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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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# 141 charter04 @ 08/18/14 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Retropyro
I already own the games too. So I sold my discs for Madden, BF4 & FIFA. Got enough for them when the beta started to pay for a year (which gave me those games back) plus pretty much cover Madden 15.



This was never advertised to be like Season Ticket nor is it a sports game exclusive program. They also said "trials" which pretty much let you know that you would not have 5 days of unlimited access. Hell I figured it would be 2 hours.

5 full days is still a trial. Lol come on man


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# 142 BreakingBad2013 @ 08/18/14 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Retropyro
If you expected 5 full days then you were not paying attention. When they used words and phrases like "trial" and "limited time".
As a company you should give your customers this kind of information BEFORE you have them purchase and release it for retail. They kept it hidden for a reason, they beat around the bush for a reason, they were being sneaky on purpose, instead of just coming out and saying it.
 
# 143 vagrantwade @ 08/18/14 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by aholbert32
Season Ticket is available right now on ps3 and 360.
Obviously I am referring to nex gen consoles. You are more than welcome to stick to previous gen. Previous gen has a much larger install base and was going to sell more copies regardless.

The fact remains. If you paid the full year for $30 just for Madden 15, you were doing it wrong.
 
# 144 monegames @ 08/18/14 02:36 PM
So like many said, they took away free demo and replaced it with a paid one.
 
# 145 oGFeRNie @ 08/18/14 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by dkp23
if you think ticket was a good deal, wow. For $25 a year you get 3 days early access to only sports games. Full access. So that is 12 days of gaming for $25 a year.

For $30 you get four full games now and more later including limited full games of the same games.

There is no way ticket is a better deal than Access wehether you get full access for sports games for three days.

For you, it may be better value as you stated, but overall, EA access is a better value period regardless of limit or not whether you think the four games or obsolete or not.
Exactly my point,its not like EA lied to us,People just assumed it will be 5 full days early.If you go on the app on the xbox it clearly says Try ea games 5 days before release for a LIMITED TIME..
Wonder how much of this hate is coming from PS owners who dont have a demo or EA access.?
 
# 146 B1MM3R @ 08/18/14 02:37 PM
PS4 people are cracking me up. $30 for 4 games is awful, Ill just go buy BF4 for $45 used. hahaha
 
# 147 dal_hawk @ 08/18/14 02:37 PM
I don't know how they can expect EA access to catch on if they take away benefits in its second year since being introduced. I thought it was a waste of money before. Four demos that use to be free, 24 dollars off digital games that you can't sell back if you get tired of, and a discount off a mode that is created to get you to pour money into monthly, for the cost of 60 dollars.

EA has done well with NHL but if it weren't for exclusive licenses I dont think I'd ever be buying sports games from them anymore otherwise. Though I wouldn't mind them adding competition back in MLB games.
 
# 148 dghustla @ 08/18/14 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by charter04
I'm disappointed for sure but, only because I expected EA Access to be at least be like Season Ticket as far as the time you got with sports games. I'm an xbox only guy but, I'm not going to always paint a positive picture like some are just to win the xbox v sony fanboy fight.

I still think access is a good value overall for me but, It ticks me off that EA waited so long to tell us what they knew we wanted to here about the time limit. They did this on purpose to get more sales. It's going to backfire because I won't be renewing for a while just to prove a point.

If they would have been truthful from the beginning they would have got my 30 dollars in a few days when my one month is up. Instead 5 is all they're getting from me for a while as far as EA Access goes.


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This is what kills me. Just tell ppl up front what the parameters and let me make my purchasing decision based on the facts. Don't wait for ppl to buy this service and then release this information. $30 aint breaking the bank it's just the principle. 6 hours is enough to get a taste but it's a far cry from what was expected based on Season Ticket.
 
# 149 charter04 @ 08/18/14 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Retropyro
If you expected 5 full days then you were not paying attention. When they used words and phrases like "trial" and "limited time".

You know exactly why they threw that 5 days mess out. Don't act like everyone was supposed to know it meant 2 hours a day. Trail can still be 3-5 full days. That's still a trial. Season ticket gave us 3 full days of trial. You can put any spin you want but, EA wasn't clear on purpose. It made since for the only games to have a time limit to be games like Dragon Age.


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# 150 atc43 @ 08/18/14 02:40 PM
Lol Told you guys...I told you...
 
# 151 charter04 @ 08/18/14 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by atc43
Lol Told you guys...I told you...

Good post. Very helpful


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# 152 Bowinkle08 @ 08/18/14 02:41 PM
paying for a trial when you used to get free demos that lasted forever or until you deleted them is just wrong. maybe sony was right in the fact that the value of ea access is not good
 
# 153 m1ke_nyc @ 08/18/14 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by vagrantwade
Obviously I am referring to nex gen consoles. You are more than welcome to stick to previous gen. Previous gen has a much larger install base and was going to sell more copies regardless.

The fact remains. If you paid the full year for $30 just for Madden 15, you were doing it wrong.
People were not doing it just for Madden 15. im not understanding why its difficult for some to understand that there are people who "AT THIS TIME" were only interested in the early access to the sports titles. When the vault grows you bet I will probably subscribe. But right now theres 4 games that really wont hold my attention. It was the early access I was looking forward to. Thats just been cut down with the Madden announcement. So likely its gonna be 6 hours for Live, NHL, FIFA. Just not worth it for me at this time. I do not doubt that those games in the vault offer tremendous value, the games just dont interest me.
 
# 154 canes21 @ 08/18/14 02:42 PM
- 6 hours is a joke
- Any game in the vault will either be owned by me already or I didn't want in the first place

I already own Fifa and Battlefield 4. Fifa is good, Battlefield is..... not what it used to be and I regret buying it in the first place and wouldn't even think it was worth playing being "free". I just think this whole thing is a bad deal because who knows how often the vault will be updated. I would imagine with sports games you are going to get them for "free" a year behind if not more as the standard. Plus, I just feel like the average gamer would already own any game they wanted. Sure, maybe the rare game will come along that you end up actually liking and never owned, but I highly doubt that will happen regularly with the majority of people.

To me, had it been 5 days of unlimited play, I would find that a good deal. You can buy it a month and pay $1 a day to play the game early. That is enough time to see if you like it and would like to purchase it. 6 hours is far far far from enough time to see if I like a game.

I just don't like this deal at all and say shame on you EA. It just makes them look worse in my eyes when I thought things may have been getting better.
 
# 155 vagrantwade @ 08/18/14 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Bowinkle08
paying for a trial when you used to get free demos that lasted forever or until you deleted them is just wrong. maybe sony was right in the fact that the value of ea access is not good
I'm confused. When were you ever able to get three full days of the game, 10% off the title itself, access to vault games, for $5.

Please elaborate.
 
# 156 charter04 @ 08/18/14 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by dal_hawk
I don't know how they can expect EA access to catch on if they take away benefits in its second year since being introduced. I thought it was a waste of money before. Four demos that use to be free, 24 dollars off digital games that you can't sell back if you get tired of, and a discount off a mode that is created to get you to pour money into monthly, for the cost of 60 dollars.



EA has done well with NHL but if it weren't for exclusive licenses I dont think I'd ever be buying sports games from them anymore otherwise. Though I wouldn't mind them adding competition back in MLB games.

This just came out. What do you mean by second year?


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# 157 dal_hawk @ 08/18/14 02:43 PM
Can someone explain to me where they're getting the EA access cost is $30 dollars? 5 dollars a month for a year is 60 dollars, what am I missing?
 
# 158 vagrantwade @ 08/18/14 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ratedmoney
People were not doing it just for Madden 15. im not understanding why its difficult for some to understand that there are people who "AT THIS TIME" were only interested in the early access to the sports titles. When the vault grows you bet I will probably subscribe. But right now theres 4 games that really wont hold my attention. It was the early access I was looking forward to. Thats just been cut down with the Madden announcement. So likely its gonna be 6 hours for Live, NHL, FIFA. Just not worth it for me at this time. I do not doubt that those games in the vault offer tremendous value, the games just dont interest me.
Pay $5. If your state has 7% sales tax then you get $7 off Madden.

So not only do you save $2 on Madden 15, but you get 6 hours of free gameplay 5 days early.

Please. Please. I am begging of you all. Explain to me how this is a bad deal. And without comparing it to Season Ticket which is irrelevant since it was already eliminated from next gen consoles a long time ago and cost $25.
 
# 159 dkp23 @ 08/18/14 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by dal_hawk
Can someone explain to me where they're getting the EA access cost is $30 dollars? 5 dollars a month for a year is 60 dollars, what am I missing?
EA offer two options, you can opt into a monthly plan of $5 or you can opt into a yearly plan at $30. There is a benefit to going into a yearly vs monthly.
 
# 160 vagrantwade @ 08/18/14 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by dal_hawk
Can someone explain to me where they're getting the EA access cost is $30 dollars? 5 dollars a month for a year is 60 dollars, what am I missing?
You can either pay $5 a month or pay up front $30 for a year. That is what you were missing.
 


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