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EA Sports Wants You To Pay For Subscription Service

Posted on Monday, April 25 @ 14:19:18 Eastern by
Several EA subscribers have received a survey (pictured below) for a subscription service, proposed in early April by EA Sports President Peter Moore.


 

The survey provides several options for possible service and pay rates, ranging from $14.99 to $34.99, scoping out what matters more to players. Different options allow players to download temporary versions of games 3, 5, or 7 days earlier, get exclusive content, receive a 30% discount on DLC instead of a 10% discount, special membership recognition, and gain the right to transfer DLC from prior titles over to the new title.


The trouble, of course, is that some players will argue that these are features which should just be free. Paying for discounts, early access, and DLC compatibility will only be inviting to hardcore EA Sports fans who enjoy more than just the annual Madden or Tiger Woods. On top of the $10 online pass, this is a hard sell for players who already purchase early beta access, DLC, and Xbox Live Gold, and who already feel nickel-and-dimed out of their devotion to Electronic Arts.

At this rate, there will be a subscription service for multiplayer, patches, and the freakin' game manual...

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Related Games:   FIFA Soccer 11 , Madden NFL 12, NCAA Football 12, NHL 11, SSX (2012), Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 12: The Masters
Tags:   Electronic Arts, Peter Moore


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  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander
    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Apr 25th, 2011 at 4:09 pm
    Yeah, this will not end well for EA. Games are already expensive, that plus the cost of Live if you play on a 360, and a decent internet connection to play on already adds up to a pretty penny. Adding another fee on top of that for what most developers consider supporting their game will eventually drive off all but the most die hard fans.
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  • Rinnon
    Rinnon
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Apr 25th, 2011 at 4:09 pm
    Lucky for me I don't really buy EA games, with the exception of anything from Bioware, but those aren't exactly multiplayer anyways.
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  • Nick_Tan
    Nick_Tan
    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Apr 25th, 2011 at 8:09 pm
    @Rinnon: You never know. EA might just be experimenting with this subscription service with EA Sports. If it's successful, it will likely spread to BioWare, and perhaps the industry as a whole. I mean, look at the $10 online pass... it's rampant now.
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  • salamandrew
    salamandrew
    Joined: Dec 2010
    Posted: Apr 25th, 2011 at 8:37 pm
    and they wonder why people pirate games
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  • Klandathu
    Klandathu
    Joined: Apr 2008
    Posted: Apr 25th, 2011 at 10:35 pm
    If they decide to implement this feature, will it be mandatory or optional? If you can opt in or out of it, it might be more welcome and successful than if it were required.
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