EA Play on Xbox

Three things. A catalogue of Electronic Arts games you download and play for as long as the subscription runs. A discount on digital purchases in the EA store, which also covers add ons and in game currency. And the option to play new EA titles before release for a limited time, keeping your progress if you buy the full version afterwards. That last one is the most practical in daily use, because it lets you try the yearly instalment of a sports series before paying full price.

On Xbox, EA Play is part of the top Game Pass tier. If you hold Ultimate, access to the EA catalogue is already paid for and a separate subscription adds nothing. This is the most common wasted spend around this service, so check your account before buying a code. A standalone EA Play subscription makes sense when you do not have Game Pass, or hold a lower tier.

The higher variant is computer only and differs on one fundamental point: it gives you full new EA games on release day rather than a time limited trial. If you buy one big EA release a year, it is worth working out the annual cost of the higher variant and setting it against the price of that single game. On consoles this variant does not exist, only the base tier is available there.

EA Play is bought separately for each platform and a code for one will not work on another. A subscription taken out on a console does not carry over to a computer, and the computer version works in the application where you bought it. So before buying, make sure you are taking the variant for the hardware you actually play on. Codes can also be tied to a region, which is why we only show offers available in your country.