GAME EA games: digital downloads only available through EA.

[s34s0ns]

http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/02/ea-to-be-the-sole-source-for-swtor-downloads/

Anyone else really annoyed at this news?

I like to have all my games under one roof(steam) and having some shitty EA software-social hub in order to DL Battlefield etc. is going to be a nightmare.

Might actually buy a boxed game for the first time in years... though I'll probably still need the EA Origin to play BF3.

 

[HonkHonk]

not another client. steam is fine. ea is awful.

 

[Ando]

All the Mass Effect 2 dlc is handled through the ea/bioware website. It really isn't a big deal.

 

[LIQUID]

Ugh. Gay

 

[Tdizzle]

It says this will only apply to the new Star Wars MMO.

 

[Keith Moons Liver]

All the Mass Effect 2 dlc is handled through the ea/bioware website. It really isn't a big deal.

dl'ing it straight from a site is okay but i don't want to have to deal with more distribution software

 

[s34s0ns]

It says this will only apply to the new Star Wars MMO.

No it doesn't.

 

[s34s0ns]

It's going to be like having to use windows live / free to play launch software / etc.

Just another client to download and another place to put your CC info. The whole benefit of having something like Steam is to have everything in one spot, having 30 different 'steams' is going to defeat the purpose.

 

[maks]

having some shitty EA software-social hub in order to DL Battlefield etc. is going to be a nightmare.

It's going to be like having to use windows live / free to play launch software / etc.

Just another client to download and another place to put your CC info.

where are you getting all these details about Origin from?

 

[s34s0ns]

where are you getting all these details about Origin from?

I don't know, maybe in the link I posted and the article within.... also probably somewhere around the source link.

 

[Stilgar1973]

My goal is to buy as few PC DVD's as possible.
I found the EA client a little while ago. I found that if I put my ea keys into the client it would give me access to the downloaded versions of the games.

While I agree with the idea of only having one client - and I very much agree that client should be steam. The ea client isn't really that bad.

 

[Tdizzle]

No it doesn't.

Yes it does.

Thanks to our friends at Darth Hater, Massively has learned that the highly anticipated MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic will be sold as a direct download only through Electronic Arts itself. In an interview with CEO John Riccitiello, the Wall Street Journal uncovered news of EA's new service, one it's calling Origin. This service will provide customers with a download service for all EA games, including the Battlefield games, the Need For Speed games, and the aforementioned Star Wars: The Old Republic.

It says specifically that it will have exclusive download service for the Star Wars MMO. Two sentences over it says nothing about exclusivity for other titles, merely that it will also provide the same service.

 

[Dahlia]

My goal is to buy as few PC DVD's as possible.
I found the EA client a little while ago. I found that if I put my ea keys into the client it would give me access to the downloaded versions of the games.

While I agree with the idea of only having one client - and I very much agree that client should be steam. The ea client isn't really that bad.

when everything is already on steam, I'd rather not have things scattered across multiple accounts. That's just silly.

 

[s34s0ns]

Yes it does.



It says specifically that it will have exclusive download service for the Star Wars MMO. Two sentences over it says nothing about exclusivity for other titles, merely that it will also provide the same service.

Good point, it doesn't say that it won't be exclusive for those though. So we'll see, but you could be right.

 

[WyldKat]

That's pretty lame. Pretty much a big "Fuck you" to Steam. Well fuck you EA, Steam is enough for me. They're trying their damnedest to get me not to purchase BF3.

 

[Dahlia]

That's pretty lame. Pretty much a big "Fuck you" to Steam. Well fuck you EA, Steam is enough for me. They're trying their damnedest to get me not to purchase BF3.

yea, that huge sale they had like a month back? Prices were quite good, but because it won't run on steam I didn't buy from them.

 

[WyldKat]

yea, that huge sale they had like a month back? Prices were quite good, but because it won't run on steam I didn't buy from them.

I frequently pass on such deals myself for the same reason.

 

[Dahlia]

I'll buy from D2D though because so far all of their codes work with steam.

 

[eon]

I'll buy from D2D though because so far all of their codes work with steam.

 

[WyldKat]

I'll buy from D2D though because so far all of their codes work with steam.

Never knew this.

 

[Dahlia]

Never knew this.

They are actually really nice. I've gotten 30% off pre-orders for good games quite a few times.

 

[eon]

They are actually really nice. I've gotten 30% off pre-orders for good games quite a few times.

same. i think i got 25% off for brink, which i haven't played yet

 

[WyldKat]

They are actually really nice. I've gotten 30% off pre-orders for good games quite a few times.

Yeah I bought my copy of Rift for cheap through them. Like... $50 for the $70 CE...

 

[Chaotix]

This is why I pirated the Sims 3 and the expansions

 

[Mr J]

This is why I pirate every EA game.