EA Access for Xbox One: Play EA Games Up to Five Days Before the Release Date

[Mauer4MVP]

Quote: Originally Posted by TexasFan2005

I agree with you and it's something a lot of us are trying to figure out as well. The wording EA uses on the app is a bit ambiguous: "Play First. In addition, members can try EA's XBOX One games five days before the release date." The questions that can arise from that statement: Does this mean that we can try the game for five full days leading up to release, similar to what the Season Ticket (ps3, 360) allowed for 3 days? Or does it mean we can try a game once (or for a limited time) during the 5 days leading up to release? I wish we had definitive answers to this, and it's confusing all of us as to why there are no answers. Maybe it's just black & white, you can play the game for a full 5 days, and EA need not explain it further. Or maybe it's something more disingenuous and they want as many people to subscribe before clarifying what exactly is going on. Obviously, we all hope it's the former.

I think everyone is over thinking it. You get the full game 5 days before. This is their way of eliminating people buying a game for 80-100 bucks to get it early. It's just like the EA Sports Season Ticket.

[mercalnd]

Quote: Originally Posted by Glenn33

I truly understand the cautious approach many are taking especially since money is involved. But there is no scenario where I can imagine where this would be different than Season Ticket [which they brought back ] in which you had an almost completely unlocked game with no time limits on it for sports games. To handle that differently in this case would almost guarantee failure going forward based on the precedent set by Season Ticket coupled with the fact that it's more expensive.

While I also expect the sports game to be unlimited during the early access period, I think pointing at the higher price of EA Access and claiming that automatically means the early access period must be unlimited as well is overlooking the fact that EA Access offers other benefits that Season Ticket does not, namely the free games in the Vault and a 10% discount on the digital release of the full game.

[colkilla]

Do we know it will be available thursday? I think season ticket let you download at 6pm on the FRIDAY before release, I think this will be the same...

[Gorilla Glass]

Quote: Originally Posted by colkilla

Do we know it will be available thursday? I think season ticket let you download at 6pm on the FRIDAY before release, I think this will be the same...

Season Ticket was/is 3 days prior to release date. EA Access is 5 days prior.

[Glenn33]

Quote: Originally Posted by mercalnd

While I also expect the sports game to be unlimited during the early access period, I think pointing at the higher price of EA Access and claiming that automatically means the early access period must be unlimited as well is overlooking the fact that EA Access offers other benefits that Season Ticket does not, namely the free games in the Vault and a 10% discount on the digital release of the full game.

Good point. I should have taken that into account.

[colkilla]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gorilla Glass

Season Ticket was/is 3 days prior to release date. EA Access is 5 days prior.

So, this Wednesday at 6pm?

[fancyclaps]

Quote: Originally Posted by colkilla

So, this Wednesday at 6pm?

This Thursday is 5 days prior to release.

[colkilla]

Quote: Originally Posted by fancyclaps

This Thursday is 5 days prior to release.

But season ticket was 3 days and was available Friday? I am clearly confused...has there been confirmation on when it will be available through EA access or we just have to guess???