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PC Gaming ERA | November 2019 - They'll Soon Be Back, And In Greater Numbers
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Whatever opinion I have about Jaw's insane DC crusade is silenced by that picture of Takushu.
This man really is the sweetest person ever employed at Capcom.
Congrats, Jaw!
Parvati is the best, it is known.
Thought I'd give a quick look at the early state of Steam Origin integration. IMO far better than most thus far.
- Steam installs "Origin Thin", which is the same as normal Origin after it updates
- First time you run an Origin linked game, you need to link your EA (Origin) and Steam accounts
- I actually ran into a problem at this stage where the game didn't start further and was left with a look at my Origin library. So simply closed Origin and hit play on the game in Steam.
- This time, the only sign of Origin is this brief message:
-Then this splash screen and you are straight into the game. There didn't appear to be any signs that Origin was active on the desktop, and when the game is closed, Origin is not there. Far better than Uplay, which remains in all its bloat.
- Steam installs "Origin Thin", which is the same as normal Origin after it updates
- First time you run an Origin linked game, you need to link your EA (Origin) and Steam accounts
- I actually ran into a problem at this stage where the game didn't start further and was left with a look at my Origin library. So simply closed Origin and hit play on the game in Steam.
- This time, the only sign of Origin is this brief message:
-Then this splash screen and you are straight into the game. There didn't appear to be any signs that Origin was active on the desktop, and when the game is closed, Origin is not there. Far better than Uplay, which remains in all its bloat.
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Neat.Thought I'd give a quick look at the early state of Steam Origin integration. IMO far better than most thus far.
- Steam installs "Origin Thin", which is not the same as normal Origin
- First time you run an Origin linked game, you need to link your EA (Origin) and Steam accounts
- I actually ran into a problem at this stage where the game didn't start further and was left with a look at my Origin library. So simply closed Origin and hit play on the game in Steam.
- This time, the only sign of Origin is this brief message:
-Then this splash screen and you are straight into the game. There didn't appear to be any signs that Origin was active on the desktop, and when the game is closed, Origin is not there. Far better than Uplay, which remains in all its bloat.
Although I'm pretty sure OriginThinSetup is referring to something else here (probably online installer or something similar) because I've seen this several times when installing Origin before.
Yeah - turns out, its a thin installer, but it is just Origin. Only difference is with a linked Steam account, Origin becomes an invisible open and close thing for the game - which is much nicer than Uplay
I've liked most of their games, but they tend to have serious issues at launch. In this case it might be better waiting for the inevitable Director's Cut re-release.
Games are getting really expensive here now that our currency is dead in the water. It wasn't so long ago that £40 was expensive for a PC game.
Yeah, that's definitely optimal.
One small thing I'd like for them to add is full controller support, i.e. being able to log-in and navigate the client with just a controller, so I don't have to get hold of a keyboard whenever I want to play these games.
Of note, the Steam version if you look at your Origin account, is specifically marked as a Steam Version:
Oh my god, this has been an issue on uPlay for sooo damn long.Of note, the Steam version if you look at your Origin account, is specifically marked as a Steam Version:
Maybe not that big of a deal, but it's annoying when you have duplicates, or just can't remember where you bought the game. Good to see they're putting some effort into this implementation!
Yeah. If you run the game from Origin, it will run it from Steam - with overlay and the usual Steam features. Again, far more preferable!
So, you'd still have to create a different Origin account? You can't be identified by your Steam account and that's it?Thought I'd give a quick look at the early state of Steam Origin integration. IMO far better than most thus far.
- Steam installs "Origin Thin", which is the same as normal Origin after it updates
- First time you run an Origin linked game, you need to link your EA (Origin) and Steam accounts
- I actually ran into a problem at this stage where the game didn't start further and was left with a look at my Origin library. So simply closed Origin and hit play on the game in Steam.
- This time, the only sign of Origin is this brief message:
-Then this splash screen and you are straight into the game. There didn't appear to be any signs that Origin was active on the desktop, and when the game is closed, Origin is not there. Far better than Uplay, which remains in all its bloat.
Yes, it wants to add the game to your Origin library as well, or make you one if you don't happen to have one
That's some really nice integration. I hope they bring other games over soon, especially Dragon Age 2 before the decade is out. :D
Yeah think this is something we may see at the game awards.
There are also some games not using Origin at all. Will be interesting to see how the whole thing develops and matures. Particularly when Steam's Cloud Gaming service drops, which will be both Valve's own service and third party vendors - probably including EA eventually
OriginThinSetup is just the name of the normal Origin installer. I know because I just installed Origin to renew a Premier sub to play Jedi: Fallen Order.
Though it looks like they are *only* using Origin to keep the game updated. This is understandable as it limits the number of builds they need to support. One of the problems with so many launchers on PC is that you end up with one platform with multiple builds you need to support.
Though it looks like they are *only* using Origin to keep the game updated. This is understandable as it limits the number of builds they need to support. One of the problems with so many launchers on PC is that you end up with one platform with multiple builds you need to support.
DA2 to be the best RGS game of the decade in 2 different decades.
Did you know about Steam "chord" configurations? When you have a controller connected with Steam, holding the "Home" button allows you to do things like controlling the mouse with the right stick. In case you just to navigate the client to start a game or whatever. There should also be a combination to bring up an on-screen keyboard.
Is this a meaningful change or just noise?You can put ads on the moon but Twitch numbers are going down.
I would say meaningful in terms of Twich, as it just went back to the pre-Chapter 2 viewership numbers, nothing extraordinary.
The question (that nobody can answer) is how connected Twitch and game involvement are close to each other. I would say not that close to normal games (maybe in some GAAS but not all). However, looking at their revenue, Fortnite has sharply decreased this year (which is natural ss last year was wowzers) .
From data we have (very little) September was their worst month revenue wise. So there is some correlation between Twitch numbers and game popularity. But overall Fortnite fever is going down for sure. There is way less buzz surrounding it compared to same period last year.
Gujian 3 is now 75% off. Wonder if its a mistake, since the last sale had it at 30% off and they just released the english localization.
It looks interesting and it is cheap but it is also always online so pass.
Holy shit Valve...
Hentai Nazi - Anime Girl doing hitlers salute, Hitler on the banner. Just invest in people pre-checking what pages get up...
Hentai Nazi - Anime Girl doing hitlers salute, Hitler on the banner. Just invest in people pre-checking what pages get up...
The game description is uhhh . . . Something else.
Yes, there are some very weird games coming to Steam. Recently, I stumbled upon this game, which is not part of the adult section, and which looks edgy as well. I almost posted about it here, and then decided not to. I cannot bother reporting them: I think Valve would only care if the dev posted fake Steam reviews.
lol the first couple sentences made it sound like it would be next month or something
It is known. Probably my favorite companion character of any game for as far back as I can remember.
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