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Play Battlefield 4 Free On PC Right Now

You can play DICE's 2013 shooter free for 168 hours through Game Time promotion available now on Origin.

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DICE's 2013 shooter Battlefield 4 has returned to EA's "Game Time" promotion on Origin, meaning PC users can now play the game for free. EA is offering up seven days of free play, though that clock begins when you launch the game and continues when you're sleeping and eating.

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But don't worry, the time needed to download and install Battlefield 4 is not counted towards the 168 hours of free time. Once you get the game running, the clock will begin, and you'll be notified in-game with how much time you have left.

Gamers who decide to buy Battlefield 4 when the Game Time ends won't have to worry about starting over, as all of your progress will carry over. You can add Battlefield 4 to your Origin game library here.

Battlefield 4 is not the only game available now through Game Time, though its duration of 168 hours is by far the longest. Others include Respawn Entertainment's shooter Titanfall (48 hours) and role-playing game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (48 hours).

While it's not completely free, Xbox One owners with an EA Access membership ($5/month or $30/year) can currently play Battlefield 4 all they want without paying anything extra.

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BS promotion. It's not really free if it's timed. It's like a lengthy demo at best. Not worth it IMO.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> It is a demo, of course. I wish all demos were like that. Nowadays you get either no demo at all or one that is extremely limited in time or scope.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> you what.. its free for the weekend so people without the came can try it out.

its not like a demo because its the entire game not just a bit of it..

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<< LINK REMOVED >> You don't pay a cent during the 168 hours they offer. That means it free. Besides, it's a good way for players to try the game to see if they think the game would be worth purchasing. Nothing wrong with that.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> It is not free. It's free to play for a limited duration. So when a store says "Buy 1 get 1 free", do you think that means after you're halfway into the bag of potato chips, that they're going to send you a bill? Free means NO cost, permanent ownership. Anything else is not free.

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So you're complaining about a demo of an entire game that lasts 168 hours?? I owned BF4 and probably played it for less time than that!

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Well, I do hope you haven't played any game for 168 hours in a row... ;-)

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Permanent ownership is not part of the definition of something being free. The experience you get is free. It has a time limit, but as an experience, it is free of charge. It has nothing to do with ownership.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> It is NOT free. It is FREE of charge for a limited time. They want to use the keyword FREE to make it sound enticing. YES, you don't pay a thing, but NO, you do not own a damn thing afterwards. It's no different than a car dealer saying you can take "Free test drives". You're test driving the game, at no cost. But you do NOT own the item. It is NOT free.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Your point is moot. It is called a free weekend for a reason... all I see is you trying to start a sh!t-war.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> According to your logic any free service is incapable of being free, since you can't own that service. Shopping carts can't be free. Museums that charge no entrance fee can't be free. Free tours within that museum can't be free. Please provide the term we're supposed to use in those cases then. You added an extra characteristic to the term 'free'. Permanent ownership is not part of the actual definition. You can't even explain your point without using the term. You use the term, ADD an extra property to it and then claim it can't be what it is.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> It's free dumba$$. For those who don't own the game this is an awesome way to test the game out.

Christ, stop complaining about about such a small, nice thing.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Yeah you keep licking that @$$ of theirs. You are the reasons why devs have become @$$holes.

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With these free periods, big publishers might finally have found a new move that works for both gamers and the publishers themselves. That's pretty darn rare these days, unfortunately. I like these free periods; it's a great way to try a game out and your progress carries over to the full game if you choose to buy it. It serves the purpose of a demo, but without its limitations. Hoping to see this more often in the future. It works for the publishers as well; I've already bought Titanfall based on such a free period and I'm sure these promotions cause a lot more sales.


Now, obviously the DLC's are not included here, which is a downside in the case of Battlefield where most of the players are now playing the new maps. That makes this offer less enticing, but the concept of playing for free for a number of days is still a good thing in my opinion. I'd like a few days to try the new Call of Duty aswell, but I'm not holding my breath for that happening anytime soon.

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There actually was a few CoD demos, but they come out months from now, when the game is almost obselete already :/. The yearly business model gets a lot of money, but it keeps people like me from getting the game.

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Does it include the expansions? Guessing not.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Does it include the bugs? I'm guessing yes.

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I think they fixed them now, and that's why they're doing this (also to get hype for Hardline)

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> what bugs ?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Nope. and thats where the player base is. Its unfortunate that Battlefield 4 came with such few maps, and they were boring.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Maybe it's your zone. I can find a dozen almost full-up servers for any non-dlc map. I'm in europe.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Yes I also live in europe, but the maps close to me are mostly german maps, and for the most part i get no communication from team leaders.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Kinda the opposite of BF3. None of the expansions could hold a candle to the vanilla maps.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Yeah its a pity.

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