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EA Access Gives You Just Six Hours Of Madden NFL 15 Gameplay

  01:21 PM - August 18, 2014 by Steve_OS

The official EA Access twitter account today confirmed that the platform will only support six hours of Madden NFL 15 gameplay. Considering EA Sports Season Ticket offers Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 users access to the game for three full days, this news comes as a disappointment for Xbox One fans.

Without a Madden NFL 15 demo, EA Access and EA Sports Season Ticket is the only way consumers can play the game early. Unfortunately, EA Access is exclusive to the Xbox One, which means PlayStation 4 gamers are left out in the cold on any early access period.

While EA Access certainly has its benefits with The Vault, the sports gamer looked at the deal as a no-brainer, since it offered early access to games. However, with time limits set to just six hours of gameplay, that could deter many of them.

While EA Sports has confirmed demos for both NHL 15 and FIFA 15, we would like to hear from the community concerning the six hour gameplay limit for Madden NFL 15 on EA Access.

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# 221 BreakingBad2013 @ 08/18/14 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by dat boi Q
Why are you guys still complaining. You get to play FIFA 14, bf4, and madden 25 for 5$ a month or 30$ a year. ITS THE VAULT BABY. With doesn't want to play these games. Just play madden 15 one a day until it hits stores and you will be good. WHAT A DEAL, OLD GAMES FOR CHEAP.

VAULT
VAULT VAULT
VAULT GAMES
I
Own FIFA
Own BF4
Own Madden 25

Where's the value?

These Vault games probably won't be added to the vault, until its a month or two away from the release of the new one, which by then, or a couple months after, will be completely obsolete when the '16 games are out. What aren't people understanding? EA isn't going to add games to the Vault, if people will still buy it for 50 or 60 brand new lol. Come on! HORRIBLE VALUE.

With the different offers you can end up (after trading in) getting all three of those games, at different retailers, or in different deals, for about the same or a little more than the VAULT, but you actually get them while they are still new and fresh.
 
# 222 unBEARable @ 08/18/14 03:13 PM
It's EA. When will people learn.
 
# 223 murph17 @ 08/18/14 03:14 PM
disappointing. especially if NHL gets the same treatment. but hopefully this is something they can change for 2016 games.
 
# 224 13whitebread @ 08/18/14 03:14 PM
Keep it 😡 easy for me to say I play NHL 15
 
# 225 sars973 @ 08/18/14 03:14 PM
The part I don't understand is the defending of the Vault games.

As of now you get access to FIFA 14, Madden 25, Battlefield 4, and Peggle 2. Within two months FIFA and Madden will have new versions out, so will you really stick with the previous versions? Once the next Battlefield comes out, who is going to stick with 4?

In addition, there are no clear plans at all from EA regarding the improvement of the Vault. When will new games be added? What is the criteria for which games are added?

To point to the fact that potentially, in the future, you could access last year's sports games/AAA releases in the Vault a month or two before they become obsolete (which might be a stretch based on this very quiet announcement regarding the trial limit), to me makes little to no sense.

Is it really a deal to pay $30 for access to year old games? Potentially?
 
# 226 chi_hawks @ 08/18/14 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Anaxamander
This is surprising and disappointing for me. I expected to have the game the whole weekend, so 6 hours is a bit of a punch in the gut. I wish I had known that before I signed up, but honestly I'd probably still have paid for it. I mean, we're only talking five bucks in my case.
EA is one of the most despised companies in gaming. People will find any reason to bash them (me included). It's really not a huge deal, especially if your a die hard Madden fan. It's pocket change.
 
# 227 Gerick90 @ 08/18/14 03:15 PM
you would think thats all you get for 30 dollars a yr
 
# 228 DanH35 @ 08/18/14 03:15 PM
This is disappointing news, but not unexpected. The terms clearly state that you get a minimum of 2 hours of play for the early access games. Calling it false advertising or bait and switch are completely inaccurate. I got Access mainly for the vault games, the early access is just an extra service that I believe benefits me. I'll be able to tell in 6 hours of gameplay if I'll like the game. If I don't like it, I can cancel my preorder, and spending $5 on Access saves me $48. One thing I would like them to add is the ability to purchase the game 5 days early. If you use your 6 hours up and like the game, they should let you keep playing if you buy it immediately and not make you wait for the release date.
 
# 229 iamgramps @ 08/18/14 03:15 PM
Initially, EA could have just said the trial would only be 6 hours. The way in which it was advertised is misleading, in my opinion.
 
# 230 Mikesthyme @ 08/18/14 03:15 PM
WOW EA!! sooooo you could'nt say that part before I purchased and got on the early access bandwagon??? Oh well you live and you learn.. and as far as the games alread yin the Vault... what about the cunsumers that already have call of duty fifa and madden.. smh .. I paid $30 for a demo..
 
# 231 m1ke_nyc @ 08/18/14 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by B1MM3R
Guys it's not called EA Early Access.....it's called Ea Access, meaning access ea games for one flat cost. I'm done in this thread, people are a joke and freak out b/c they over analyze what they are purchasing.
What some of you fail to understand is EA did not lay all the cards on the table so it left consumers to determine what that "limited play time" was. Based off the past we got a full 3 days so it lead us to believe would would get atleast equal or perhaps more play time than before. Not in my wildest dreams did I believe it would be less, then its only 6 hours.
 
# 232 blackceasar @ 08/18/14 03:18 PM
Basically Microsoft ponied up some cash to be the "official" to find a way to increase sales of their system (which is number 2 in the sales race). With the "official NFL" deal they cut, they had a direct line to work something out with EA Sports for some kind of exclusivity deal for early access... but at the same time EA Sports doesnt want social media completely blowing up a week or two prior to game release with tens if not hundereds of thousands of XB1 owners with the game early posting negative reviews of the game before EA Sports can actually get the publics money.. so the 6 hour limit (which is lame) is their way of playing nice with XB1 but limiting any backlass from a "mass" public. I'm sure they looked at what happened with NBA Live last year (granted Madden is a better football game than Live is a bb game last year) and got scared and just want to control the conversation.

In a nutshell no demo + a meager 6 hour access for XB1 users (due to the NFL deal with XB1) = they want to get your 60.00 before any potential "madden sux this year" backlash.

I know how this game is played. As a gamer fan, its just big business once again sticking it to the gamer... But the Gordon Geko/Donald Trump cold business man in me would be like "smart move MS".
 
# 233 BreakingBad2013 @ 08/18/14 03:19 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by B1MM3R
Guys it's not called EA Early Access.....it's called Ea Access, meaning access ea games for one flat cost. I'm done in this thread, people are a joke and freak out b/c they over analyze what they are purchasing.
You're using semantics lol. Who cares if it s EA or EA SPORTS, the point is they beat around the bush, and cash grabbed, when they were satisfied they let the secret out. . . they were sneaky on purpose. This isn't a case of EA vs EA SPORTS its a case of purely BAD BUSINESS. Anytime money is involved, customers should have the knowledge of what they're getting into.

If I sold someone a car, they bought it, expecting 4 tires, but I never SAID they'd get all 4 tires, they'd be pissed lol.
 
# 234 piffbernd @ 08/18/14 03:20 PM
The big question is when will EA update the vault to the newest version of Game? Just make a Season ticket Next-Gen.
 
# 235 Sheba2011 @ 08/18/14 03:21 PM
Guess we now know why Sony said it wasn't in the best interest of the consumer....
 
# 236 bxgoods @ 08/18/14 03:21 PM
Wow, I usually defend EA all the time. But I can't defend them for this.
This is the definition of a Bait and Switch and they deserve all the bad feedback they will get for this.

With Season Ticket, I was able to play Madden the Friday before release and play it all weekend.
 
# 237 Mauer4MVP @ 08/18/14 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by sars973
The part I don't understand is the defending of the Vault games.

As of now you get access to FIFA 14, Madden 25, Battlefield 4, and Peggle 2. Within two months FIFA and Madden will have new versions out, so will you really stick with the previous versions? Once the next Battlefield comes out, who is going to stick with 4?

In addition, there are no clear plans at all from EA regarding the improvement of the Vault. When will new games be added? What is the criteria for which games are added?

To point to the fact that potentially, in the future, you could access last year's sports games/AAA releases in the Vault a month or two before they become obsolete (which might be a stretch based on this very quiet announcement regarding the trial limit), to me makes little to no sense.

Is it really a deal to pay $30 for access to year old games? Potentially?
For me yes. Absolutely. I like NHL and Fifa but have never bought a new one. I've always waited 6 months to purchase one. I'll gladly play the old version.
 
# 238 colkilla @ 08/18/14 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by B1MM3R
Please someone show me where it said you get access for a full 5 days? Everything I read said up to 5 days early and no where did it say unlimited.
They didn't say that, however they did tout how they improved on season ticket by making it longer, only to pull the rug out from under us...
 
# 239 mestevo @ 08/18/14 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by colkilla
They didn't say that, however they did tout how they improved on season ticket by making it longer, only to pull the rug out from under us...
I'll take a link to that quote, thanks.
 
# 240 B1MM3R @ 08/18/14 03:25 PM
Well I guess since I bought the Ea Access for $30 for the vault games I'm not losing out. If yo bought it for early access then I guess you lost out. I basically paid $negative 40 for my ea access and still have the games I sold b/c they in the vault, so I'm happy. Sorry for those who were mislead and lost money I guess. I still see the value in ea access tho.
 


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