14 DAY TRIAL // The team at publisher Electronic Arts and platform holder Microsoft announce that, after a successful beta period, the EA Access service is now live on the Xbox One home console and that all those interested can sign up to see what it has to offer.
Gamers can pay a monthly or an annual subscription fee in order to get access to the Vault, which at the moment offers access to Battlefield 4, FIFA 14, Madden NFL 25, and Peggle 2 and is set to get access to another 100 titles in the coming months.
Those who get the EA Access service can also get a 10 percent price cut on all digital purchases for both full titles and for all downloadable content.
Gamers will also get a five-day trial for big titles, which will allow them to test experiences including FIFA 15 and Dragon Age: Inquisition, with all the progress made ready to then transfer to the full version of the game when it is bought.
Michael Lewis, lead producer for EA Access, is quoted by the Xbox Wire as saying that "The idea of a program like EA Access has been something we’ve been talking about for a while now, but everything really came together with the launch of Xbox One last year. We drew inspiration from some of the great subscription services out there – I couldn’t live without Amazon Prime, Xbox Gold, and Netflix."
The Electronic Arts representative also says that more features for EA Access are being planned for the future and that his company will try to offer more advantages to all those who sign up.
Lewis adds, "We don’t have any plans to remove games from The Vault. As an example, even if Madden NFL 15 were to enter The Vault at some point, you’d still be able to keep playing Madden NFL 25 if you like. We’ve worked very closely with the team at Xbox to build EA Access."
This statement stands in contrast with the actual Terms of Service for the EA Access program.
Gamers are also reassured on the subject by Peter Moore, the current chief operations officer of the company.
EA Access was also evaluated by the team at Sony in charge of the PlayStation 4 but it was rejected because it did not offer the same value as the PS Plus concept.
Electronic Arts has not said whether the service will ever be launched on the PC.