Access a Huge Vault of PS5, PS4 Games for £3.99/$4.99 with EA Play

This EA Play thing keeps make me think there is indeed change for GamePass on PlayStation even if it does not include the streaming component and only includes cross-platform games that are now owned by Microsoft.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition alone is worth the one-time sub if you haven't played it before, or if it's been ages since you played the original trilogy.

I have to say, I was massively underwhelmed by EA Play when I checked it out after it was added to PC Game Pass. I think Medal of Honor Allied Assault is one of the few games I actually played on it. And that game’s well old.

Im tempted by these offers everytime but never bite.

So many subscription services and never interested in any of them.

That would involve giving EA money which I am strongly against.
It’s telling that I don’t care about a single title they publish.

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No thanks. The only newer game worth playing in that service would be the Mass Effect compilation but you're better off buying it since it's dirt cheap and 3 huge games are going to take a long time to get through. Even Gamestop has it for less than $20.

I might try this out. Looking at the list, a surprising number of the games have already been given on PS+ like SW Squadrons, Dirt 5, Knockout City, few Battlefields and the Battlefronts, Rocket Arena, etc. And I’ve played Fallen Order. But it might be worth it to see what all the fuss is about with It Takes Two. And then I could maybe try to play the Mass Effects again. It would really throw off my gaming schedule though.

I went for it, had $20 credit from PlayStation and decided that I'm going to use it to get through the, like, 3 EA games that I've had an interest in.

Wow. Some pretentious commenters.

Mass effect would be about it for me, but bad timing with February huge games coming i won't have time.

EA Play is pretty good but on PlayStation it's sorely lacking due to no back compat. There's some really decent older titles on there that aren't available on PS. That said £3.99 for the ME Trilogy alone is a bargain and 3 months is plenty of time to get through it all.

I have the ME trilogy already so the only other EA thing I would like is the original Mirror's edge which is not available so that's the end of that.

This is really, really tempting. I mean, ME Legendary Edition is pretty expensive here so that already makes it worth it. It's a game I would like to own tho.
But for that price? I mean, I can try whichever game I want. It's cool.

Already got it, but very good for those that don’t. Even at full price, if you only play one game a year on it, £20 a year is a no brainer.

I have ME Legendary Edition, so it's a hard pass for me.

ME: Legendary Edition is worth it if you haven’t played that yet. It will time-suck at least a month. I’m hoping that if I pay for this, Madden ‘22 will be released on the service before the 3 months are up. Not a game I’d buy but one I’d definitely play via EA Play. Enjoy your games if you try it!!

ME trilogy for sure but defenately dont sleep on it takes two. Awsome game for a couch co op session. Thats about it for me.

Gamepass can only work on PlayStation if they make a version that only includes first party games only.

If it includes third party titles PS Now loses all value. If Microsoft works with Sony and provides a modified GamePass like that, I am sure they can approve it to show up on the console. Because at that point it's no different than EA as a third party publisher.

I nearly spat my coffee out over that headline. It sounded like Sony were putting games on EAPlay.

And while people say EA is a scummy company, and they are. I'd say Microsoft are heading in a direction that are no better. Or maybe even worse.

EA buys up lots of studios and releases games full of microtransaction. But atleast they release everywhere.

Microsoft are buying up lots of studios. Releasing them behind a paywall. Taking them away from two other major platforms and filling games with microtransactions.

This service will do nothing for me though from EA. I'm currently playing Mass Effect Legendary Edition on disc and I already have Dragon Age and Star Wars Fallen Order. Because EA releases everywhere. On disc (and digital). Unlike Microsoft.

@NomNom even if Microsoft wanted to include all third party games in a hypothetical PS5 GamePass, they would not be able to.

Every platform gets their own contract. A game is sometimes in Xbox but not on PC, or the other way around. And not all Xbox GP third party games are up for streaming.

I also highly doubt many third party publishers would agree to add their PS games to a PS GamePass, so it definitively would be a Microsoft Game Studios thing only, and even then, I dare bet some games like Halo and Gears will forever remain Xbox|PC exclusive, even with a PS GamePass.

I have had EA Play for over a year as part of Game Pass and I've played Battlefield Hardline, Bad Company 1 and 2, Battlefield 4 campaign and haven't touched an EA game since. Not worth it, IMO. Actually, I'm slowly coming to terms with dropping Game Pass altogether. Not enough time for gaming to justify paying for these subscriptions.

I don’t think 3 months would be enough for me to 100% all 3 mass effects. Unfortunately I just don’t get as much time to play as I used to. I’d encourage anyone with a gaming partner to get this for It Takes Two though. What a game!

Doesn't really have anything I'm interested in, so I'll pass.

@GADG3Tx87 "Microsoft are buying up lots of studios. Releasing them behind a paywall. Taking them away from two other major platforms and filling games with microtransactions."

Microsoft has yet to release a game developed by a major studio or publisher that it has acquired, let alone one that includes MTX. Deathloop and Ghostwire Tokyo, in fact, will be published ahead of any Xbox exclusive Bethesda game. I understand that you, like many others, are unhappy with the way Microsoft does business. Paywall? The gamepass is a subscription service. You can play hundreds of games for a small fee before purchasing them at a reduced price. Unless your referring to the exclusive paywall? Well that's an argument however given the above games are PS only and Final Fantasy is not on Xbox, the remake or 16.

The Xbox exclusive deals have yet to be felt by any PS fan.

I am strongly opposed to major third-party publishers being purchased and MS is playing a monopolistic game, but the value supplied by incorporating things like free EA access in the gamepass is why they are succeeding in establishing a fast growing subscription service.

Sony is the one who must respond. Come up with a response to gamepass. New PS5 exclusives cost £70 which is more then Series X exclusives at £60 , PS Plus is more expensive for less content given PSNow is lacking any content that would trouble Xbox and has terrible infrastructure, and lastly PS5 native games require paid upgrades, where as Xbox give give them free. PS is fast becoming the most expensive place to play games Yes, Microsoft is making aggressive moves but it doesn't mean they're to blame for everything Playstation has or is currently doing.

Under Jim Ryan, PlayStation has been the most aggressive towards customers this generation, and that is no coincidence. When they go to the store and observe the difference in perceived value, you can't expect the layperson to care about political rights and wrongs. Sony is no longer competition for Microsoft. In this new scenario, Sony needs to create their own marketplace, which was always going to happen when the Microsoft's, Google's, or any of the tech behemoths chose to really play. The video gaming industry is flourishing, and everyone wants a cut of the profits.

Nah still not worth it, even with it being a part of Gamepass I've only downloaded 2 of there games - Dead Space 1& 2 - there's just not a lot of pull with EA for me.

@Alan_cartridge_ PS5 exclusives only cost £70 if you've gone digital only, a simple Google search brings up physical copies of new releases for £60

@Alan_cartridge_
I don't disagree with you on anything that you have said but it is very safe to say we will not see any Xbox published game on PlayStation. Phil Spencer has been very clear that they will "release only where GamePass exists" and Sony, atleast apparently for now, will not accept GamePass on PlayStation.

GamePass is a subscription and therefore a paywall. No different as a paywall to access online play via XBLG or PS+.

I also strongly agree that Jim Ryan is a bad fit to run PlayStation. I also am cynical to the belief that Sony simply cannot match GamePass. I just don't see it.

If Microsoft continue to eat up publishers there will be nothing left for the rest of us eventually and I doubt PS first parties will be enough to sustain Sony. Given that few of them release each gen and are quite far apart. Nintendo is an exception however but I think third parties going exclusive to Xbox will affect them too at some point.

I think the gaming industry is long overdue some actual governmental regualtions that prevent massive publisher purchases in one swoop.

I'm not saying no one can buy anything but it needs a fair playing field. Smaller purchases at a time is not unreasonable.

I feel two massive publisher buyouts in less than two years is a little outrageous and unfair to the rest of the industry.

I don't know why anyone would cheer for the possibility of gaming to be controlled by one body. I don't like to use this word, but you'd have to be a 'fanboy' for that, and I say that regarding all of the platform holders, not just MS. We all like games and competition is necessary. Without it who knows what we'd have to pay and accept without any choice left.

It's a very worrying time.

Can anyone say wether you get ps5 versions of games on ea play? I'd like to play jedi fallen order still but would only sub for it if its the ps5 version.

Is this “news”? Looks like a sponsored article to me 😵‍💫

Just because you can have a subscription service, doesn't mean you should have a subscription service.

Fifa 21 & eventually 22
Mass Effect Trilogy & Andromeda
Mirrors Edge Catalyst
Dragon Age Inquisition
UFC 4

Time to sub

@Alan_cartridge_
If you're paying 70 quid for a game then you are doing it wrong. Even if you're stuck on a digital only console, there is ALWAYS deals on credit, that brings prices down to, or less than £60

Ps plus is more expensive for less content? They are both £49.99?? But again, if you're paying more than ~£30 for PS+ then you are not shopping around. Content wise;

Sony ps plus total for 2021: $1,424.60
Average score: 73.8
Average MSRP: $35.62
Average age: 1.4 years
5 self published games + 3 day 1 releases

Microsoft gwg total $1,074.51
Average score: 73
Average MSRP: $21.93
Average age: 7.13 years
3 self published games

Stop doomposting

I bought Lost in Random last night for a tenner and it is well worth it. So, if that is on ea play, it's worth the 4 squid admission on its own!

I might bite at this just so I can platinum the Mass Effect games again. I bought the Legendary Edtion for my Series S before I got a PS5 and I much prefer trophies over achievements, strange as I am.

@Kopite they cost even less than £60 on digital unless you're dumb enough to not buy discounted credit.

If you use the right outlets you can save up to 20%, so that £70 game becomes £56 (paid that for my GT7 pre-order)

But back on topic, if I bought this I'd only play ME and It Takes Two, and with my current backlog I just cba with it!

There are few games that EA holds that I enjoy. Definitely notable games on there as Mass Effect is one of my favorite series ever... but that's why I bought the physical copies of it. I also bought the physical copies of my two favorite arcade racers on that list.. NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered and Burnout Paradise Remastered. Outside of those... there's little reason for me to jump into this sub service.

@SoulChimera i'd still argue that it might not be just for the fact that a lot of EA games drop to crazy low prices. Lower than a year's subscription and you get to keep the game. So unless you've got an eye on a newer title or multiple titles it still might not be the best deal for you.

@ATaco Yeah of course, as with everything, the value differs from person to person. For me, £1.60 a month for access to a bunch of EA games isn’t even worth questioning.

Stupid thing is, I also have Game Pass and it’s included in that. Haha.

Over the years I have bought the EA game I want at deep discounts around the Holiday season. Dragon Age, Need for Speed games, Mass Effect games. That and what EA games I have got on PS Plus gives me zero reason to add another ongoing payment plan.

a way out, it takes two, mass effect legendary edition, battlefield 1, fallen order, anthem, burnout paradise, dirt 5, titanfall 2 should keep me busy for the next 3 months

£4 bargain

I think I may take advantage of this offer for several reasons:

1) I could play the new versions of the Mass Effect games without violating my double-dip rule.

2) I tend to buy most of my games on PC through Steam, but won't buy EA games there as they still require Origin (meaning buying through Steam is meaningless). I don't want to buy anything on Origin, Epic, or any other launcher.

Hehe. HAHAHAHAHA! 😁 No... Just no..

Might get it just to play through Mass Effect, nothing else interests me on it.

Personally, I feel it's a great deal. I'm still undecided whether or not to take advantage of this deal as I don't want to be in the situation where I am locked into having to only play the games I am interested in (It Takes Two, Star Wars Squadrons & Mass Effect LE) for the next 3 months.

I'm more inclined to wait for a sale for It Takes Two and wait for an extended period of free time for Mass Effect LE.