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EA Play Info

Hello everyone, I wanted to share a small amount of info about EA Play that might help you out and answer some common questions. I will keep this updated and add more info as time goes by if necessary.

What is EA Play?
EA Play is a subscription service that offers you the ultimate game destination for anyone who loves EA titles. Membership gives you more of your favorite Electronic Arts games – more rewards, more exclusive trials, and more discounts.

What is included with EA play?

  • Unlock exclusive challenges and rewards, member-only content, early trials of new releases, and access to a library of top titles.
  • Play select new-release games for up to 10 hours even before they launch.
  • Get more to play with unlimited access to a collection of Electronic Arts fan-favorite series and top titles.
  • Save 10% on all EA digital purchases on Consoles including game downloads, Season Passes, points packs, and DLC.

You can view the full list of playable games available with EA Play for your console here: Xbox, Playstation.

If I play an EA Play early access game trial will my progress carry over?
Yep, all your progress will carry over, so you can pick up where you left off if you decide to purchase the game.

Will I have to purchase the game once the trial period is over to continue playing?
When your trial expires you will need to purchase the full game to continue playing on the release date, although some titles will offer early access if pre-ordered.

Is EA Play cross-platform?
No, unfortunately EA play requires a separate subscription for each of the following platforms

  • Playstation
  • Xbox
  • Origin - PC
  • Steam - PC

Can Steam and Origin players play together?

Yes. Whilst both are still separate platforms and require separate subscriptions they do get the ability to play together.

How do I access my EA Play games?
You can access all available EA Play games for your console by downloading and using the EA Play Hub App, free to download from the store.
Alternatively you can download the games directly from the store.

For PC players you can access the games through the Origin or Steam Client.


What is the cost of EA Play?
EA Play is just $4.99/£3.99 a month or $29.99/£19.99 for a full year.

How do I subscribe to EA Play?

You can sign up through the EA Play website here or by using your console explained below.

Playstation

Find the EA Play console app on the PlayStation Store

  1. On your PlayStation 4, go to the PlayStation™ Store.
  2. Search for EA Play.
  3. Install and launch the EA Play Hub app.

Sign up for EA Play in the app

  1. Launch EA Play on your PlayStation 4.
  2. Click Sign Up Now.
  3. Select either a monthly or yearly membership.
  4. Continue to the next page to pay and finish signing up.

Xbox

Find the EA Play console app on the Xbox One Store

  1. Select the Store tab on the Xbox One home screen.
  2. Select Apps.
  3. Search for EA Play.
  4. Install and launch the EA Play Hub app.

Sign up for EA Play in the app

  1. Launch EA Play on your Xbox One.
  2. Scroll right to Learn More.
  3. Click Sign Up.
  4. Select either a monthly or yearly membership.
  5. Continue to the next page to pay and finish signing up.

Can I sign up to EA Play Pro on console?
I'm afraid not, EA Play Pro is exclusive to Origin on PC only.

Can I cancel my EA Play membership?
Yes of course, just remember if you cancel your membership, you’ll keep your game progress (as long as you don’t manually delete your save files) and all earned Trophies/Achievements.
However, you can’t continue playing the games you’ve downloaded unless you buy them or reactivate your membership. When you reactivate your membership or buy the games, you can pick up right where you left off the next time you play.


Once you cancel your membership, you will keep your membership benefits until the end of your membership period.

You can see below how to cancel membership for your specific platform or contact Playstation Support, Xbox Support., PC Support.

PC

  • Go to your EA Account Settings.
  • In the navigation panel on the left-hand side, click on Subscription.
  • Next to Membership, click Cancel Membership.

Playstation

  • From your PlayStation 4, navigate to [Settings] > [Account Management] > [Account Information] > [PlayStation Subscriptions].
  • Select the EA Play membership you want to cancel.
  • Select Turn Off Auto-Renewal.

Xbox


What happened to EA Access & Origin Access?
They just got a name change, now they’re EA Play and EA Play Pro. You still have access to all the great games and benefits as an EA Access, Origin Access Basic, or Origin Access Premier member.

Need help?

You can find more help here https://help.ea.com/en/ or post on this forum and other gamers will come to your rescue.

11 Replies

  • It seems the EA Play hub app has been retired on PS4. And idea how to access the list of the games now?

    Access it via another device, go back to the console and download?

    Have they made the experience this cumbersome?

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