Xbox Game Pass Ultimate/PC Subscribers Are Getting EA Play for Free

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Xbox Game Pass is already considered an incredible value, but subscribers are about to get even more for their money. Microsoft has announced that the Ultimate and PC tiers of Xbox Game Pass will soon include EA’s game subscription service, EA Play, which includes more than 60 of the publisher’s biggest titles (e.g., Titanfall 2, Mass Effect). This is fantastic news, considering that Xbox Game Pass already provides access to over 100 high-quality games.



“We are teaming up with Electronic Arts to provide Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC members with an EA Play membership at no additional cost starting this holiday,” Microsoft wrote. “This means Ultimate members can enjoy EA Play on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, and...

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[Armenius]

Now that Game Pass for PC is coming out of beta on September 17, the "introductory" price of $4.99/month is going away and being superseded by a price of $9.99/month (all in USD). Still a good deal with the inclusion of EA Play in that price and the number of games available in both services.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1303817333660508160

 

[Eduardo_Domingot]

Now that Game Pass for PC is coming out of beta on September 17, the "introductory" price of $4.99/month is going away and being superseded by a price of $9.99/month (all in USD). Still a good deal with the inclusion of EA Play in that price and the number of games available in both services.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1303817333660508160

I would argue that price is fair given what being returned to the consumer.

 

[Brian_B]

I like the idea and think it has a lot of promise, but even at $4.99 I couldn’t find enough to make me keep paying for it. Once I finished Outer Worlds I was done, and haven’t found any reason to go back.

Adding EA doesn’t exactly add a lot of value to me.

 

[Armenius]

By the way, title should be "...getting EA Play at no additional cost," not "...for free." It's one of those little things that irks me