Even if steam was shit at launch it was different times back then, no major service was set up for online distribution at the time, so you can't really do the same kind of launch these days when a few services has already established themselves.Andy Chalk said:
As stated before, other times... other rules. And making the same mistakes others did years before doesn't justify them now.Andy Chalk said:
Isn't that the problem? Not exactly selling me on the idea that being forced into dealing with the early days of origin isn't going to be a big headache.Andy Chalk said:
Origin is just like Steam. Except right now you only need it for a grand total of one game unlike Steam which appeared as a Requirement if you wanted to play the Orange box. You're options were install Steam or fuck yourself. They have been steadily increasing the number of occasions where those are your only options.Hardcore_gamer said:
You should read about the compromises they're making for consoles.Flailing Escapist said:
Actually, Steam was originally created to update Counter-strike more easily because at that time, Valve was frequently releasing a lot of smaller updates for the game. It wasn't meant to be a digital distribution platform at all at the beginning even less a way to force an early presence on the market. Over time more and more developers wanted to use it as well and sell their games through Steam because the service was really good. Something that I haven't heard about Origin yet, it's rather the opposite from people who have tested it.Frost27 said:
