Steam not listed among Battlefield 3 digital retailers

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  I'm guessing (hoping) there will be some sort of 11th hour reconciliation between EA and Valve that allow... : MercFox1
  • I, too, side with GabeN on this issue : Cheeziologist
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    do elaberate? : apocreg
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      Valve pulled Crysis 2 due to an exclusive DLC deal with another digital distrubutor : Shadowdane
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        I also saw some speculation that the agreement which forced Crysis 2 off was developed in response to iss... : MercFox1
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          Like BF:BC2? I bought it not in steam, and i couldn't buy cheapy cheap vietnam from the steam sale :(. Sh... : squigiliwams
          • I didn't have issues buying and using vietnam from the sale. : Yumcheese
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        I do find it ironic though. Valve have long battled with Microsoft that DLC should be free. This time val... : surley_monkey
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          It's about Valve wanting their customers to be able to get all the possible content for the games they bo... : sigpro
          • ^^ yes : project13
          • hero post. : icedcool
          • Especially since we're just finishing up another historic Steam summer sale! : MercFox1
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            Interesting post in the Crysis 2 thread: http://www.shacknews.com/article/69194/ea-crysis-2-pulled-from?i... : Haxim
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              An in-game storefront doesn't guarantee content compliance. Also, I would doubt very much that it is a ma... : MercFox1
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                I would think one of the major reasons for an in-game storefront would be to guarantee content compliance... : Haxim
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                  Except where there are quite a few cases where Steam games don't work with EA-published DLC. Mirror's Edg... : MercFox1
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                    One would think if they were offering it via an in-game store that it would work regardless of the distri... : Haxim
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                      It depends on the implementation. And yes, all of those cases involve base games on Steam. Steam game... : MercFox1
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                        I'm just working from the assumption that if they're offering it via an in-game store it will work with t... : Haxim
                        • Mann Co. store is the same, but that's managed by Valve so its not a good comparison. Bioware has the Bio... : MercFox1
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            What content was to be made unavailable? It was my understanding that valve would see no revenue from the... : surley_monkey
            • Ultimately there's probably a hiccup between the backend of steam, and the back end of what EA is trying ... : dedgecko
          • I thought it was because the DLC was only available on a rival store. : Sgt_Boomstick
  • I am hoping for this as well. If steam doesn't offer it, I will just hold off buying it. The last thing I... : surley_monkey
• Oh well, my future productivity has just went up : zehh
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  No one use Origin, and it'll die. Simple I've not even looked at the webpage and have no intention. If... : apocreg
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    this post is ridiculous : Dravenport
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      Didn't you get the memo, competition is bad, cd cracks are good. : SlingBlaze
      • You two are misunderstanding completely. Of course competion is good, i love competion.. its how things i... : apocreg
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    Oh look, another one of THESE threads... FYI, you will be required to login into Origin in order to BF... : dedgecko
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      All indications right now is that Origin will not be required to be running for playing any games. Have y... : Haxim
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        Since BF2 you've been required to login to a "EA" player-database server. Why would they NOT integrate t... : dedgecko
        • Not BF3 specific, but SWTOR has been confirmed as not requiring Origin at all. Nor do any recent retail r... : Haxim
    • I have no problem logging into EA at all, or anything against the company as a whole. its their tactics w... : apocreg
    • You will be required to log in to Origin for all new EA games. EA wants their own Battle.net. : Lukiopimp
  • It's not going to die anytime soon. : sigpro
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    Yeah man, that'll show 'em!! : The Grolar Bear
    • What poeople not buying their products through a distribution channel? Clearly you misunderstand why c... : apocreg
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  Anyone feel that EA is doing this on purpose to hurt PC sales so they can claim that low sales/piracy etc... : ZenzenTen
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    No. They're trying to capitalize on their own IPs. : BlockheadBrown
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      I get that that is the stated goal, as well as not paying a cut to Steam, but I'm wondering if by cutting... : ZenzenTen
      • I'm pretty sure we're all going to buy the game off of Amazon / Best Buy / D2D (wish I hadn't missed that... : dedgecko
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    Not at all. EA's run by a very different type of investor that looks at raw profit. They don't care abo... : dedgecko
    • I'm curious though to know how much additional profit there is in making a title available on PC in addit... : ZenzenTen
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    There's no conspiracy. They don't want to sabotage sales on any platform. : project13
    • well, unless you consider steam a platform. : master_disaster_17
  • When steam started they did the exact same thing. Sales of their games had to install steam and then it ... : SlingBlaze
  • That's rediculous. If they didn't want to support the pc platform they would just stop supporting the pc ... : ninjase
  • No, that would be utterly ridiculous, not to mention financial suicide for a company to pull a stunt like... : ColoradoCNC
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  hasn't this already been covered to death? since EA wants to deliver all content themselves and Steam doe... : Dravenport
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    This is a front page article. Just because there are 3 chatty posts about it over the weekend doesnt mean... : squigiliwams
    • But lately, chatty posts have effectively been the best, most timely news source on Shacknews. Sure, the... : the archvile
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      http://www.shacknews.com/article/69194/ea-crysis-2-pulled-from?id=26264540 : Dravenport
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        Someone nuked the article comments?? : Haxim
        • it was posted about fifty times as per usual shacknews style, I didn't check the comments I just picked o... : Dravenport
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  I want this game. On Steam. If it's not on Steam, I'm not sure what I'll do. Probably buy it boxed, bu... : Begawkiness
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    only because you're irrationally avoiding using Origin because you're a steam fanboy : Dravenport
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      Hasn't this aleady been covered to death? - Dravenport. I want to buy it where i want to buy it. I do... : squigiliwams
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        what has origin done to you then? : Dravenport
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          and if there was nowhere else to buy what you wanted, would you simply go without so as not to give best ... : Dravenport
          • How does that make him a Steam fanboy? Also, he stated that he is probably buying it boxed, so I don't kn... : Nitrium
        • For me, nothing, and that's exactly the problem. It doesn't patches games automatically, my friends are a... : Nitrium
        • Absolutely nothing, which is the problem. They bring nothing new to the table that me, the consumer, des... : deathofrats
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          The lack of patching is my issue. It doesn't keep the games patched and updated. It's not worth buying a ... : LoioshDwaggie
          • it doesn't?? what the fuck. useless. this is their new forced competition to steam? : Downforce
          • It'll be simple to get patches. They'll all be on FileShack! : Haxim
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            It does patch though. Fuck me. If you have ever used the system you would know that. When I started up Cr... : guyver-za
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              That's the Crysis patcher, not Origin. Origin does not support patching games. It's the same thing with T... : LoioshDwaggie
              • My apologies then. I have Dead Space and it patched that too. Thought it was global. Still. I find it ha... : guyver-za
          • Yup, this is why Steam is a must for me unless it's a no longer supported game on GoG. : armybob
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          The list of fuckups by EA in the downloader business is long. : master_disaster_17
          • ^^ this. Plainly put, I trust Valve a whole hell of a lot more than I trust EA. Er, okay let me put i... : Lucien Irenicus
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        no, it makes you all lazy assholes for not wanting to get out of the house and stepping out into some god... : -=kodiak=-
        • While I won't call anyone out on it, but buying retail is excuse to go out and do something. Plus when I... : Derringer
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          Whoa buddy. Check the unneeded rage at the door. I'm not some fat lonely nerd who buys from steam because... : squigiliwams
          • Target is usually one of the places I stop by to purchase 1st day releases for consoles. They have a pre... : Discrete
        • Yep, that's the reason I don't buy retail.. I don't want to get out. kodiak figured it out! .... : razlebol
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      Both of those things are true and that's not the point. They want us to buy the game, why not make that ... : Begawkiness
      • I don't see why EA should bend over backwards to Steam's demands : Dravenport
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      I am wearing of Origin considering how EA managed their original digital store (like when they would char... : BouillonCubes
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        *weary : BouillonCubes
        • *wary : Dravenport
    • My avoidance of Origin is perfectly rational - I'm heavily invested in the Steam library and Steam commun... : Zek
  • I want this game because I want this game. Don't really care what platform it's on, I'm pretty sure the g... : ColoradoCNC
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    this doesnt make any sense, buying retail is probably the same as buying origin : retarded talking dinosaur
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      How so? : Haxim
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        Activation code for Origin. Much like Valve did with Half Life and Left 4 Dead. : Fluffy_Bunny
        • Has that been confirmed anywhere yet? If SWTOR is anything to go by, you won't need Origin at all to play... : Haxim
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  oh great, another one of these threads..... : -=kodiak=-
  • YAY!!!!!! : saunders45
  • You should make a thread about your coworker complaining about this thread. : not work safe
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  No steam, no sale. : icedcool
  • I hope you boycott Valve then. Because its not on steam because of them. : DionB250
• I was surprised to see id's stuff on there honestly. id is like the cool kid on the block that just does ... : uebersoldat
• Impulse was the first service to put Amnesia on sale so i used it and I haven't had much of an issue with... : at0micgarden
• I'm getting a 404 when I try to view the list, so either there was an error or they're doing damage contr... : jacobvandy
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  D2D has it http://www.direct2drive.com/2/10557/product/Buy-Battlefield-3-Limited-Edition-Download?hph I c... : valcan_s
  • Also if you buy it from here you can usual register the key code with Origin (just like Steamworks games ... : sasquatchxing
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    It's also about $15 dollars cheaper than anywhere else with the discount codes. : saunders45
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      are those codes / coupons still valid? could you SM me one (or if someone else knows it, I'd appreciate ... : dedgecko
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        Try this link: http://direct2drive.tellapal.com/a/clk/cT7wz : saunders45
        • Still shows as $53.95. I'd love to have a coupon code. I'd purchase it today. : BlockheadBrown
    • I'm very interested in seeing these codes. :) : BlockheadBrown
  • +1 for this. D2D is a great service to buy downloadable games through, I've used it a lot. The nice... : fmellish
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  meh, people will cave. : shirif
  • I won't. : ajvitaly
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    I will definitely get the game but I had intended on buying it for PC and 360 and now I'll likely just ge... : BouillonCubes
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      lol, why would you ever cripple yourself like that? : dedgecko
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        My PC can't even play BF3, I'd have to upgrade. Add to that the no Steam thing and it makes me that much... : BouillonCubes
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          it's going to play like shit on the consoles... and by play like shit, I mean that it won't be nearly as ... : dedgecko
          • It'll be like 1943 and BC2 where it's capped at 24 players and graphically inferior. Both games were sti... : BouillonCubes
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    so tired of reading these stupid posts. people won't "cave" no one is boycotting the game, but a lo... : grendel
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      Pretty much this. I am definitely getting the game, but I'm not going to buy this or anything from Origin... : jeffmoeller
      • Im assuming BF3 will install origin like Valve made games install Steam. Could be wrong.. : Cygnus X-1
    • I certainly won't be buying it day 1 if it's not on Steam. I'd probably be willing to wait a month for EA... : flasher 907
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      ...and then you'll install Origin and activate the game through Origin. At which point you might very wel... : master_disaster_17
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        exactly this. People make it out as the DVD will somehow save them. : shirif
        • I can't imagine they'd make Origin a requirement for BF3 when it's not even needed for SWTOR. : Haxim
    • Look at the size of this whole thread and consider how many similar threads have popped-up prior. Peop... : shirif
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    I dunno. EA has a *LOT* riding on this - if it fucks up, EA will have to cave. BF3 is going to be a hu... : Downforce
    • So, it will be like the Half Life 2 launch? : saunders45
    • What forced Origin client stuff? : Haxim
  • I don't think anyone is boycotting. Personally, I think if EA wants Battlefield to be taken seriously as ... : K1Bond007
  • nope. I have never played a battlefield until i bought bc2 recently in a steam sale. Was going to give BF... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    I have too much invested in Steam. I like Steam. I like using Steam. They have games from all kinds of pu... : Rooster Cockburn
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      ...So you add the game to Steam as a non-steam game? : dedgecko
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        Nope, not interested. Tried it before with a GFWL game and it never worked right, and was just another la... : Rooster Cockburn
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          What game if you don't mind me asking? : dedgecko
          • Gears of War PC. : Rooster Cockburn
  • I'll buy it full price day 1 on Steam. If it's not on Steam, I'll buy a retail boxed copy at $40 or less.... : Code RedBeard
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  I prefer Steam because it works well and I pretty much love anything Valve. This won't stop me from getti... : ShXIII
  • BF3 is a better game , thus doesn't need steam PC gamers don't like steam , consoletards are using st... : RuskiSnajper
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  I canceled my Pre-Order. With Rage coming shortly before, and Skrim shortly after, I don't think i'm goin... : saturn96
  • time for BF3 ? That's a silly statement , stop playing the other game when BF3 comes out and launch t... : RuskiSnajper
• I will buy it somehow then 2 weeks later it will be on steam, and I'll be pissed : NukemForever
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  If it's not on steam, I'll just wait until it's $10 on either D2D or amazon. : ajvitaly
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    You can still add it to steam : alllivestaken
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      That's not really the point of Steam. : flasher 907
      • The point of steam is to have all your games installed FROM steam so all you have to do on a new computer... : LoioshDwaggie
• Wait, so how am I going to be able to play BF3? : Yumcheese
• Who cares : Unkei
• None of this is relevant for me, because I'll be buying a boxed copy. : GreggD
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  BF fanboys vs. Steam fanboys- Who will win?? : Damann66
  • Dunno but the reconstruction efforts will take 15 years. : The Grolar Bear
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  Steam is Xbox Live for the PC but better. My game library is there and my friends list and groups are the... : Dr_Cube
  • This. Battlefield 3 trailers look amazing but I was on the fence with the other games coming out this yea... : DeschainVox
• Exclusives are not consumer friendly. Nor is limiting your supply chain. Hey EA why not up the retail p... : dookiebot
• Haint buy'n. I don't want 4 different digital distros' installed on my computer all with their own fri... : Jiven
• I'm worried EA is just trying to control me. Anything they say could change. They could charge me per d... : spyrext
• They just don't get, that no matter how many times they try to change it, we just don't like the 'EA Down... : darthfusion
• test : thetangent
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  no steam, no buy... simple as that. : megreedy
  • Pretty much. : el_bandito
  • Too funny. : wytefang
  • dumb : Mr. Goodwrench
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  Shit. So even if you go and buy it from a box store, you will have to use Origin to play online. No tha... : jrbstereo
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    Really? Where do you see that you will have to use Origin to play online? : Haxim
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      "www.origin.com is your new destination for browsing, buying, downloading and playing your favorite games. You’ll get the best content from EA – on a PC or a mobile device – directly from Origin. At launch, you’ll be able to set up an Origin account and immediately connect with your friends. "
      
      I guess I should I have made my statement clear that it was a thought based on the origin's own website. I would imagine that all EA game's, including all their famous sports games, would require Origin. It doesn't come out and say it, however, I am wagering it will.

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      "www.origin.com is your new destination for browsing, buying, downloading and playing your favorite games... : jrbstereo
      • I doubt it will, otherwise they would've pushed it starting with titles released since the "relaunch" lik : Haxim
• I will just wait it out.... I guarantee that one thing I've learned in the last 3-4 years, is that ALL ga... : Q-ball
• Haha so much irrational butthurt up in this bitch, the responses are absolutely insane. : Mr. Goodwrench
• I am not going to give EA my money for the way they are acting. : gamepartner
• No steam = No buy for me. : Demoskinos