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EA x Valve Partnership (EA games and EA Access comes to Steam)
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EA: Hey Valve, if you add support for EA Access we'll come back to Steam
Valve: Sure, no problem, we should probably be doing that anyway
EA and Valve: YAY MONEY
It might really be that simple.
Is Origin not making EA as much money as they thought it would, or are Valve and EA so scared of the competition from the Epic Game Store that they decided to partner up?
As someone who had their antivirus completely messed up by Securom back in the day, I'm especially iffy about EA software running additional programs in the background. In any case running Origin is useless for a game bought on Steam, there is absolutely no need for such bloating.
The Verge has an article about this, Dead Prince, with some of the FAQ already answered:
Maybe it would be good to add this at the OP!
Maybe it would be good to add this at the OP!
I highly doubt either of them are really scared of Epic. Origin could be underperforming, but I think that's a red herring. EA's tactics are changing. Look how heavily they're pushing their subscription service in this announcement. That's what this is about. They want as many subscribers as they can get.
This is a quote direct from EA:
I'd say this makes it pretty clear that EA wanted a bigger audience for their games.
No point getting EA Access if you already have Origin Access. Origin Access seems superior besides the fact the games aren't Steam games.
Glad to hear some EA games are coming back to STEAM.
Won't really affect me with my Origin Premier sub but it would be nice if that was a transferable option as well.
Won't really affect me with my Origin Premier sub but it would be nice if that was a transferable option as well.
Hope they implement steam achievements into the games they add. I'm not even someone who goes out of my way to get achievements, but it bothers me when they aren't there for reasons I don't fully understand.
Community guy for SW games said JFO at least will have Steam achievements but not at launch.
Oh, he is the same guy of this tweet;
I must say that I already like him .
This was what I thought too. Those convoluted DLC purchase systems should have been left in the last generation.
At the time they probably thought that enough customers would follow.
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I don't know. Having been a 1-console-user for most of my gaming years and having experienced actual exclusive content and being denied it due to being on Playstation, this seems to me a pseudo-problem where one has to choose between two different stores on the same platform.
I don't know. Having been a 1-console-user for most of my gaming years and having experienced actual exclusive content and being denied it due to being on Playstation, this seems to me a pseudo-problem where one has to choose between two different stores on the same platform.
I get that it's a small thing to you. But some people actually really appreciate having all of their games in one place and not splintering their friends lists across half a dozen clients. IMO you may not get it but surely you can respect the people that do.
Honestly, does this mean anything besides just having one bigger library now instead of two fractured libraries?
From gamesindustry:
More here:
It seems that they want to avoid using the origin client through Steam so maybe, in the future, there will be only a log in required, like the xbox live integration with Steam.
More here:
It seems that they want to avoid using the origin client through Steam so maybe, in the future, there will be only a log in required, like the xbox live integration with Steam.
Nah, EA had nothing to do with that. BF2 used GameSpy for its multiplayer services (like many other non-Steam games did).
GameSpy was a subdivision of IGN, IGN got bought by another company and GameSpy was shut down later around 2014 or so.
Edit: GameSpy wasn't providing the "servers you've played on" but the whole backend infrastructure that was needed to run everything.
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I understand that you are in a much worse situation but having to choose between two different stores is a very reductive take on the whole situation. Steam is a platform by itself and it offers a whole lot of services and features that no one else does.
Imagine you could play some game on your console, but without your controller, friend list, achievements, no sales and everything else. It sucks.
That is a great interview that fills me with hope for the future of EA and gaming in general. It's wonderful hearing the company talking about wanting to reduce friction, support customer choice and encourage openness.
Read this, it's a really good article.
The one on Steam is already labelled "Star Wars Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)."
I especially like that part:
"Since the time we removed our games from Steam, there's been this dramatic increase in the number of gaming services, which you would think would be really good for players. But I think in many cases, it's the exact opposite. It creates more difficulty for players, and providing player choice -- from my perspective and speaking on behalf of EA -- is really critical. It's an opportunity to make it possible for people to play where they want, to reduce that fragmentation and make it more frictionless... Reducing that fragmentation is really important. It's the most player-first thing we can do."
Seems like EA did an absolute 180° on their perception of walled-gardens. We should re-brand them to AE.
Apex Legends won't need Origin to open, when it releases on Steam. So the need for Origin is on a game-by-game basis, it seems.
Wonder how crossprogression/crossplay will work.
Yes, gaming could have successful future being inclusive, open and platform agnostic with healthy gaming communities, and without wars.
Yeah, that's a very interesting wrinkle, since I had assumed that half the point of this deal was to get more people installing Origin. I suppose with Apex Legends, that's kinda redundant (since it's already free-to-play), but it does make me wonder whether there's a set policy on Steam versions using Origin or if the only reason Fallen Order uses Origin is because switching to Steamworks a fortnight before release is a fine way to make a buggy mess. (insert EGS joke here)