<s>
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
EA	B-Application
Access	I-Application
and	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
Access	I-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
video	O
game	O
service	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
,	O
offering	O
access	O
to	O
selected	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
along	O
with	O
additional	O
incentives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
launched	O
,	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
was	O
pitched	O
to	O
both	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Sony	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
although	O
Sony	O
initially	O
declined	O
to	O
participate	O
as	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
believe	O
it	O
provided	O
value	O
to	O
their	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
launched	O
first	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
later	O
arrived	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
and	O
then	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
is	O
also	O
bundled	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
and	O
PC	O
for	O
no	O
additional	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
membership	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
in	O
one-month	O
or	O
twelve-month	O
increments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
may	O
also	O
purchase	O
games	O
available	O
from	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
outright	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
EA	O
games	O
and	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
at	O
a	O
discounted	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
does	O
not	O
require	O
users	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
paid	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
membership	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
Gold-level	O
membership	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
use	O
of	O
any	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
that	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
Access-enabled	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2017	O
that	O
FIFA	B-Application
14	I-Application
would	O
be	O
removed	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
end	O
online	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
described	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
FIFA	B-Application
14	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
unique	O
circumstance	O
specific	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
representative	O
of	O
their	O
future	O
plans	O
for	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
that	O
Rory	B-Application
McIlroy	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
would	O
also	O
be	O
removed	O
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
delisted	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Store	O
on	O
that	O
date	O
,	O
although	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
remains	O
available	O
and	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
EA	O
Partners	O
and/or	O
EA	O
Originals	O
labels	O
were	O
initially	O
not	O
eligible	O
for	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
benefits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Titanfall	B-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Vault	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
E3	O
2015	O
promotion	O
that	O
also	O
enabled	O
a	O
free	O
trial	O
for	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
also	O
added	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
EA	O
Originals	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
A	B-Application
Way	I-Application
Out	I-Application
,	O
Rocket	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
and	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Solitude	I-Application
,	O
were	O
added	O
into	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
forthcoming	O
EA	O
Originals	O
title	O
Knockout	B-Application
City	I-Application
would	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
(	O
regardless	O
of	O
subscription	O
tier	O
)	O
on	O
its	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
subscribers	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
receive	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Vault	O
free	O
at	O
during	O
various	O
limited	O
time	O
periods	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Naval	O
Strike	O
and	O
Second	O
Assault	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
for	O
Battlefield	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscribers	O
who	O
download	O
the	O
free	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
offered	O
during	O
the	O
free	O
period	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
keep	O
them	O
regardless	O
of	O
subscription	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Premium	O
access	O
for	O
Battlefield	O
4	O
and	O
Battlefield	B-Application
Hardline	I-Application
were	O
offered	O
free	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
enabling	O
subscribers	O
to	O
download	O
all	O
released	O
expansions	O
for	O
both	O
games	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
titles	O
via	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
backward	O
compatibility	O
feature	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-General_Concept
Space	I-General_Concept
was	O
added	O
(	O
without	O
any	O
official	O
announcement	O
)	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Black	B-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
in	O
2006	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Vault	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
announced	O
that	O
alongside	O
bringing	O
its	O
catalog	O
back	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
also	O
release	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
for	O
Steam	B-Application
users	O
with	O
a	O
library	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
set	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ahead	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
to	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
the	O
re-branding	O
of	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
Access	I-Operating_System
to	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
starting	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
across	O
both	O
computer	O
and	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
basic	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
Access	I-Operating_System
Basic	O
subscription	O
tiers	O
would	O
be	O
treated	O
as	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
Access	I-Operating_System
Premier	O
would	O
become	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
on	O
Origin	O
are	O
separate	O
subscriptions	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
having	O
a	O
significantly	O
larger	O
library	O
of	O
games	O
despite	O
being	O
the	O
same	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
partnered	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
so	O
that	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscribers	O
would	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
basic	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
service	O
at	O
no	O
additional	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
and	O
Game	O
Pass	O
for	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
users	O
got	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
feature	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Windows	O
launch	O
was	O
postponed	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
date	O
of	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
to	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
has	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
retire	O
the	O
Origin	O
client	O
for	O
personal	O
computers	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
EA	O
Desktop	O
application	O
to	O
support	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EA	O
Desktop	O
client	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
with	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
debuted	O
in	O
beta	O
form	O
exclusively	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
launched	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
approached	O
both	O
Sony	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
with	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
but	O
Sony	O
declined	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
available	O
on	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
version	O
called	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
Access	I-Operating_System
launched	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
price	O
drop	O
occurred	O
after	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
was	O
first	O
announced	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
stock	O
price	O
subsequently	O
recovered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameStop	O
will	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
retailers	O
selling	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
memberships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
most	O
games	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
EA	O
App	O
are	O
broken	O
on	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
because	O
the	O
app	O
causes	O
problems	O
for	O
the	O
Proton	B-Application
compatibility	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
said	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
officially	O
support	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joshua	O
Wolens	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
login	O
system	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
want	O
to	O
stop	O
getting	O
up	O
off	O
my	O
sofa	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
2FA	O
code	O
after	O
the	O
EA	O
App	O
signs	O
me	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
millionth	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
users	O
want	O
their	O
games	O
to	O
actually	O
work.	O
"	O
</s>
