EA pulls recent games from Steam

[czc]

Alice: Madness Returns

Listed as ONLY AVAILABLE ON ORIGIN UNTIL JUNE 17TH!

Should appear elsewhere later?

http://www.ea.com/alice/pc-download

[iOverflow]

This doesn't look like a good move on EA's part
especially since quite a bit of users are not impressed with EA's past DRM attempts

[HavocXphere]

Hmmmm this has the potential to seriously backfire on EA. But I can understand where they are coming from with this. When you sell something, you want to make the most profit from each sale. So this is how they will approach it, trying to cut Valve with their magical Steam out of the loop.

But this might come back to bite them in the ass...

True. I suspect though that the extra 25% (I think) cut that steam takes won't cover the loss in sales. People don't want more of these platforms. I had an opportunity to buy AoE3 at close to nothing on the Microsoft sale system...didn't take it though because I don't want another platform.

[TheAvenged87]

True. I suspect though that the extra 25% (I think) cut that steam takes won't cover the loss in sales. People don't want more of these platforms. I had an opportunity to buy AoE3 at close to nothing on the Microsoft sale system...didn't take it though because I don't want another platform.

Yeah...it all comes down to coins...that 25% that they had to hand over to Steam can (if accumulated) bring them some solid money. (Every 4 games that they now sell, they have actually sold and got the money for 5 (in comparison with how they sell on Steam). When we are talking about thousands of units, I think this will make a difference.

It already has. I wanted Alice, I now flat-out refuse to get Alice, therefore they've already lost one sale.

I get the feeling that I won't be the only one who turns my back on EA-published games if this is their idea of how to win customers over.

I am sure that you will not be the only one. I think that they will initially lose a lot of customers, but that their numbers will grow again pending some good title releases.

But I do suspect that this will not last long.

[wheunis]

This doesn't look like a good move on EA's part
especially since quite a bit of users are not impressed with EA's past DRM attempts

Can you say "EA Download Manager?"

Indeed. I very vividly remember EA's past exploits into forced bloatware...

removing their games from Steam is a bit of a bum move - I suppose it will make support for those games a little easier, but this now forces users to adopt yet another distribution service - given recent events (hackings etc) I'd be more inclined to reduce my presence online, rather than sign up for extra services. Also, why do I want another service clogging up my resources. Of course, I could always quit the one before launching the other, but ...

I'd be surprised if EA doesn't get any backlash from users because of this decision.

They will be getting bumloads of said backlash. I blatantly REFUSE to have another distribution platform running on my PC for the sake of 1 or 2 games I ever play from EA.
Quitting Steam really isn't an option for me (and most others) at this point. What? Is Origin suddenly going to support all of my already-owned Steam-games as well?!

You mean, like a boycott?

See next Quote.

No, you won't be the only. A game is going to have to pretty fucking good before I'll even consider it.

Pretty much sums up how I feel, except I might not settle for "fucking good". Forcing me to install yet another platform for one single developer, said game better be CHANGING THE WAY THE UNIVERSE WORKS!

I play alot of ea games so i dont really mind using there services. Plus maybe it will make there games a bit cheaper, instead of paying valve money to sell there games.

Using Steam = 1000's of games available for purchase and play.
Using Origin = 10's of games available for purchase and play.

The disconnect is quite huge, and even if I owned and still played every single EA game ever made (minus the re-hash sports titles) it would STILL not make an entirely separate platform worthwhile...

Hmmmm this has the potential to seriously backfire on EA. But I can understand where they are coming from with this. When you sell something, you want to make the most profit from each sale. So this is how they will approach it, trying to cut Valve with their magical Steam out of the loop.

But this might come back to bite them in the ass...

It most definitely will come back. To bite. Bite hard. In SEVERAL soft spots...

Yeah...it all comes down to coins...that 25% that they had to hand over to Steam can (if accumulated) bring them some solid money. (Every 4 games that they now sell, they have actually sold and got the money for 5 (in comparison with how they sell on Steam). When we are talking about thousands of units, I think this will make a difference.

I am sure that you will not be the only one. I think that they will initially lose a lot of customers, but that their numbers will grow again pending some good title releases.

But I do suspect that this will not last long.

You suspect wrong. EA is knobheaded about these things. They will force this on every single game and in the process allienate a very large portion of their customers.
They will not back down from this one, I can assure you that they will ride it right up to the point of customer's submitting or leaving altogether.
I would prefer at this point that EA rather roll over and die of bankruptcy, and I can only pray to some unknown gaming deity that this does in fact, occur as speedily as possible.

[postal]

Look its a new system and it hasnt been online for more than month, after awhile they will offer specials and other cool offers (dlc) just like steam does. But if you really hate it that much u dont have use it, I myself dont really care what program i use. But one thing i do know is that i love battlefield games and orgin offers them and steam doesnt!

[Necuno]

Should appear elsewhere later?

Of course... coming soon @ raven's hdd...

[Tank]

toys out of the cot much folks?

i'm still buying these games, as i'm in it for the games not the platforms

PLAY GAMES NOT PLATFORMS PEOPLE!

[Alan]

Go easy on the the multi quote wheunis lol

[Lycanthrope]

i'm still buying these games, as i'm in it for the games not the platforms

PLAY GAMES NOT PLATFORMS PEOPLE!

Games, I'll happily support. Games served to me on a platter of shit? Erm, it's fine, thanks. More money I get to save, the way I see it.