Xbox Game Pass subscribers can play more than 60 additional games on a computer from March 18 at no extra cost. Game Pass PC and Ultimate members will finally get access to EA Play on Windows 10 from Thursday 5pm ET.
The range includes as Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, FIFA 20 and Need for speed heat, along with games from the Battlefield, Madden NFL, Command & Conquer and The Sims franchises. You get rewards for some games every month, and you can go watch the trials and play up to ten hours of new and recent EA games. EA Play also offers discounts for the EA Desktop Store.
It emerged earlier this month that Star Wars: Squadrons would arrive on EA Play sometime in March. Subscribers will also have access to the space combat from tomorrow.
Playing EA Games through a Game Pass membership are at least initially a bit complicated. You can choose a game from the Windows 10 Xbox app, but you need the EA Desktop app to actually run it. You must also link your Xbox and EA accounts before you can download games.
EA Play’s arrival on Game Pass for a computer is long overdue. Game Pass Ultimate subscribers have had access to the service on Xbox consoles since November.
The partnership with EA is part of Microsoft’s goal to make Game Pass an unbeatable deal for gamers. Square Enix’s Outdoors will be available to Game Pass Ultimate members on April 1, while Microsoft has added a slew of Bethesda games to the service after its ZeniMax Media buyout closed.