EA’s Madden 22 Has Some Phenomenal News for Xbox Players

Published 08/16/2021, 3:34 PM EDT

Madden 22 is a game that thousands of football enthusiasts are waiting for. It officially comes out on August 20, which is merely days away. However, the game has been available to gamers, who have EA Play, since August 12. Unfortunately, a lot of players who had EA Play or the Ultimate Game Pass Bundle faced some issues when they tried to play the game. These gamers voiced their frustrations, and now, as a result, the trial period for Madden 22 on the Xbox has been extended till August 18.

Madden NFL 22 Early Access Trial Update: We’ve extended access to the Madden NFL 22 Early Access Trial for existing EA Play members on Xbox and existing Game Pass Ultimate members having trouble with the Early Access Trial timer.
Details here: https://t.co/ODkQDPUkbv pic.twitter.com/gg83lJnAWH
— MaddenNFLDirect (@MaddenNFLDirect) August 16, 2021

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Madden 22: what was the issue that prompted EA to extend the trial period?

People who tried to play the game on Xbox claim there was a problem with the trial timer. The trial period came with a timer that was supposed to allow players to play the game for 10 hours. The timer was supposed to be on when you played the game and off when the game was not being played. This means that if you played the game for an hour and stopped, the time was expected to stop too.

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Unfortunately, even when players weren’t playing the game, the timer would keep going. Even though not everyone had this problem, a lot of people did. And EA would soon have to acknowledge the problem, and they did.

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To ensure our EA Play Xbox members have the opportunity to get their full Madden NFL 22 experience, please read an update on the Madden 22 Early Access Trial Timer (Xbox): https://t.co/wopsVNJxRP
— EA Play (@EAPlay) August 14, 2021

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Soon after the acknowledgment, EA would announce that Xbox players would get unlimited play till August 18. And this has made many gamers very happy.

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An eSports writer at EssentiallySports, Soumyadyuti Ghosh is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Business Management. Before becoming an eSports writer for EssentiallySports, he worked as a freelance content writer, editor, and proofreader and primarily worked on projects revolving around insurance, travel, and gadgets. An unquenchable thirst to learn about all things eSports, a rather unhealthy obsession with playing video games, and an almost encyclopedic knowledge of the gaming industry make him a video game aficionado.

EA’s Madden 22 Has Some Phenomenal News for Xbox Players

Madden 22: what was the issue that prompted EA to extend the trial period?

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