By Dave James
Electronic Arts has launched a new PC gaming subscription service, promising ‘endless PC gaming’ for just US$4.99 (£3.99) per month.
Origin Access is the PC equivalent to the Xbox One-based EA Access service which has been running on Microsoft’s console for a few years now.
If you’re a PC gamer then chances are you’re utterly devoted to Valve’s Steam platform. But the big games publishers have been trying their damnedest to break the Steamy hegemony with their own digital platforms; Ubisoft’s abortive Uplay being the most reviled, while EA’s Origin has been accepted as a mostly harmless place to pick up its games not accessible via Steam.
The new Origin Access service though is trying to offer something rather different to Valve’s more straightforward games store. It’s a three-pronged approach, more in line with what Amazon is doing with its Prime membership.
The first is about unlimited access to all the full games available in its ‘Vault‘ of EA games. At launch there are 15 titles to choose from, with the promise of more being added over time.
The second is about getting early access to brand new EA games before anybody else. With Origin Access you get …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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