Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers would be able to access EA Play for no additional cost. The company shared more details about the rollout. Console players will be able to activate their complimentary EA Play subscription on November 10th.
Microsoft is also launching the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on November 10th. As a reminder, EA Play includes back-catalog games from EA, such as FIFA 20, Madden NFL 20, Battlefield V, Mass Effect games, Dead Space games, etc.
The Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription includes access to Microsoft’s library of games, an Xbox Live Gold subscription, Microsoft’s cloud gaming service xCloud and soon EA Play. It costs $14.99 per month. If you just subscribe to the Xbox Game Pass for $9.99 per month, you won’t get EA Play.
On Windows, Xbox Game Pass (and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate) subscribers will be able to download EA games in December. Unfortunately, you’ll have to create an EA account, download the EA client and link your Xbox and EA accounts.
If you’re already paying for EA Play and an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription that grants you access to EA Play, your EA Play subscription will be canceled and your remaining time will be converted to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. If you had between 50 days and three months left, you’ll receive one month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. If you had between four and six months remaining, you’ll receive two months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. You can get more details in the FAQ.
Microsoft is using this opportunity to confirm that some Bethesda games will be added to its subscription service. Doom Eternal is coming on October 1, for instance.
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