You can buy new EA games on Steam. Fallen Order has a page already and they're working to add games like BF5.
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EA x Valve Partnership (EA games and EA Access comes to Steam)
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You can buy new EA games on Steam. Fallen Order has a page already and they're working to add games like BF5.
Yeah, it's not there yet, but I hope it's going there. If this move from EA was motivated by a forthcoming Steam "console" announcement (running Linux), this level of Origin cooperation will not be sufficient.
Could be a super skinny version of origin though that just runs in the background that the player doesn't really see. At least I hope so. Still would like steam functionality instead but it is what it is.
So their games will be available for sale on Steam? Because this just makes it sound like EA Access will be available on Steam or am I missing something?
Yeah, if only i can use steam services on origin games without becoming crazy, they tried evreything to broke it, thank god i only purchased 2 game from 2011, battlefield 3 at 15€ and titanfall 2 at 5€
Now i can consider their game again
Uh yeah of course they can play together it literally requires the Origin client. Takes two seconds to go to the Steam page for the new Star Wars game and read this: "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use "required.
I think EA sees the winds changing from "storefronts are where the money is" to "subscription services are where the money is." And like Microsoft, they get that the more places people can buy into your subscription service, the better.
Which is fine by me! I've got a decent Origin library already, but I think it bodes well for the future in general.
Which is fine by me! I've got a decent Origin library already, but I think it bodes well for the future in general.
I wasn't expecting EA Access support; I thought they'd just throw some older games onto Steam and call it a day. Nice!
Steam partnering with EA to make sure their games don't appear on GOG, Windows Store, or EGS. Sigh...
Their regional pricing either sucks or is non-existent. Sadly, that's becoming the norm with big publishers. Probably caused by a-holes region jumping from more affluent countries (like the US, UK, etc). The worst part is that Valve patched that loophole, so it isn't even a thing now, but pubs will always fuck the lower income countries, it's like their favorite pastime.
I don't see the point of bringing EA Access to Steam, considering everything's getting run through Origin anyway.
You can literally buy Fallen Order right now without any subscriptions.
if you can download the game from steam, earn steam achievements, cards, and shit it's not the same as adding a non-steam game to the library at all, even if there's another layer of launcher involved.
Lol.
I guess EA is desperate enough for Steam's audience after MEA and Anthem flopping.
Not a huge fan of 'client launching another client', but curious to see how this 'integration' will work out.
I guess EA is desperate enough for Steam's audience after MEA and Anthem flopping.
Not a huge fan of 'client launching another client', but curious to see how this 'integration' will work out.
I hope they bring their back catalogue to Steam as well. And I hope we can synchronize our Origin and Steam libraries à la GOG connect.
I don't care at all about their subscription model or their newer games.
I don't care at all about their subscription model or their newer games.
You know, I never really had a problem with Origin, and I actually thought it was a solid client. But... as a long time Linux user, this is actually great news. Since I can now play my Origin library using Proton.
Though, I am curious, how will I be able to transfer my Origin purchases over to my Steam account?
Though, I am curious, how will I be able to transfer my Origin purchases over to my Steam account?
yeah, I saw the Verge article clarifying that after I posted. seems like Origin Access Basic will remain a much better value library-wise, unless there's a shorter window for adding new EA games on EA Access (I assume it'll be the same ~6 months after launch as OAB, though)
for now, my plan is just to resubscribe to OAB for a month or so whenever Fallen Order gets added next year
this is the first time i considered subscribing to the service , so maybe that.
Yeah that would be nice. It'd be kinda like the way the Rockstar Social launcher works with GTA V on Steam. Just show a little splash of Origin logging in or whatever when a game is launched and then get out of the way so I don't have to interact with it.
Don't even get me hyped like that. I lost my hope for Valve giving Steam machines another try a long time ago.
Well, not really when it pertains on Japanese publishers on Steam. Sega, Capcom, Bandai Namco has been fair about it.
Outside of it, Sony for its first party games.
Western developers are truly basura, like you said though.
ahh that's good. any chance we'll also see games like dead space, mass effect series. alice madness returns etc all to buys on steam?
I don't see that happening. They want eyeballs on their own store so they get all the money from the sales.
The wording seems to imply EA Access will be the only game sub service on Steam for a while, or indefinitely. So that's kind of huge.
Just like I said in the other thread: LOL oh Timmy...
After all his constant shit talking, fear mongering and show boating, one of the biggest publishers who left Steam are now coming back.
LOL
After all his constant shit talking, fear mongering and show boating, one of the biggest publishers who left Steam are now coming back.
LOL
Nothing is announced yet about the back catalog "gap" coming to Steam. Just the few select new titles coming this/next year.