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With the success of the Call of Duty Elite program, I probably shouldn't be surprised EA played copycat and launched "Premium" for my beloved Battlefield series. The cluster that is exclusive early access agreements prevents non-PS3 folk from enjoying expansions until a week after the PS3 nancies, and premium gives you 2 weeks "early access" to expansions. The resulting release dates require a multi-month calendar to figure out when you are able to play the expansion. Buying premium puts you in the beginning part of this math equation, and you actually save $5 (assuming you bought the first one already, which EA knows everyone who cares has). I of course do whatever Xbox and EA tell me to, so it only took me 3 days to decide (and I still have to wait 4 days for Close Quarters). Luckily James, Marco, TomTom and Duane all decided to bite the bullet as well, so I'm not alone.