{"id":401151,"date":"2025-10-31T21:29:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T21:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2174927"},"modified":"2025-10-31T21:29:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T21:29:52","slug":"battlefield-2042-is-having-a-ten-hour-trial-for-ea-play-and-game-pass-subscribers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/battlefield-2042-is-having-a-ten-hour-trial-for-ea-play-and-game-pass-subscribers\/","title":{"rendered":"Battlefield 2042 is having a ten-hour trial for EA Play and Game Pass subscribers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/battlefield-2042-is-having-a-ten-hour-trial-for-ea-play-and-game-pass-subscribers.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Those looking to before they buy when it comes to Battlefield 2042 will soon have the opportunity to do just that if they&#8217;re EA Play and Game Pass subscribers, courtesy of a ten-hour early access trial starting next Friday, 12th November.<\/p>\n<p>EA&#8217;s newly announced offer runs alongside a similar early access event for EA Play Pro subscribers and anyone that&#8217;s pre-ordered the Gold or Ultimate editions of Battlefield 2042. However, while both those group will have access the game for an entire week ahead of its 19th November launch, early access will be capped at a total of ten hours across the week for those joining in via EA Play and Game Pass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-11-03-battlefield-2042-is-having-a-ten-hour-trial-for-ea-play-and-game-pass-subscribers\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-11-03-battlefield-2042-is-having-a-ten-hour-trial-for-ea-play-and-game-pass-subscribers\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those looking to before they buy when it comes to Battlefield 2042 will soon have the opportunity to do just that if they&#8217;re EA Play and Game Pass subscribers, courtesy of a ten-hour early access trial starting next Friday, 12th November. EA&#8217;s newly announced offer runs alongside a similar early access event for EA Play Pro subscribers and anyone that&#8217;s pre-ordered the Gold or Ultimate editions of Battlefield 2042. However, while both those group will have access the game for an entire week ahead of its 19th November launch, early access will be capped at a total of ten hours across the week for those joining in via EA Play and Game Pass. 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