First off it is business. People flame EA for not going on Steam and basically being forced to use Origin. However years back, Valve forced Steam on Counterstrike players and I believe Day of Defeat players. There was no real choice. Also, Steam was marketed to gamers as a place where prices would be substantially lower due to cutting out production costs. Guess what new release prices are barely differenct than getting a CD. I do not forget that Valve did this and I don't blame EA for taking a position with their IP. For those who won't buy B3 because of this decision on EA's part, just remember that Valve did the same exact thing to gamers.
Nonetheless, I have a pretty big Steam library and I often buy bundles and new releases. Even though I did not like being forced to use a company's service to play the game I loved, I did not boycott them for it either. It is not personal, it is business and to stop playing CS then for this would have been moronic. So, I am not gonna stop playing BF titles because it is on Origin. Gimme a desktop icon, I will hit it and be in game (if their servers are working at launch lol ).
I understand it is nice to have all your games one platform, but I actually applaud EA for taking a position they believe is important. Steam (the digital incumbant) is using their market share to enforce their policies to tell a company what they had to do with their own property.
I think the people who are posting the "not buying B3" over this really don't have interest in playing anyway. So it is all piss and wind. If you really are interested, you would buy the disk or use another service other than Origin. There are options out there, even if you do not like EA.
Nonetheless, I have a pretty big Steam library and I often buy bundles and new releases. Even though I did not like being forced to use a company's service to play the game I loved, I did not boycott them for it either. It is not personal, it is business and to stop playing CS then for this would have been moronic. So, I am not gonna stop playing BF titles because it is on Origin. Gimme a desktop icon, I will hit it and be in game (if their servers are working at launch lol ).
I understand it is nice to have all your games one platform, but I actually applaud EA for taking a position they believe is important. Steam (the digital incumbant) is using their market share to enforce their policies to tell a company what they had to do with their own property.
I think the people who are posting the "not buying B3" over this really don't have interest in playing anyway. So it is all piss and wind. If you really are interested, you would buy the disk or use another service other than Origin. There are options out there, even if you do not like EA.