Will EA games ever return to Steam?

[Mumziz]

So my question is will any EA published games return to Steam? Personally i despise Origin so damn much and EA. But they got some really good studios, like DICE and Bioware.

I mainly want them back because they seem to change their attitude. With Battlefield 4, Battlefront and Mirrrors Edge coming out I would love to have those games on Steam.

[Macabre]

i hope not, i refuse to give ea any more money.

[Anamon]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από StugieSimba:

You're twisting my words around. I'm talking to the people who admit they want to play an EA game that isn't available on Steam but refuse to buy that game just because it is on Origin. You don't have to like Origin, but if the game isn't available anywhere else for PC and you really want to play it, are you really going to be that stubborn and not buy it?

Alright, it seems we have argued past each other for a bit. What I disagree with is ignornig the distribution and DRM when trying to decide whether or not to buy a game, just because they don't downgrade the game content itself; because they do in fact mean you get less value for your money. I don't want to tell people to not buy games on Origin either. I'm merely arguing for informed purchase decisions. It often seems to me like the less tech-savvy people, and people who don't read forums like these, are deliberately misled by the publishers. I was for example thinking back at Ubisoft's "always-on"-protected games. People who understood what it meant knew it was an insult to paying customers, and predictably it never really worked. But I'm sure many people just wanted to play the new Settlers or SimCity, and didn't know how it would affect them very directly. My argument is that more people need to become aware of these things, rather than told to put up with them even if they hate it.

I don't have a personal problem with Origin either. But what it mostly boils down to, I think, are details like EA's reluctance to do real sales. Digital distribution saves publishers and retailers heaps in manufacturing and distribution. Online-based DRM means you no longer own your copies of any game, and that you're continued use of them is subject to third-party support you have no control over and that will one day inevitably end. Yet none of these factors are generally reflected in the base prices of either Steam or Origin. That's also what I mean by dropping quality. Yes, online activation in any shape or form is a drop in quality, any way you look at it. But the question is whether the price is adapted accordingly.

The difference between the two is Steam's frequent and attractive sales, which brings prices to a level more appropriate for this distribution model. While I'm definitely happy to pay $60 or more for a hardcopy of a non-online-activated game, I have bought very few of my 400+ Steam games at full price, and I know nobody who is in the habit of doing so.

[Dog]

Origin have sales all the time, I only just got Mass Effect 1-2 and Dead Space 2 there a week or so ago at -70%

[박니키]

EA will only come back to Steam if they sort out their DLC Policy but The Sims 3 Expansions are still getting released on Steam because they are not classed as DLC but instead Expansions.

[Kak Sofia]

I hope EA will still corporate with steam.

[Laptop]

BF3 should be on Steam. I mean there is a complete edition out now (like Crysis 2).

I may drop EA a line and see exactly what the problem is.

[ONe_mOMENT]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Laptop65:

BF3 should be on Steam. I mean there is a complete edition out now (like Crysis 2).

I may drop EA a line and see exactly what the problem is.

Your right there is a complete edition. But there are still short-cut kits you can buy which aren't included. So it won't be on steam as valve want a cut from those as well.

[Laptop]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από ONe_mOMENT:

Your right there is a complete edition. But there are still short-cut kits you can buy which aren't included. So it won't be on steam as valve want a cut from those as well.

I should have guessed...

Well until EA include those into some sort of 'super complete edition', or Valve change their policy (unlikely), we won't be seeing BF3 on here for a while. Probably be the same for BF4 also.

[ONe_mOMENT]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Laptop65:

I should have guessed...

Well until EA include those into some sort of 'super complete edition', or Valve change their policy (unlikely), we won't be seeing BF3 on here for a while. Probably be the same for BF4 also.

True. Though irrelevant for me personally as I already own BF3 and am planning to get 4 after the 2nd explanation/map pack comes out (so I can see if I like the look of it) so probably in January. It's nice having no loyalty to any one client, I go where the games I want are! (But always end up playing theme hospital.... So sad)

[Websteroni]

Okay you go do that then moving on...

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από ONe_mOMENT:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Laptop65:

I should have guessed...

Well until EA include those into some sort of 'super complete edition', or Valve change their policy (unlikely), we won't be seeing BF3 on here for a while. Probably be the same for BF4 also.

True. Though irrelevant for me personally as I already own BF3 and am planning to get 4 after the 2nd explanation/map pack comes out (so I can see if I like the look of it) so probably in January. It's nice having no loyalty to any one client, I go where the games I want are! (But always end up playing theme hospital.... So sad)

[Anamon]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από ONe_mOMENT:

I go where the games I want are! (But always end up playing theme hospital.... So sad)

That's not sad, that's just a sign of good taste

[Vashalgrim]

Maybe one day....it would be nice not to have to have a bunch of accounts all over the place

[박니키]

I have too many accounts just to play games

• Steam
  
• Origin
  
• uPlay
  
• Desura
  
• Games for Windows Live

Why cant we have one Client that runs every game so we don't have to have two separate DRM's if you buy it through Steam :(

[Anamon]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Nikomai Hurashi:

Why cant we have one Client that runs every game so we don't have to have two separate DRM's if you buy it through Steam :(

That part sucks. On the other hand, it's good to not have all the eggs in one basket, even if it's a slight hassle with the accounts. One system goes down, you still have something else to play. One distributor goes bust, you don't lose all your games at once.

[Dog]

I think GfWL is a good example as to why we should never put all our games in one place. EA are fine with what they are doing by my standards, they have a guarantee for EA titles which no other publisher could say they do.