Choose "System Software Update" and allow any system updates to install.Select Settings at the top of the PlayStation home screen.Make sure your PS4's system software has the most recent update: Select "Check For Update" and install any updates that are available.Highlight the game you're playing and press the Options button on your controller.Make sure your game software is up to date: Turn off your console and then turn it back on.This article was amended to remove an accidental reference to Fortnite being an EA title.Sorry to hear that you are having an issue you take a little time to go through the following steps to see if they help: You also have to be online to access Play First trials, given that they track how long you’ve been playing and where you’ve gotten to.ĭownload limits and speeds can, of course, create problems here but download services have proven more popular and easier to use than streaming services like PlayStation Now which Sony has struggled to push. Other than that you can download and play offline as much as you like. Given that you download the games you play on EA Access, the only time it’s absolutely essential to be online is when you want to actually download them or access their online services. You can join EA Access through EA's website.Payment is automatically renewed every month or year depending on what membership duration you choose. It’s worth noting that EA Access payments are handled through the specific console's billing system, so the payment method you want to use will have to be attached to your account. It’s also half the price of Xbox Games Pass which costs $9.99 / £7.99 / AU$10.95 on a monthly basis.Ī PS Plus 12 month subscription is also $59.99 / £49.99 / AU$79.95 or $9.99 / £7.99 / AU$10.95 per month. Prices don’t tend to mean a lot without context so when it comes to EA Access, a 12 month subscription is half the price of a 12 month Xbox Gold membership which is $59.99 / £39.99 / AU$79.95. There is, of course, the option of an annual membership which costs $29.99 / £19.99 / AU$39.99. When you buy a new EA game you’re typically offered 10% discount on your membership so buying a new EA game will generally get you a month’s free access. EA Access price: how much is it?Īn EA Access membership is $4.99 / £3.99 / AU$6.99 a month on both Xbox One and PS4 (and apparently it'll be the same price on Steam). That's probably because of the number of Xbox 360 games on the service, but GamesRadar has put together a list of all the missing games on PS4. Keep in mind that the line-up is slightly different between Xbox One and PS4, the latter of which has around 30 fewer games, meaning that PlayStation players won't get the Dead Space games, Dragon Age or Dragon Age 2, Peggle, Plants vs Zombies, or Mass Effect Trilogy (though you do get Mass Effect: Andromeda). While games like Apex Legends are published by EA, they're also free to play, so don't worry about needing a subscription to get going with them. While there's also a selection of smaller indie games like Unravel 2, or the console versions of the long-running The Sims games. EA Access games: what's in the Vault?ĮA is one of the biggest video game publishers in the world, so it's no surprise there is a host of big-name games to play in EA Access.įor shooters, there's naturally Battlefield V, as well as Respawn's Titanfall 2, and Star Wars Battlefront II – not to mention EA's much-hyped and much-shrugged-off Anthem, which may be more worth playing through a catalogue subscription rather than as a standalone purchase.ĭon't forget Bioware, either: the EA-owned studio has been putting out Dragon Age and Mass Effect games for years, and you'll get a number from across the series here.įor the sports fans out there, you get the latest FIFA, MADDEN, NFL, and UFC games. The member discount is 10%, but this applies to DLC, season passes, and Ultimate Team content as well as full games so you can making a saving several times over on games which continually release content. If you like what you try and decide to purchase the full game, all of your progress from the trial carries over and you can get a discount off the full price. There are limits on how far into the game you can get and how much you’re allowed to play but typically you get to try out a new game around five days before its official release. EA’s Play First Trials give members of the service the chance to download and play new release EA games before anyone else. Outside of this EA game library there are also early access benefits and discounts to be had. At the moment there are over 50 titles in the Xbox One vault and members are able to download and play them for free as long as they’re still paying a membership. The most obvious benefit to being an EA Access member is that you’re able to play any of the games in its ever-growing instant access ‘Vault’. Image credit: EA What are the benefits of being an EA Access member?
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