EA Access Gives You Just Six Hours Of Madden NFL 15 Gameplay

[GAV]

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I don't know for certain what goes on at EA but I do know how most major corporations work and in most the equivalent of the development team would have very little to no say in this, usually a decision that is made much much higher than them.

Game Design is still an artistic profession. Until the game is released, the designers have creative control over their game. That includes how it is marketed. Now, they may not know this - but it is the truth. If they don't like how it is being marketed or treated, they have the power to change things. Deadlines work both ways.

[wordtobigbird]

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I plan on getting an Xbox One asap and will be getting EA Access. Seems like a good value to me. $30 bucks and I don't have to buy BF4, which my friends play a bunch of, and FIFA. I wouldn't have bought either used even though I play both. Budget is tight. So I see it has paying 15 bucks for each. Yeah I don't keep them forever but they will be replaced with other games and if they are wack I can just not renew.

If someone really paid thirty just to play madden 5 days early they have plenty of money to burn so I don't see why they are throwing heat at EA because they assumed something that wasn't stated. No one forced anyone to buy it right away...

[Gorilla Glass]

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Looking over everything that has transpired since yesterday. "5 days early access" could be misleading.

I'll just get refunded and purchase Diablo.

[wordtobigbird]

Eh I think some of yall are overestimating how many people wanted this to play Madden early.. go over to IGN when the articles about EA access first started comig out. The general gaming community didn't care about Maddens early access at all. Here its a big deal of course but its far from the biggest sellig point. If it was I would agree with you.

Like if this was season ticket, which I think was paying soley to play early right? Then the length of time is the main selling point.

[Beastly Wayz]

Ouch!!! EA is always letting down the consumer.

[ricky24]

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Looking over everything that has transpired since yesterday. "5 days early access" could be misleading.



I'll just get refunded and purchase Diablo.

It's misleading if you only read that line. It clearly states the trial may only be for two hours.

[roadman]

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Do you think EA would have sold more, the same or less subscriptions if they had said 6 hours at the announcement of the product?

If it was labeled as 6 hours upfront, I would have still bought it.

Work, marriage and family and I don't have a bunch of free time. I'll barely burn up the 6 hours as is.

For me, it works, for others not like me, probably not.

To each their own on that.

If people go to Steve's first post on EA Access, there is an *. The * at the bottom says something like restrictions and exclusions apply and directs you to the website that states limited playing time. I agree, everyone's interpretation of limited time is subjective and they could have been more crystal clear on that.

[Mauer4MVP]

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I am sure just the game being booted and being in the menu's constitutes gameplay time.

This is what I am wondering as well. If it is just actually in game, then that changes things. I have plenty of things that I could get set up for next Tuesday. If it is from right when you start up the game or push start, then I will have to plan a bit differently.

Also curious to see if you are mid-game and your time runs out if the game just stops.

[PatsSB2015]

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Wow! EA Sports brags about 5 days of early access, but only gives you six hours of gameplay? That's shady. I hope a lot of people pass on it just to prove a point that they need to be more upfront. The fact we are just finding out about this now is insulting to consumers. I seriously don't get EA Sport's mindset on this. In what world did they think keeping this a secret until a few days before was a good idea? Sure, those who purchased it have already spent their money, but you keep them from buying it next year. If I would have bought this, I'd demand a refund.

[ricky24]

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I don't see why I should ask for a refund just because of this. I have already sunk hours into FIFA. Would be shady of me to ask for refund after already enjoying the product. I knew the madden trial could be for a time as low as two hours.

[PatsSB2015]

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I don't see why I should ask for a refund just because of this. I have already sunk hours into FIFA. Would be shady of me to ask for refund after already enjoying the product. I knew the madden trial could be for a time as low as two hours.

The issue is in the details. EA Sports claimed you can try out the game 5 days before release. No details of minimum game play until today? There was no assumption that EA and Microsoft would pull a stunt like that. The fault isn't on the consumer, but the corporation behind it. They should have been clear from the start. It was false advertising.

[ricky24]

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It was not false advertising.

[PatsSB2015]

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It was not false advertising.

It wasn't? So they made the six hours of minimum game play clear from the start?

[ubernoob]

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It wasn't? So they made the six hours of minimum game play clear from the start?

No they said a minimum of two hours. They met that. No false advertising.

[ricky24]

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It wasn't? So they made the six hours of minimum game play clear from the start?

You got triple the minimum amount of play time they said you could possibly get.