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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Free Trial For EA Play Members Is Out Now

The standalone character creator thankfully does not count toward the trial time.

www.gamespot.com

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BioWare has released a free timed trial for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, allowing anyone with an EA Play subscription to check out the game for a limited time at no extra cost. EA Play is included with Game Pass Ultimate, so subscribers to that service get this, too.

The timed trial lets you play the full game, but only for a period of five hours. Time spent in the in-game character creator counts toward the five hours, but you can use the standalone character creator tool to create a hero outside of the game and then import them from the same device/console.

EA Play by itself costs $6/month or $40/year. EA Play Pro, meanwhile, costs $17/month or $120/year. EA Play Pro members get all manner of extras for The Veilguard, including cosmetics and armor sets.

After the five hours is up, players can purchase The Veilguard outright to keep playing. Currently, the game is marked down to $50 on Amazon--you can use the link below to learn more.

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Edit:

The game is currently 35% off on Steam. Mod team can we add the sale info to title?

 

[Dontkidyourselfjimmy]

No thanks.

 

[LectureMaster]

 

[Magic Carpet]

Does this include PC Gamepass? I just recently downconverted from Ultimate to PC only and don't know what I can and can't do yet.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Is that a threat

 

[adamsapple]

Does this include PC Gamepass? I just recently downconverted from Ultimate to PC only and don't know what I can and can't do yet.

I am 90% sure yes, it should include PC Game Pass.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Im good but some people might be swayed to try it now. Not a bad game.

 

[Coconutt]

 

[lughnasadh123]

Now people can actually play it before whining about it.

 

[Skifi28]

And just remember, you're never getting these 5 hours back!

 

[Darchaos]

 

[kevboard]

masochists rejoice! free self harm material!

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Now people can actually play it before whining about it.

You can’t tell me what to do.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

This is still heavy sale purchase for me, but I'll give it a go for five hours; is the character creator on ea play too?

 

[firegamer273]

game is 35 percent off right now on steam . kinda wild this fast .

 

[poppabk]

Does this include PC Gamepass? I just recently downconverted from Ultimate to PC only and don't know what I can and can't do yet.

Yep PC gamepass includes EA play and some kind of low level Ubisoft access.

 

[Punished Miku]

I planned on playing it in a year when it hits GP. Don't really need to try 5 hours now. Maybe I'll get to the first fight or two and turn it off.

 

[lughnasadh123]

You can’t tell me what to do.

Just because I left your mom for her sister doesn't mean I'm not your dad.

 

[LectureMaster]

game is 35 percent off right now on steam . kinda wild this fast .

 

[Plague Doctor]

game is 35 percent off right now on steam . kinda wild this fast .

Maybe Return to Form meant it will quickly be the same price of their 15 year old games?

 

[Thebonehead]

 

[Spyxos]

Ha now i can try out this trainwreck.

 

[FeralEcho]

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

A paid subscription in order to get a demo?

Neat.

 

[TheChumpNation]

To be fair to EA, discounting the game and offering free trials etc is exactly what they should be doing. Day one prices on new games are a turn off for many buyers, and the industry seems to have coalesced around an understanding that once you've gotten your full price from the enthusiasts, a lot more casuals will jump in at $40 than at $80. Good on EA for giving the game every chance to succeed.

Bad on EA for letting the ideologues who made the game, make the game but there's not much to be done about that now.

Unfortunately I personally wouldn't invest my time in this game even if paid $40 to do so. A story driven single player RPG with no role playing and horrendous writing, no thanks.

 

[ZehDon]

 

[don-mika]

Not a bad game.

 

[Guesclin]

Time for EA (she/her) to do 10 push-ups.

 

[RJMacready73]

Im good but some people might be swayed to try it now. Not a bad game.

 

[Not_A-Cop_Maybe]

not that im disputing the meme you've made. but isnt this normal with games that launch in september - november? the games go on sale during black friday or boxing day?

 

[LectureMaster]

not that im disputing the meme you've made. but isnt this normal with games that launch in september - november? the games go on sale during black friday or boxing day?

For newer games, yes they go on sale during the holiday season but usually with a moderate 10% - 20% discount. e.g. Silent Hill 2, Space Marine 2, Astro bot, etc. No to mention Black Myth Wukong never went on sale at all.

EA must want to boost Veilguard's number so badly that they slash it by 35% just after a month.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Desperation.

 

[Madflavor]

I wouldn’t play your game for 5 hours. I would play your game for free. I wouldn’t play your shitty game if I were on an 18 hour flight and had nothing to do.

I never forgot how they butchered ME3 and then blamed the fans for not accepting their “genius” ending. Fuck you Bioware. It’s been a pleasure watching you slowly rot and humiliate yourselves for over a decade.

 

[BigBeauford]

If you like the direction Bioware has gone with their last 3 games, then by all means reward them with your hard earned money.

 

[Josemayuste]

No, thanks, I'd rather replay Pillars of eternity I & 2, Divinity Original Sin I & 2, Pathfinder Kingmaker & Wrath of the righteous or Baldur's Gate III, you know rpg's which are true to its root instead of this travesty.

Or.. Dragon Age Origins & Awakening

 

[salva]

Nah I'm good dawg

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Not for free

 

[BennyBlanco]

game is 35 percent off right now on steam . kinda wild this fast .

Uncle Tim will deliver this to me on a silver platter for free in the next 18 months and I will claim it then never install it

 

[violence]

I’m trying to think of a reason not to but I guess I can try it. My computer can’t get digital herpes given that they don’t exist, correct?

 

[StereoVsn]

I wouldn’t play your game for 5 hours. I would play your game for free. I wouldn’t play your shitty game if I were on an 18 hour flight and had nothing to do.

I never forgot how they butchered ME3 and then blamed the fans for not accepting their “genius” ending. Fuck you Bioware. It’s been a pleasure watching you slowly rot and humiliate yourselves for over a decade.

Here is what ChatGpT thinks. Not quite the topic but close enough!

I will not play it, Sam EA,
I will not play your games today.

I will not play them here or there,
I will not play them anywhere!

I do not like your microfees,
Or games with bugs that crash with ease.

I will not grind for hours and hours,
Just to buy a pack of “special powers.”

I will not join your yearly spree,
Where every game feels like a “fee.”

Not on console, not on PC,
Not in the cloud, it’s not for me!

I do not want your loot-box tricks,
I do not need your pay-to-fix!

So no, I say, I will not play,
Your games are just not worth my stay.

I’ll find my fun in other ways,
No thanks to you, Sam EA!

 

[Sephimoth]

They getting desperate...

 

[Deerock71]

I'd rather sniff farts for five hours.

 

[Freeman76]

They would have to pay me to play that dogshit. Maybe they should hand out for free to Just Stop Oil members if they want people onside

 

[GametimeUK]

I'd rather bum myself to death with my own dick than play this game.

 

[Zacfoldor]

 

[StreetsofBeige]

This game never got an EA Play/GP 10 hr trial?

I thought it was standard across games. Guess not.

 

[Guesclin]

They would have to pay me to play that dogshit. Maybe they should hand out for free to Just Stop Oil members if they want people onside

Bad idea for the insurance claim, JSO would turn the copies into hot liquid and throw it on the paintings

 

[ReBurn]

A paid subscription in order to get a demo?

Neat.

If you wait a few more months to subscribe you'll be able to play the whole thing.

 

[winjer]