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Mass Effect: Andromeda 10-Hour Trial Coming A Week Before Launch, But Not For Everyone

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EA Access subscribers will get to play Mass Effect: Andromeda early on March 16 with a 10 hour trial, the publisher has announced.

The offer is also available to subscribers of Origin Access, EA's PC equivalent to the Xbox One-exclusive EA Access. Progress will carry over from the trial to the full game when it launches on March 21 (March 23 in Europe), according to the game's official Twitter account.

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Now Playing: GS News Update: Mass Effect Andromeda Getting Early Access Trial

PS4 players will seemingly not get to play the 10-hour trial, though an upcoming multiplayer beta offers a glimmer of hope--the beta's platforms have not yet been confirmed. Developer BioWare confirmed that Andromeda would have a multiplayer mode in November 2016. You can sign up for a chance to take part in the pre-release play period here on BioWare's website.

EA Access is the publisher's subscription service. It includes similar early access trials for many EA games, discounts on EA purchases, and a number of free EA games. Battlefield 3 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 were recently added to the instant game collection. Check out all the EA/Origin Access Free Games here.

In other Mass Effect news, BioWare has confirmed that Andromeda will not have a season pass. There is likely to be DLC for the game, but it remains to be seen how it will be released. BioWare has said it is plans to discuss specifics at a later date.

Andromeda launches on March 21 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. For more on the sci-fi adventure, check out all of GameSpot's previous coverage here.

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What if you have already bought the game?

If I spend 2 hrs creating a character, will I only have 8 hrs left to play?

Is it 10 hrs of the game running, even if it's running idle?

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@proceeder: As soon as you click that PLAY button the timer starts running. So how you want to spent those 10hours is up to you....

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Why can't they do free trials? I will pirate the game, and if it is good then i might buy it. Origin is getting worse. -.-

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Of course, no Asari face, no Eddie.

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Seems like Devs don't have much confidence in their own product "it remains to be seen how it will be released".

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@verysalt: not every game needs day one DLC and apparently not every EA game gets released with it

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Hmm, might have to subscribe to Access for this. It's one of the few games I'm really, really excited about this year... Be awesome to play it early. Plus it gives me a reason to fire up my Xbox One. I don't have many these days :-(

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I figured they would do this, so I was planning to get access in March. I was planning on getting this for PS4, but I'll see how it goes playing on PC, since they are finally supporting controllers. I'll see if I want to just play on PC.

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I remember when demos were free. Now they are called trials and we need your money to try this game

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@dhaynes25: technically its the full game, you get full access to achievements and features, which carry over if you decide to buy the game.

Demos don't do that.

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Knowing me, I would probably spend almost half of that time agonizing over starting abilities, appearance and a name. I think I spent the first two hours of DAI trying to come up with a decent looking elf and at least another hour picking a name (finally settled on Senna Lavellan). Andromeda will probably be worse because I'll be trying to find a name that match Scott and/or Sarah. So far Scott isn't a real first name but refers to someone who speaks Gaelic or is from Scotland, Sarah is Hebrew for lady or princess and is Alec is Greek for defender of mankind.

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@Caduceus89: How about just giving him the first name 'Ghost'. This coupled with the flamethrower abilities etc would be awesome.

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@thatguy2001: If they allowed nicknames I might go with that but I take my names way too seriously to use a name like 'ghost' in a game like this. If it were something like Sunset Overdrive or Saints Row, then yeah I would be all over that as an official name.

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@Caduceus89: Ok, how about 'Richard'. Not only do you get a real first name, but also a nickname 'Dick' in the one name.

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@thatguy2001: Too plain for me. I tend to think outside the box with names like Aneirin, Nyah and Lysander. So far I'm leaning towards Summer for a woman and Connor for a man but that is just a play on the default names and will change once I get my hands on the character creation. I always end up changing the names to try something that fits the face I create. I chose Senna for my elf in DAI because I knew she was going to be a necromage with a shady past and Senna (for me) is a reference to a character in those Everworld books by K.A. Applegate.

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@Caduceus89: I bet there's a few people named Scott who'd object to that statement.

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@Caduceus89: Agreed, I take forever to create a character because of appearance and abilities in any RPG; furthermore,the amount of times I restart because I don't like something about my character.

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@sticktaler36: i wouldent expect it. its well known as one of the best 3rd person action rpg franchises.

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@sticktaler36: I actually like adventuring in third to see more of the world and combat in first and dialogue unless it switchs back and forth between your character and the npc you are speaking to(like mass effect, dragon age). Fallout and Elder scrolls is awesome for being able to be both, MEA would be great with this option.

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Good way for some ppl to see if their machine can handle the game

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@barakz0r:

But don't you have to buy the game to have access to the "trial?"

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@sdzald: Do you even read the article, like, at all?

The sentence which states that it's EA-subscriber's exclusive is like the first thing you read, beside the title and the video...

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@sdzald: no you don't

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Sucks for PS4 owners that they don't have this...access...because Sony decided for them that it wasn't good value.

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@moose-fitz: eh still getting it for my pro. Will use EAA to get character ready and play the tutorial maybe.

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@siarhei: Best of both worlds, ay?

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@moose-fitz: It really is :) That said, Eaa is a tremendous value, and together with BC makes me fire up my X1 quite often.

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@moose-fitz: Is that true? Sony sucks making decisions for gamers when other gamers have the option? Lol

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@PsychicKiller82: They felt it would have been in direct competition with PS Now, so it was an unfortunate business decision rather than a decision to take something away from the gamer.

It doesn't bother me anyway. PS4 is my primary console, but I also have a PC and Xbox One, so can access it on those systems if I need to.

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@PsychicKiller82: yeah they denied EA access for the PS4 citing bad value.

It's been a huge success on Xbox, I love sports games and the fact that I can access a library of full games (including mass effect 1-3) is so worth the 29.99 a year.

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I'll play the EA Access in my X1 but I've already preordered for my Pro.

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@skrilla99: same here lol

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What the hell is the point of 10 hours ? People will spend 2-4 hours just exploring anyways At least make it 24 hours sheesh. Just wait for release. Such a pointless trail.

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@jr_hal: lol wow. Most game nowaday only lasted for about 8 hours at most and you call a free 10 hours of gameplay (not demo, the full game) is pointless? What is wrong with people lol

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@jr_hal: Really? 10 hours should be more than enough to figure if you want to buy the game or not.

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@jr_hal: the dragon age inquisition trial was the same, its not a problem, you basically get to play the first 10 hours of the game, you can get achievements and your progress carries over into the final game. The 10 hours lasts longer than you think, ive done it with need for speed, dragon age, battlefront, unravel, pvzgw2 and more. sometimes my 10 hour trials lasts me a couple of days if im dipping in and out and not no-lifing it in one sitting. dont see what your problem is you get to play the game early.

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