EA Offers More Gaming Experience Despite the Decline on PC Sales
Despite the decline on PC sales, Electronic Arts (EA) pushes to offer more gaming experience through the Origin Access, which allow gamers to subscribe to "Endless PC Gaming" for $4.99 a month.
According to Make Use Of, "Endless PC Gaming" brings an opportunity to download full games from EA's Vault as well as to take advantage on upcoming games through their pre-release trial feature.
To add more to the excitement, EA offers a 10 percent discount on games purchased through Origin. With Xbox One getting a version of Origin in the form of EA Access, gaming fans can now have an idea of what it actually offers.
For fans who are interested to know what's inside Origin Access, it offers what's already in the EA's Vault, which includes a total of 15 EA games. The company also promises to add more, but for the meantime, they offer games like "Battlefield Hardline," a reboot of "SimCity" and "Dragon Age: Inquisition."
Those who are interested in subscribing to it, EA offers "Origin Access" in the U.S. and Canada for $4.99 a month, in the U.K. for £3.99 a month and in Germany for €3.99 a month.
In light of EA's attractive offer is the realization of PC sales' decline in the market. According to the IDC, compared to the same quarter a year ago, the sales on PC, this time, has greatly plummeted to a 10.6 percent rate. Although the said percentage can still carry the business of PCs in the market, the obvious drop on revenue has significantly brought questions about how long will they last in the market.
According to the Verge, the decline, however, has not been felt by Apple, who continues to thrive on their Mac sales.
IDC Vice President Loren Loverde said, "PC replacements should pick up again in 2016, particularly later in the year. Commercial adoption of Windows 10 is expected to accelerate, and consumer buying should also stabilize by the second half of the year. We continue to believe that majority of these users will purchase another PC, motivated by new products and attractive pricing."
Jay Cho, Research Manager of IDC, admitted that they remained challenged by the endless complaints of PC users, but he also believes that there are indeed "pockets of growth" surrounding the business that may eventually convince PC users.
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