Reinforces Sweeney is basically video game tweet version of Trump. No surprise, I've thought that for a long time!
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EA x Valve Partnership (EA games and EA Access comes to Steam)
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Reinforces Sweeney is basically video game tweet version of Trump. No surprise, I've thought that for a long time!
I'm honestly hoping to see something similar to what Microsoft is doing for their Steam releases: you'll still need their account logged but it's a client-less integration that just happens at a API level.
I wonder what kind of deal EA is getting. Pretty sure that since it's a 'partnership' then it's not the standard 30% cut to valve on everything.
Well, no shit. Big partners get preferential treatments in business all the time.
Only indie devs seem to find the idea outrageous and "unfair" toward them, somehow.
Origin Access (especially Premier) however, is pretty comparable.
This is pretty much the biggest issue with all the different clients. I don't care how little of a threshold there is to accessing these games, if I can't reach out to my friends (in way of friendlist, community feeds, events and such) while playing I'm just not interested.
It's possible to get it if you have a cd key for the game and you contact customer support, they'll add a digital version to your origin library.
This is the real question. Im not paying exoensive bioware points to get those dlc.
That's super weird, did they just remove it after giving all Sims 2 content away for free?
EA trying to box out Epic here.
Origin sells BioWare DLC bundles for all the old BioWare games. I don't even know if the points are valid anymore.
Oh yeah I forgot about that. They used to also let you use the code "I LOVE THE SIMS" on Origin to get a copy as well.
Yeah. It got delisted not long after.
Oh.
I thought they were never on sale becuase of that.
Even if only using normal price, i eally need them to go on sale on origin.
Game Pass coming to Steam wouldn't surprise me. Microsoft has been very willing to put its games on Steam and has stated that they are about platform choice, especially with regards to PC.
As far as this news though, this is awesome. I just pre-ordered Fallen Order on Steam to celebrate.
Just give me all of the Mass Effect games on Steam.. and the Dragon Age games.. also... The Old Republic. I'll be set after that.
Amusingly, its indeed not really what's happening, since as the GIbiz article states, they are aiming for a more frictionless experience on the Steam side, connecting accounts, crossplay etc. Sounds like the experience will get more "thin" as they work through it. Regardless, Steam seems to have been pretty supportive of all manner of other stores and integration methods, so long as Steam purchases can be fulfilled and managed directly by Steam - ie depots, dlc, marketplace etc
Fallen Order being a late addition, even doesn't have achievements "at launch" but will get it later, likely when they integrate across the two
It's meaningless rhetoric intented to paint Valve as having a monopoly, when rudimentary analysis would indicate that they don't, and Epic didn't actually invent the idea of competition in the PC games space.
Well I asked if he was willing to comment about EA VP Mike Blank's comments in the gameindustry.biz story, we'll see if he responds. I have a pretty good track record, he's responded to me twice before (once was at like 1AM, I'm not sure why he was up that late responding to tweets but hey I guess when you're a billionaire you make your own schedule).
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a) Does not want to offer the best service outside of their own control (i am still shocked at Access coming to Steam).
b) Does not have the rights to have those games in a subscription service outside of Origin.
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he's obsessed with valve just like Trump is obsessed with Obama, truly pathetic
Yeah, the notion that EA was getting a 10% cut was really, really silly. The deal is probably Valve setting up and running EA Access, and maybe a commitment to not launch a competing subscription service for X quantity of months. Absolute most would be EA games getting the 20% cut immediately, but frankly I'd imagine pretty much all of EA new games moving forward would hit the $50 million threshold pretty quickly.who do we believe?!?!
Some Gaben and EA CEO comments from EA's "Press Room":
EA CEO - Andrew Wilson
"This is the start of an exciting partnership with Valve that will see us innovating for PC players around the world," said Andrew Wilson, CEO of Electronic Arts. "Through our subscription, great games and more, we're excited to bring players in the Steam and Origin communities together with access to the best games, whenever and wherever they want to play."
Valve - Gaben
"This is a good day for gamers," said Valve's Gabe Newell. "We're excited to partner with EA to not only bring their great games and subscription service to Steam, but also to open up our communities to each other in an unprecedented way that will benefit players and developers around the world."
EA CEO - Andrew Wilson
"This is the start of an exciting partnership with Valve that will see us innovating for PC players around the world," said Andrew Wilson, CEO of Electronic Arts. "Through our subscription, great games and more, we're excited to bring players in the Steam and Origin communities together with access to the best games, whenever and wherever they want to play."
Valve - Gaben
"This is a good day for gamers," said Valve's Gabe Newell. "We're excited to partner with EA to not only bring their great games and subscription service to Steam, but also to open up our communities to each other in an unprecedented way that will benefit players and developers around the world."
Ok this is weird.
ZhugeEx has a weird anti-Steam flex since a while. Like when a proclaimed that big Publishers will be / are avoiding Steam (and all other 3rd party stores) to focus on their own stores AND the EGS instead. And he used two examples for his thesis: Activision and Electronic Arts.
Origin Access (even basic, not premier) isn't only EA games though. EA Access is.
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Yeap you are right, it is the one in consoles. The naming convention fucka me up.
Oh! Every time the thread that talks about the mass effect 3 sale goes up its other versions and not the pc one, thats why i thought it used the old points system still and never went on sale.
That shows how much i enter origin nowadays hahaha
Points system is still there, but they now offer DLC bundle for normal money.
I just want Titanfall 2 to regain an online player base. I don't care that I'd have to abandon my G14 PS4 profile, I'd climb that ladder all over again.
Origin acts as an authentication layer - just as RSC, Uplay, XBL etc
All fulfilment is entirely from Steam- depots, dlc, purchasing, refunds, updates, steamworks / other Steam features etc
From what EA have said, that process will get more frictionless overtime - eg Fallen Order has no Steam achievements now, but will get them later, likely as this is still early days and that integration is being worked on. Now is the beginning of that work, and they obviously have to work on getting Steam's version of EA access hooked up as they want it
He should've read the History chapter of the wikipage he linked.
