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EA Sports is planning to implement a new subscription service that will help push digital distribution. The service is designed to give members exclusive access to benefits for Madden NFL, FIFA, NHL, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, SSX: Deadly Descents, and NCAA Football. The benefits include:
- Discounts on all downloadable content for participating EA Sports titles
- Full downloadable versions of participating titles before they come out in stores
- Exclusive membership recognition badge that appears on both your online and in-game profile
- Ability to transfer paid content from current pariticpating titles to future versions
- Free and exclusive opportunities to extend your EA Sports experience to the PC and Web
- Free and exclusive EA Sports downloadable content for participating console-based titles
The membership will be available to purchase from retailers and EA's website for both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles but no price point has been set yet.
This type of service has its up and downs. First off, it's probably going to be a subscription service within another subscription service like Xbox Live or PSN so you're going to have to pay for both to get all of the benefits. There are a number of very positive sides to the EA Sports subscription service though, like DLC transfers.
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As it stands now, to purchase all of the DLC for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 it will cost $110, with the subscription service, once Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 comes out you could theorhetically transfer all of the DLC to the new game without having to re-buy the content.
So far the imagines showing off the discounts aren't set in stone, but if they're to be believed then EA will be offering up to 30% discounts for their content for subscribers.
What do you think of the new EA Sports Subscription service? Would you be willing to shell out anywhere from $14.99 to $34.99 for these benefits, or are they not worth it to you?
Source: Pastapadre
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Delta_Kilo2003
Seriously? We shovel out $60 bucks for a new game when they first get released then wether it's the same day, next week, or even a few months later they release DLC that they purposely keep out of the original game to rape us out of even more $$. Alot of games come with a registration code so you can "inform" the developer that you purchased their game and it can be used to receive some free DLC and as far as I'm concerned that code should be used to receive any future DLC at no additional cost. Now where places as gamestop goes where you can buy a used game and the developer(as far I I know) doesn't get their cut of the sale, if the registration code has already been registered then charge the DLC cost to the new owner for their new content that way the developers can still make their buck off the new player. Because of the fact that I pay so much for the original game and some DLC brings the final cost up over $100 I've started to refuse to buy the games to begin with knowing they have a whole list of content that's gonna bankrupt me everytime it gets released. I buy new and used games and where a used game cost much less after a few months, I don't mind paying(reasonable prices mind you) for DLC knowing it goes to the developer where they didn't get any of my money to begin with. I've purchased a number of EA games through the years and they're a great company but they're also pretty evil with some of the moves they've made. Hearing them coming out with a subscription service that will eventually try to get even more of my money for the same things is making me sick. When they do get this started then I know I'll only be buying their games used and probably not buying any more of their DLC. I know that some will disagree with my outlook but it's only my opinion and tired of them and their schemes. In short, prescription service = BS! They'll be making a fortune off it but it won't be any of my cash going to them.
crazyfooinc
This is the DUMBEST thing I've ever seen; why the hell would I want to pay a service to give me something at a discounted price or free? That's paying for something they call "free" or "discounted". EA is seriously a money grubbing corporation, and this clearly shows. Being able to transfer my DLC to the next game should be MANDATORY; I already bought your barely-changed from last year game and DLC, why then can't I transfer it over without paying any more?
TD_ThA_MoNsTa
This is something that I see as beneficial, but also something I'd never use because I don't but yearly sports games anymore, I just stopped seeing value in them (though if Michael Vick's on the cover of Madden 12, I just might get it).
Pippdaddy
If it did allow me to transfer all the dlc I purchased for TW 12 to TW 13 I would be all for it. Plus the other benefits seem nice, just don't want to pay a high price or a monthly fees. Monthly fees are what have kept me from ever trying a major mmo. I like Live because I pay once a year, if this was the same, I would pay for it but not if its over $50.
ehonda1
Just another Company being greedy. We shell out 60 bucks for these awful games and they withhold stuff and make us pay more. HOMEFRONT WAS A TRAINWRECK,COST $50 AND THEY MADE YOU PAY MORE FOR A PASS IF YOU DIDNT BUY IT NEW. Gamers should take a stand and stop paying for this crap. It will soon put an end to game stores who buy used games(gamestop). Now your gonna spend the same amount on a used game as a new. Homefront was a rental and the code had already been used, so they wanted me to shell out 10 bucks on a rental game.THEY wonder why the Tiger Woods series and golf is in the gutter? huh. $180 bucks???? just dont know why. GAME MAKERS+ OIL COMPANIES = NO DIFFERENCE. I WONT PAY FOR THIS CRAP. I would like to see G$ help us the consumer take a stand against this. WHERE ARE YOU G4, R U SCARED?
bolo73
I do not really care since I do not play many of there sports games anymore, but I doubt it will stop at the sports games. I can see the end of gaming for me and I for one am more then willing to find another hobby. With free to play B.S. to MMO's and not continuing single player games like KOTOR, War Craft, maybe mass effect, crap ports, DMRs. Plus I will have a lot of spending money since it will not be wasted on a hobby hell bent to chase me away.
M6000
This subscription service sounds a bit late Sony already has PSN+ and i'm sure they give discounts on EA sports DLC to and plus you get discounts on games that aren't EA sports titles so unless all you care about is EA Sports games this subscription seems a little useless as far as the discounts go anyway.
Avearys333
I hadn't invested much into sports gaming before recently. I bought Fight Night Champion (I had played the series with friends but never purchased it myself) and then more recently Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: Collector's Edition. I decided to go with Tiger because of the excellent demo and PS3 Move support, but I don't think I'm buying into a subscription based service. Besides, after the horrible patch that fundamentally changed the dynamics of gameplay in FNC, I traded it in. That was rather disappointing and a poor move on EA's part, to so thoroughly undermine their work by tweaking it for players who complained on their Facebook page and message boards. Companies need to step away from this social marketing trend a little and focus on what truly matters - improving the games they are making.
BobitoZ
Personally looking forward to the backlash of all these game companies nickel and diming us.
AgentMark
It's one thing when you release content at an extra cost, and then you start to make it obvious that it's all about the money. This is that moment. Activision had this moment a long time ago and now this makes Activision look like a saint. That's a lot coming from me because everyone that knows me knows I HATE Activision with a passion.
dracoraptor
Unfortunately we either have a choice of A half finished game for $60 and then paying $200 in dlc to get the full game from EA, paying $60 for a full game however not being able to play it when out of town or during high traffic times since it need a constant Internet connection from activision ( which unlike what activision says does not hinder pirates who just crack it and play anyways) or paying $15-25 for simple games in which we get 1-2 hours of enjoyment.
Who wants to do a boycott? anyone?
DjSkizzo
Hmmm lets see $110 worth of downloadable content for tiger woods plus the original $60 for the game that equals- hold on- my math aint that great- that equals screwing consumers in the rear. This is why I always buy ea sport games a few years old. They're the same every year. I bought tiger woods 08 a year ago. still playin it so maybe next year Ill get tiger woods 10
RPG-fan
I sure hope this won't lead to having to pay to update the rooster on EA sport games. If that happens, I'm through with EA sports.
theantigzus
if we can transfer all the tiger woods dlc im down, this game is the second most expensive game only second to rockband :(
benmo316
it's EA Sports, the company that buys out licenses so they don't have to compete. Look at NBA Elite, they created a brand new NBA game, printed the discs, and then realized 2K Sports made the superior product and they canceled the whole game. Why would anyone want to give more money to a company that won't allow competition to make their product actually good??
DPsx72
Don't care. I don't play their awful sports games anyway.
TheBRADLeyB
I don't think I play enough EA Sports titles to justify any money to this.
Madden I usually get once in a while when I am really bored. I didn't get the last two installments, not sure why not.
I usually always get NCAA because I'm a huge College Football fan but other then that EA doesn't have anything Sports Wise I play...
I do wish MVP was still around. Stupid 2K and their horrible games.
AxeX1606
If it wasn't for you guys at G4 reporting on them, I'd of never known there was even sports games still being made.
To me, this seems like EA realised not everyone will pay for all the crap they throw at us with their sports games, so they came up with this. Just from what I'm seeing here, you'll indeed pay less for the content itself and all the benefits mentioned above, but that'll be countered by the "subscription" you'll have to pay to get this. It seems like they're trying to cash in on the idiots out there that really do think they're getting more for less, when in fact they're probably paying the same amount anyways.
Also, they say its a subscription. This means its a recurring payment. Yea not worth it for what they're offering.
Also, "Free and exclusive opportunities to extend your EA Sports experience to the PC and Web" seems like a move based upon VALVe's move to allow PS3 owners to get a free copy of Portal 2 on the PC with a PS3 Portal 2 purchase. While VALVe isn't charging a subscription to get this (just the usual extra for a console copy of a game), we all know why EA is.
LordZarlon
This is what I was always afraid of when they started talking about online being the future about ten years ago. EA has started us down the path of having to pay individually for every different game or genre of games on a subscription basis. The problem is that there will always be just enough people stupid enough to actually pay them for something that was free just a year ago.
dracoraptor
This is EA just trying to grab even more money. Activision loads your computer with intrusive DRM and the inability to play games offline where as EA is trying to milk every dollar out of every game. First it was the pass to play online with used games, then Mass effect 2 free dlc as long as you pay the extra money and now this. EA lay off the cash you are rich enough
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