The 'Ways To Play Anthem' meme originates from a promotional chart released by Electronic Arts in early 2019 to explain the convoluted staggered launch of their live-service game, Anthem. The infographic became an immediate laughingstock across the gaming community due to its sheer complexity, requiring players to cross-reference subscription tiers like EA Access and Origin Access Premier with pre-order editions just to find their start date. Today, it serves as the ultimate symbol of 'chart-bloat' and over-complicated modern gaming launches. Users repurpose the grid to mock everything from confusing software licenses to any situation that requires an unnecessary amount of homework to understand.