Ubisoft's 'exclusivity' agreement with Epic Games Store meant Steam users were left steaming! But, the company launched Ubisoft+, a service similar to Xbox Game Pass and EA Play, meaning you can enjoy the latest games by coughing up the dough for the monthly plan. That's not all, it even launched its own game subscription service (technically it existed since 2016) called EA Play and a higher tier version called EA Play Pro. Electronic Arts returned to Steam last year, and brought nearly every game it released on Origin, to a wider audience. It's actually pretty crazy that you can experience them for about $10 (it used to be $5 before a recent price hike), along with a dozen other games if you can manage to finish them all in 30 days. But it happens, and this is the reason why some of us like having the game in our library forever.Ī lot of games from Steam are finding their way to Xbox Game Pass (on PC & Console right on day one of their release. So, if you subscribed to play a particular game, and then it gets taken off the list, yeah that's not going to be nice. Every month or so, new games are added to the service, and sometimes old games get removed. The important thing here is that these services don't offer access to the same games permanently. That's actually a smart thing to do, and if I really wanted to play a specific game, I'd do that too. On the other hand, gamers who have access to these game subscriptions tend to enjoy new games for a fraction of the game's cost. I belong to that group for the most part, and my massive backlog helps me with that.

Many people wait for a discount to drop before buying new games, and this can take anywhere between a few months to a couple of years or more. I've seen people who don't normally play games, suddenly get an itch to try out a few games, and then go back to being a non-gamer. I prefer buying games digitally, or have the physical copy for my PS4, because I can play the game anytime I want to. Let's take a look at why this could be important for gamers. Usually this involves a monthly fee, if not an annual plan.ĭo you know which games are about to be added to the service? And what's about to be removed? Subscription Info is an extension for Firefox and Chrome that tells you if a Steam game is available on Xbox Game Pass, EA Play or Ubisoft+. These services allow you to play dozens of games, as long as you have an active subscription.

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