Next EA/Origin Access Free Games Out Now, Including Mass Effect Trilogy

@punksterdaddy: "Cause we get it, you need a sub."

This here was misread. He wasn't specifically talking about YOU, punksterdaddy, he meant in general. Perhaps it should have been written this way "cause we get it, a subscription is needed in order to access these games."

In no way is this use of the word "free" deceptive. If people don't understand that a subscribtion is needed to take advantage of this offer, specifically when the article even states you need to have a membership to Origin or Access, then these people are oblivious.

By your logic I suppose we should be mad that Ihop, the international house of pancakes, isn't an actual house nor made out of pancakes. Or that the movie The Neverending Story does indeed have an ending.

You are upset about something that the majority of people are able to comprehend and understand.

@punksterdaddy: Pretty sure he is saying that most people knows that one would need a sub to get the "free" games, not that you would personally need one...

That being said, no they are not free games, but I guess there is value for ones that would use the full benefit. Most things in life aren't truly "free" anyways, but I do make use for the Xbox One's EA Access as it saves me money as I do buy quite a few EA titles per year and it pays for itself. To each their own.

@scottyp360: shut up idiot

@battlestreak: lmao nobodys trying to be cool kid you're just a little butt hurt thats all...

@battlestreak: It's anything but pointless. The comment was someone appreciating a faceless corporation that cares nothing about the end user, so long as they've emptied their wallets. Someone pointed this out as a response to this blind adoration. It absolutely had a point.

It's clear that you have no idea of the scope of EA's poor customer service, hence you asked why it's trendy to despise EA. Allow my to educate you on the subject:

1. EA's monopolistic business practices harm other publishing companies. No more so than, say, Valve or Ubisoft, but EA is the biggest, and as such has a greater responsibility to gaming.

2. They've bought and dissolved many prolific development studios. The following well renowned studios have now been destroyed by EA: Westwood, Bioware, Popcap, Activision, Pandemic, Bullfrog, Origin, Maxis... and this list will go on, no doubt.

3. EA is clearly focused on the buy now-pay forever business model with regards to its newest releases. We have single player RPGs with pointlessly shoe-horned multiplayer and micro transactions (Mass Effect, Dragon Age Inquisition) and the aforementioned endless purchase schemes seen in recent Battlefield games as well as the debacle that was Star Wars Battlefront. While selling a game to you piecemeal over the course of a year isn't unique to EA, the franchises they own are littered with this crap.

I could go on, but at this point, it's crystal clear why scrutinizing EA as we do is not "pointless negativity." That's pussy talk. Stop buying their shit and conditions may improve.