{"id":32271,"date":"2014-07-29T12:57:40","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T19:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=32271"},"modified":"2014-07-29T12:57:40","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T19:57:40","slug":"ea-access-takes-ideas-microsofts-sonys-playbooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2014\/07\/29\/ea-access-takes-ideas-microsofts-sonys-playbooks\/","title":{"rendered":"EA Access takes ideas from Microsoft&#8217;s and Sony&#8217;s playbooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Electronic Arts will be offering a membership that gives subscribers access to free games and exclusive deals. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ea.com\/news\/ea-announces-ea-access-on-xbox-one\">EA Access<\/a>, through the Xbox One, will give subscribers the ability to play FIFA 14, Madden NFL 25, Peggle 2, and Battlefield 4 for $4.99 a month or $29.99 per year. More games will be added to &#8220;The Vault&#8221; for subscribers to enjoy, likely when their full price sales dwindle enough to qualify. Microsoft&#8217;s Games for Gold and Sony&#8217;s PlayStation Plus programs smirk at the latecomer. If the prospect of subscribing to older games doesn&#8217;t appeal to you, perhaps EA can entice you with a whopping 10% discount for select games in the Xbox One marketplace? Even upcoming titles like Dragon Age: Inquisition and NHL15 are included! No? Okay, what if EA gives you five full days of early access to games before they&#8217;re released? Sort of like breaking the retail street date on an upcoming game, but the publisher nods approvingly rather getting your account banned.<\/p>\n<p>What if you&#8217;re a PlayStation 4 or Nintendo Wii U owner? Sorry! No deal for you. 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