and played better than the X1 version...but now with EA Access and the savings that is likely enough to push me back to X1. I could see this new bullet point bringing a shift for tens of thousands of gamers facing a similar quandry.
Activision will join suit if this proves successful
Activision Won't Launch An EA Access-Style Program Anytime Soon
Activision Won't Launch An EA Access-Style Program Anytime Soon
I'm not trying to spread FUD. I just voice a few concerns, of what I think we need to support - or not.
I did mention earlier how I think this might end up as a much better service, than how it currently looks.
If they could get a more cross-platform focus - on the service.
i.e. if they allowed people who were EA Access members, and bought one game on for example Xbox One - to also be able to get the PC version of the same game - at a huge discount on Origin, or free like Sony's Cross-platform buy stuff.
Then I think this thing would become alot more interesting at once - and it would give basically all games with various mod-features a huge amount of extra value for us gamers.
Despite TW having lot's of troubles lately, the game's franchise had a solid reputation wich were basically ruined amongst most gamers who bought and experienced that. The game afterwards however - TW'14 were pretty good tough, I hear - next year they're dropping Tiger Woods in the name and just go with PGA Tour.
Yeah, Cross-platform is pretty big. If a game is out on the PS3/4/Vita, you're essentially saving a huge amount of money just by purchasing on one platform. That's why PS+ is still so popular. Some of their free offerings are cross-platform so you get to play them on any of the platforms you own.
EA Access cross-platforming with the PC would be interesting and pretty appealing actually. They should consider this option.
On a side note, for those saying you're getting 10% off day one, this is where the physical deals are better. Those E3 deals, you can pre-order day 1 for 30% off.
How many big yearly titles do Activision publish? All I can think of is COD. Off hand I would have thought Ubisoft would have had a bigger portfolio of yearly titles.
You are isolating only one part of EA Access to try to make a point. Sure, buying a new game you may find better deals than 10%. But that is only part of what you are getting with EA Access. Do E3 deals give you access to a vault of games you may not own but would like to try? Do E3 deals give you 10% off resulting DLC? Do E3 deals give you access to new games 5 days early?
So you buy only 2 EA titles this year and save $12 over retail. You buy 4 pieces of DLC and save another $6. You play free games that would have cost $10-30 apiece. How much value do you place on playing a game early? Combined...is it worth $30? Or more? Or less? The vibe I'm getting out there is that it's a resounding "worth more" and is going to result in subscription numbers that should hit the midpoint of six figures.
They likely do, and I would not be shocked to hear them announce a similar service in a few months time.
Those are some valid perks but are only beneficial to people who actually buy DLC or want to try some new games earlier. Between the option of subscribing or not subscribing based on that, I wouldn't subscribe. But for new console owners, it would be appealing since they won't have any games yet.
Outside of war craft and cod, I can't think of anything else big published by them.
Me either to be honest. How ever, their music games used to be uber popular. If they bring them back then who knows. 10% of DLC for a music game would likely save you more than £20 a year. Add in COD DLC and 10% of the actual games too, plus the ability to play some of their less popular games. It is viable...and obviously I assume the pricing and perks would be the same as EA's.
Haha, it is. Sorry guys -- I'm a chill person. Different from the "hyper", "RAGE!!!", fast cut/edit YouTube personalities.
You say that as if I brought it up randomly. I brought it up because of Sony's PR statement and how ironic it is that they said it was a "bad value". If Sony didn't say anything about EA Access' value, I wouldn't have compared it to PS Now.
And FYI -- I felt pretty good about the service before Sony's statements. Really strange attempt at a dig.
Funny considering many of my recent reviews/videos were about Nintendo games. Planning a Mario Kart video right now matter of fact.
Think some you guys need to grow up a bit.
Your favorite games are 3rd party games...PS4 runs them better then XBO...you purchased a XBO instead.
I don't think anymore needs to be said.
I don't really care about growing fanbases. I make videos because I like to.
Not true. There are a decent amount of them. They don't have the same number of views as the "hyper" people though.
Again, your opinion. People like that I'm "not fake" or put on the cliche "hyper YouTube" personality. As I said before, that just isn't me. My videos would come off unnatural -- especially alongside my preference in presentation (slow transitions instead of fast/jumpy cuts).
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