EA Access Coming to PlayStation 4 Later This Summer

Written by Brandon Hofer on May 07, 2019

News: EA’s big library of titles from this generation will soon be available for “free” on PS4 with an EA Access membership.

In the summer of 2014, less than one year into the current generation of consoles, EA revealed EA Access and it was going to be an Xbox One exclusive. It was going to be an Xbox One exclusive because Sony didn’t want it on their console and they didn’t want to give their customers a choice as to whether or not they wanted the service. Fast forward almost five years and now EA Access is finally coming to the PlayStation 4. PlayStation gamers will finally be given the choice of whether or not they want to subscribe to EA Access. Over the past few years it has proven to be one of the best deals going in the industry so it is exciting that a whole new group of people will have access to the service.

Starting this July, players can sign-up for a monthly subscription ($4.99), or an annual subscription ($29.99) through PlayStation Store. With the addition of the PlayStation 4 console to the already existing membership services on Xbox One and PC via Origin, EA now offers its subscription services on more platforms than any other publisher. As you can see it is obviously much cheaper to go the annual route instead of going month by month.

“As we continue to invest in digital and subscription services, bringing great games to even more players across more platforms is an exciting opportunity for everyone,” said Matt Bilbey, Executive VP of Strategic Growth. “Our goal is to give players more choice to try and play our games wherever and however they choose, and we’re happy to bring EA Access to PlayStation 4.”

Membership in EA Access lets players experience Play First Trials, where they can play up to 10 hours of most new EA games. Subscribers also enjoy a 10% discount on full game purchases, expansions, in-game items and more. Additionally, players can jump into a growing library of EA games, including the best of EA with franchises like Battlefield, EA Sports FIFA, Star Wars Battlefront and more.

It should be noted that EA didn’t specify whether your Xbox One membership will transfer to PlayStation 4. In other words, you might have to pay for a separate membership on Xbox and a separate membership for PlayStation, however, we are waiting for clarification on that from EA. There is also another question that needs answers. EA Access on Xbox One has quite a few Xbox 360 games because Xbox One is backward compatible. The PlayStation 4 is not backward compatible, so will the PS4 version of EA Access not have as many games as the Xbox One iteration?

Will you subscribe to EA Access on PlayStation 4 once it becomes available this summer? Tell us your thoughts below.