The Best Gaming Subscription Services for PC in India

Gaming is by far the best entertainment option for the people who love to get involved in something other than their usual routine. And, today on an average every household has one or two PCs(Personal Computer) lying around somewhere. For PC gaming, there were usually two options to choose from, either buying a game in hard copy format (CDs) from online market places and offline stores or buy a digital copy from digital distributors such as Steam, GOG, etc.

Gaming subscription sounds really cool, you get to be a devoted subscriber to a service you love. Below are the top gaming services in India, here we will cover two types of subscription that are there in gaming, one as I have already mentioned is buying the games in terms of digital copies; the second one is cloud-based streaming services like Google Stadia and others. For now, we will see the type one subscription services that are currently active in our country.

( i ) Subscription-based Games, Buying, Downloading it to your PC and Playing

1. Origin Access by EA

EA Access is a subscription-based gaming service from Electronic Arts for the Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4, offering access to selected games published by Electronic Arts along with additional incentives. A similar service, Origin Access, is available for Microsoft Windows PCs.

Great PC games

Epic RPGs, action-packed shooters, simulation hits - no matter your tastes, Origin's got you covered.

• Fast downloads

Origin downloads are optimized. Translation: they're really, really fast. You can even play the newest games while they're still downloading. Thanks, technology!

• Offline mode

Play your single-player games even when you don't have access to the internet. Sailing around the world? On a really, really long plane trip without Wi-Fi? No problem.

• Cloud saves

Many of our games support cloud saves, perfect for when you want to play on a different PC, or when your hard drive has a case of the Mondays.

• A single game library

Origin keeps all your PC games – no matter where you bought them – at the ready and in one place.

Pricing:

There are two plans for subscribing to Origin Access

1. Basic: Rs. 315.00/month or Rs. 1,990.00/year
2. Premiere: Rs. 999.00/month or Rs. 6,499.00/year

No. of Games included are 229 for the Basic plan and 239 for the Premiere plan with the additional benefit of early access to newer released titles.

Here is a list of games included in Origin library

2. Xbox Game Pass

Developed by Microsoft, it is another good subscription service offering games of Xbox one consoles to PC. If you own a Xbox One it works even better for you can buy a subscription that enables mutli-platform saves for same game. It gives Unlimited access to over 100 high-quality PC games, which then you can just play within few clicks.

 How it works?

• Choose a plan and become an Xbox Game Pass member.
• Browse the library of more than 100 high-quality games.
• Download and play your next favorite game.

Pricing:

Currently, the PC plan of the Xbox Game Pass goes for Rs. 329/Month with a limited time offer instead of Rs. 699/month

Here is a list of games included in Xbox Game Pass library



3.Uplay+

Uplay is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications service developed by Massive Entertainment to provide an experience similar to the achievements/trophies offered by various other game companies. The service is provided across various platforms. In simple terms, it is similar to what the above two services are offering but there is just a slight difference as currently, Uplay+ isn't available in India. But you can still subscribe to it and play up to 100+ PC games.


Pricing:

The monthly subscription plan costs € 14,99 /Month (INR 1166/Month)





Here is a list of games included in Uplay library