Gaming subscription prices rise but players have found a cheeky way around it

WE’VE all been affected by rising prices both in and out of gaming, so people are looking for ways to save money where they can.

The latest game subscription price change is a significant increase over the old price, almost doubling the charge for some subscribers.

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EA Play is a subscription service for titles published by EA Games, best known for its huge library of sports games.

The list of games includes a huge number of popular sports series, such as EA Sports FC, F1, and Madden.

However, EA Games has many games from different genres on the list, including NFS Unbound, Lost in Random, and the Mass Effect Legendary Collection.

Gaming subscriptions used to be mostly for consoles, with people signing up for Xbox Game Pass, PS Plus, or Nintendo Switch Online depending on which console they own.

Now a number of publishers like EA Games and Ubisoft also have their own subscription services, though players seem more hesitant to sign up to these.

This isn’t helped by EA Games’ recent price hike making the service far less affordable.

Here are the price increases depending on the length of your subscription.

• EA Play 1 Month was £3.99 / $4.99, now £5.99 / $5.99
• EA Play 12 Months was £19.99 / $29.99, now £35.99 / $39.99

However, players have found a way to get around this huge price increase.

While EA Play is rising in price, the cost of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which includes EA Play, remains the same.

This includes both Game Pass for Console and PC, so you can use it either way you play.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate increased in price in June 2023, but it wasn’t as drastic as the EA Play price increase.

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