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Electronic Arts is looking into the possibility of augmenting key franchises such as Battlefield or Medal of Honor with subscription services similar to Activision's Call of Duty Elite. EA Games label head Patrick Soderlund confirmed the possibility in an interview with Venturebeat, saying his work launching Battlefield 3 paved the way for the launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic. He adds that the latter's live-supported, team-integrated launch “forever changed things for us.”
Is subscription-play the next logical step? “I think it’s fair to say that we’re looking at that,” says Sunderland: “Like all other companies, we’re looking at how we can maximize our investment in this and... get more people playing this product.” Sunderland's fellow label, EA Sports, last year introduced a Season Ticket program as the company's first foray into subscription gaming; Battlefield 3 is soon to get its second big DLC update, the Close Quarters pack, our preview of which you can read here.
