EA Removes Recently Released Games from Steam

Supernaut91 · 15 Jun 2011 at 13:44

http://geek.pikimal.com/2011/06/15/ea-removes-recently-released-games-from-steam/

Great move EA. This surely means anyone wanting BF3 on STEAM (including myself) will never get it.

:mad:

RAGE

Alex74 · 15 Jun 2011 at 13:47

I can see why, and in a way it does make sense for them to want to do that.

Bit of a pain though for people who like digital distribution without the hassle of multiple clients.

Evilsod · 15 Jun 2011 at 13:49

I would've thought Steam would've had some sort of contract with EA to prevent this myself.

dmcg · 15 Jun 2011 at 13:50

cough Blizzard

arc@css · 15 Jun 2011 at 13:51

Let the battle commence.

bigjimmyauk · 15 Jun 2011 at 13:52

WTF, I hate how companies are trying to force upon us to buy from one place according to that article and some sources on the net BF3 will be downloadable only (no retail disc version) and only from the new origin download service. If this is the case i will deffo boycot EA games, i can forgive some DRM but being forced to buy a game via download is a joke.

Alex74 · 15 Jun 2011 at 13:52

dmcg said:
cough Blizzard

?

Evilsod · 15 Jun 2011 at 13:53

bigjimmyauk said:
WTF, I hate how companies are trying to force upon us to buy from one place according to that article and some sources on the net BF3 will be downloadable only (no retail disc version) and only from the new origin download service. If this is the case i will deffo boycot EA games, i can forgive some DRM but being forced to buy a game via download is a joke.

Those 'sources' are probably talking out there arse to stir things up and get visitors to there site.

Alex74 said:
?

Exactly, what?

matt_fsr · 15 Jun 2011 at 13:54

Oh well, no new EA games for me then.

Ah well, not much of a loss

Indy500 · 15 Jun 2011 at 13:54

bigjimmyauk said:
WTF, I hate how companies are trying to force upon us to buy from one place according to that article and some sources on the net BF3 will be downloadable only (no retail disc version) and only from the new origin download service. If this is the case i will deffo boycot EA games, i can forgive some DRM but being forced to buy a game via download is a joke.

Isn't that what retail Steamworks games force you to do though? :confused:

James J · 15 Jun 2011 at 13:54

dmcg said:
cough Blizzard

Blizzard games have never been on steam so I fail to see your point?

Evilsod · 15 Jun 2011 at 13:56

sr4470 said:
Isn't that what retail Steamworks games force you to do though?

No... he's falling prey to bull**** stories that BF3 will be digital only. Steamworks has nothing to do with that.

Besides, if they did that I imagine Game would throw a hissy fit and refuse to stock other games from them.

mattjd · 15 Jun 2011 at 13:59

Uhh this means I need 2 download managers now :/

My EA accounts are messed up as well, When my googlemail switched to gmail I ended up having 2 accounts. I have to use the googlemail login to actually play BC2. I also have an account with a live e-mail and that seems to be linked to my BC2 as well and I can only download it through this account but I have to be in my googlemail account to play it online...

It's ****ed me off too much that I just gave up on BC2...

Valentino · 15 Jun 2011 at 14:02

mattjd said:
Uhh this means I need 2 download managers now :/

My EA accounts are messed up as well, When my googlemail switched to gmail I ended up having 2 accounts. I have to use the googlemail login to actually play BC2. I also have an account with a live e-mail and that seems to be linked to my BC2 as well and I can only download it through this account but I have to be in my googlemail account to play it online...

It's ****ed me off too much that I just gave up on BC2...

And probably different passwords for each account yes? It's a nightmare i know

leaskovski · 15 Jun 2011 at 14:03

That shouldnt be an issue

If you had a googlemail account, switching to gmail still allows googlemail to come through to your address????

Supernaut91 · 15 Jun 2011 at 14:05

Its not even healthy competition in the game distribution industry. You would not see ATI ban nVidia from creating new GPU's, in a sense EA have dug a grave for themselves. I for one will never install Origin on my PC.

mattjd · 15 Jun 2011 at 14:06

leaskovski said:
That shouldnt be an issue

If you had a googlemail account, switching to gmail still allows googlemail to come through to your address????

Yes but I have to use googlemail to login because there is another account registered to the gmail version?

It's really annoying I must say.

edit: Do you think EA would delete the account registered to the gmail version and move my current one to that address and then move the somehow download only from the live account to the google account? I don't want 3 accounts! :mad:

I'm guessing no because there support is ****

grudas · 15 Jun 2011 at 14:07

no way would i bother running multiple clients :/ steam f-tw and thats the end of it.

Indy500 · 15 Jun 2011 at 14:07

Evilsod said:
No... he's falling prey to bull**** stories that BF3 will be digital only. Steamworks has nothing to do with that.

Digital only doesn't seem to be considered a problem when it's Steam though. Methinks there are too many Valve fanboys around here...

Teaf · 15 Jun 2011 at 14:09

Meh, I can see why they are doing it for a few reasons but it is annoying. I'll just buy the boxed versions if they are not putting them on Steam, and if the box copy requires I install Origin I'll just not bother getting it. Not a "I hate EA" thing, it's purely as I already have games through D2D, GFWL, Steam and my boxed versions and I really don't want another outlet.

Plus I can't really see them as competition for Steam or any other digital distro and most of them are what the publishers set the prices at so for the most part they are either going to have the same discounts or they are going to be RRP.