EA launches Origin Access today — $5 for its Netflix of games and early trials

Electronic Arts is bringing one of the best deals in gaming to PC players.

The game publisher is starting a new service called Origin Access. For $5 per month, subscribers will get three main perks from this premium membership .The first is what EA calls “The Vault.” This is where the company makes full versions of some of its catalog releases available for all subscribers. Origin Access will launch with 15 games in the vault — and not all of them are EA games. Members will also get the chance to play EA PC releases early. The saved games from those sessions will carry over into the final release. Finally, Origin Access subscribers will save 10 percent on all Origin purchases. The publisher sees this service as a way of using its library of content to generate revenue from people who buy games in a variety of different ways.