Electronic Arts en DICE moeten hebben gedacht wat Activision kan met Call of Duty: Elite kunnen wij ook. Want met hun 'premium' dienst betaal je in één keer vooruit op een aantal map packs. Alleen is het schijnbaar niet zo groot succes, want volgens dit artikel zijn er tot nu toe maar 800.000 mensen die lid zijn geworden.

Within the first two weeks of availability, more than 800,000 players signed up for the Battlefield 3 Premium service, says EA Games chief Patrick Soderlund in an interview with Game Hunters.

The service tied to EA's popular first-person shooter gives players early access to the game's downloads, including the recently released Close Quarters.

Soderlund says the initial response has topped EA's expectations. "We are very pleased with the performance so far," he says.

Premium was introduced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo earlier this month. It's available for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. As part of a deal reached with PS3 makers Sony, downloads were available to Premium PS3 owners first, followed by PC and Xbox 360 one week later. From there, all owners across all platforms will receive the DLC.