Back in August 2020, Electronic Arts announced that it was going to merge two of its former subscription services, EA Access and EA Origin, into one, rebranding it as EA Play. On the same day, EA also announced that it was going to replace the more expensive EA Origin Access Premier with EA Play Pro.

Fast forward to today and most people probably still don't know what's the difference between the two outside of the fact that EA Play Pro is not included as part of EA's Xbox Game Pass partnership and we're here to rectify that.

Join us below as we discuss what EA Play Pro is, why it's different from EA Play, and why it's a good idea to sign up for an EA Play Pro subscription today. What Is EA Play Pro? EA Play Pro is the premium version of EA Play. Naturally, it's more expensive, costing $14.99 a month or $99.99 for the entire year, which is three times the price of EA Play. EA Play Pro is also only available via Origin and EA Desktop. This means that it's not something that you can use throughout multiple platforms, unlike EA Play. How Is EA Play Pro Different from EA Play? Now that we've already established that EA Play Pro is a more expensive and limited version of EA Play, let's talk about its other differences.

Outside of price, EA Play Pro also gives you access to all of EA's new releases. Instead of just having access to new EA titles for 10 hours, EA Play Pro lets you enjoy the games in full for as long as you have an active subscription. Even better, having an EA Play Pro subscription lets you enjoy such titles up to 10 days before it becomes available to everyone else.

The best part about EA Play Pro is that you're getting a complete version of whatever game it is that just released. This means that you get a copy of the game with all of the season passes, DLC, and expansion, among others.