EA has announced a new subscription tier to Origin, EA’s digital storefront and gaming library for PC. The Origin Access Premiere subscription will cost $14.99/month or $99/year. Members will be granted access to 100+ games on Origin as well as additional in-game currency, and early access to new releases such as Madden NFL 19, Battlefield V, and Anthem.
“Origin Access Premier offers players a wealth of content, including all of EA’s PC games and numerous titles from other publishers in a single membership,” said Michael Blank, Senior Vice President, Player Network. “As our first-ever subscription service with full access to newly-released EA games, we’re offering players more freedom to play the games they want, anytime they want.”
In addition to the Basic tier library of games, the Premiere subscription provides access to the following games:
- A Way Out
- Fe
- The Sims 4 Digital Deluxe Bundle
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Unravel Two
- Madden NFL 19 Hall of Fame Edition (August 2)
- FIFA 19 Ultimate Edition (September 20)
- Battlefield V Deluxe Edition (October 11)
- Anthem Legion of Dawn Edition (February 15, 2019)
The previous Origin Access Basic membership already granted access to a library of 100+ games for a fraction of the cost: $4.99/month or $29.99/year. The main differences are that Premiere includes extra content (most likely the deluxe edition) with a minimum $20 value. Additionally the Basic subscription grants only 10-hour trials of early access to new games, while the Premiere tier grants full unlimited access to new games several days in advance.
Both tiers also provide 10% off Origin purchases.
Unfortunately EA has also chosen to end its On the House program, where it periodically gave away free downloads to older EA games, such as Theme Hospital, Plants vs. Zombies, and Mass Effect 2. Any games that were added and downloaded from the program will remain in your collection.
