Battlefield 3 May Not Reach Steam
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Exactly this is why i prefer to using STeam for my games since i can add them to it's library or just buy them and play them straight off steam, i don't want to have to download Origin just to pay and play it on their software when i can easily just use it from Steam since a lot of people use it more than Origin could possibly ever attain.Abandon4093 said:
EA, as always, is run by idiots. One of the reasons Steam is so popular is because people generally trust and respect Valve. People DESPISE EA. Inconveniencing your customers by forcing them to juggle multiple download clients is not going to repair that relationship. All that will happen is they'll lose a tremendous amount of sales and the service will flounder, then they'll blame it on piracy and use that as an excuse to further marginalize the PC gaming market.
Say what you want about Activision, but at least the greedy businessmen that run it aren't stupid.
Say what you want about Activision, but at least the greedy businessmen that run it aren't stupid.
I really don't want to sit staring at a download screen for 2 days anyway, to Gamestop where I can buy the disc and install it in 10 seconds flat. Of course.. to play this game I'd need a new graphics card and tons of RAM... Whatever I'll just buy it for consoles and get a PC copy when cheap computers can run this game.
Don't know what to tell you. I have cable internet and am 20 minutes one way from the nearest Best Buy. There is a Walmart, but its PC games section is beyond terrible. Not everybody lives in a city.Frostbite3789 said:
Meh, their funeral if they want to take on Steam.
Battlefield 3 is supposed to be the less stupid and evil counterpart to Call of Duty, and if they want to cut out the people who are PC gamers who care about this kind of thing, then there's basically no way of buying a war shooter without it being something that is ruining the industry.
Battlefield 3 is supposed to be the less stupid and evil counterpart to Call of Duty, and if they want to cut out the people who are PC gamers who care about this kind of thing, then there's basically no way of buying a war shooter without it being something that is ruining the industry.
I don't buy digital anyway so I don't really care but if I did, I can't imagine being upset about having to go to Origin instead of Steam. Because let's face it, when I "go to" either one, my ass never leaves my chair. So what's the big deal? (And please don't tell me it's all about not installing unwanted, resource-sucking software on your PC. You installed Steam, right?)
Yes, because the way to go about beating Call of Duty is to alienate all the people that use Steam. I'm making an educated guess here, but that seems like a big percentage of PC gamers they're ignoring.
Hell, I don't even really do PC gaming so I don't even want to guess how angry folks are going to be if this is true. Best hope it was an oversight.
Hell, I don't even really do PC gaming so I don't even want to guess how angry folks are going to be if this is true. Best hope it was an oversight.
I had a couple of games on EA's old service (which sucked BTW). I am not even sure how to get them back at this point.
If this becomes a trend, I will just have to go back to physical copies from EA. I am not a huge Steam fanboy, but I have so many games on that service I don't want to start using 2 or more services for all my games. Steam wins by default for me. If no Steam, I would rather just have a physical copy than give money in order to support another digital distribution system. I uninstall and re install my games all the time, and I will reinstall operating systems every few years on my computers (since I have 3 computers it's a yearly process). Last thing I want is to spend even more time trying to figure out which download service I bought it from or which services I need to reinstall, especially if this sort of trend continues where each publisher has their own service.
If this becomes a trend, I will just have to go back to physical copies from EA. I am not a huge Steam fanboy, but I have so many games on that service I don't want to start using 2 or more services for all my games. Steam wins by default for me. If no Steam, I would rather just have a physical copy than give money in order to support another digital distribution system. I uninstall and re install my games all the time, and I will reinstall operating systems every few years on my computers (since I have 3 computers it's a yearly process). Last thing I want is to spend even more time trying to figure out which download service I bought it from or which services I need to reinstall, especially if this sort of trend continues where each publisher has their own service.
Is that for real? That seems absurd. The thought of digital download is that you can (metaphorical speaking) throw the disks away. If I want to install stuff a year or two later, it should be free, like my retail purchase would be to re-install.Raiyan 1.0 said:
OT: I don't see why not having it on both. Can't they just add something extra if you would buy it via Origin? Like... a hat! No wait... that's a stupid idea, would look ridiculous.
Maybe some more silly item that would not affect in-game performance at all. Like maybe a free character skin for the characters, while Steam users would have to pay 1,99 euro for it.
Kill Steam? HA!EverythingIncredible said:
I don't know, considering the ABSURD sales they have, the fact that you can play your games from any computer with little hassle (esp if you backup your game files to an external HDD), free saves in the Cloud (when supported), free multi-player (I'm looking at you, Xbox Live), built in voice and text chat, etc., etc., why you wouldn't want it installed. What's more, I don't have any problems with Steam consuming too many resources on my rig. Does it glitch out sometimes? Yes, of course. What software doesn't?Andy Chalk said:
It's still on D2D, GamersGate, and others so it's not "almost exclusive." They're giving Valve the middle finger specifically.NLS said:
That's true... but the last thing we want is another one on top of Steam. Where does it end? If every publisher starts up their own DD model, and they all stock only there own products, just now you'll end up with more software required to run any given game than there is game! It's bad enough that a bunch of games require GfWL in addition to your DD source programmes, but this is just downright silly.Andy Chalk said:
I sure won't be getting CoD in any form, but if BF3 is only available from Origins, I'll drag my lazy ass down to the store or not buy it at all. And if an Origins account is required to PLAY, then I certainly won't be getting BF3. Tired of having more game accounts at more publishers than I have email accounts, forum accounts, bank accounts etc. combined!
