Battlefield 3

[Tickle Me Emo]

It looks pretty, its just kinda shitty that it wont be on steam, I'm not sure about origin.

I won't be buying it from Origin, I don't trust EA at all.

Can't wait for this game though, the gameplay trailers look sick.

[A Baby]

I purchased it from Gamestop, might as well since no Steam.

[maynard]

yeah... EA didn't like the TOS they have 2 agree 2 if they wana be on steam, mainly how the patches are done and what not... sucks.. .as I wish all games were on steam lol...

[Nemesis]

I won't be buying it from Origin, I don't trust EA at all.

Can't wait for this game though, the gameplay trailers look sick.

how will you play with without connecting to origin? isn't it like steam where you have to connect to play?

[devour]

yeah... it's like dead island, even if you buy it retail it still utilizes the origin platform.

[Tickle Me Emo]

Yeah, but I feel better buying it from another store. I know it's not making much of a difference, but still, I can at least let them know I don't want to buy through their new platform with my choice of purchase location.

[devour]

i dont see anything but good coming from the launch of the origin platform. especially coming from a major competitor in the gaming industry like EA. it will breed competition. as of now steam controls the digital gaming market. granted the origin platform will only be providing ea games, but i still see a lot more steam sales coming our way in the future.

everyone felt the same way when steam went gold and then started selling games. now look at how its grown for the gamers.

[Tickle Me Emo]

i dont see anything but good coming from the launch of the origin platform. especially coming from a major competitor in the gaming industry like EA. it will breed competition. as of now steam controls the digital gaming market. granted the origin platform will only be providing ea games, but i still see a lot more steam sales coming our way in the future.

everyone felt the same way when steam went gold and then started selling games. now look at how its grown for the gamers.

I actually have faith in Valve as a company that can take on the customer service-heavy role of essentially controlling my digital game library - they've proven themselves in this role. I'm a bit skeptical of EA doing as good a job.

I don't see how Origin is going to drive Steam sales. Steam already has tons of sales, and frequently very good sales. Also, if EA is only selling EA games on Origin, where's the competition? All they're doing is removing the convenient capability to have my digital purchases integrated into Steam. Even if they branch out, how are they going to compete with Steam, other than forcing choice between one or the other? If they both sell the same third party product, the price will be the same, as chosen by the third party. The only benefit I can really see is if (key word IF) competition drives down costs for developers to put their products up for digital delivery through one of the services. That's all fine and dandy, but even then the effect on the consumer is limited.

All that aside, it's another month before BF3 comes out. FML.

[Belphegor]

well the open beta starts next week for those that either bought Metal of Honor limited edition or preordered BF3 limited edition. the official date for the open beta is Sept 29th.

[Evil]

I just fnished preordering it. Gonna be epic to play!