GameStop exec: Battlefield 3 won't appear on Steam

Its because its totally related to greed as to why EA will not allow the game on Steam. Pure money profiteering, nothing less. Steam is home to thousands of games, including many other EA titles - clearly they didn't have an issue with the way Steam does things with their 51 other currently available titles. So why should this one be an issue??

Its got nothing to do with maturity, its about not supporting policies you don't agree with. Plenty of other games are out there from publishers not totally out to take the piss.
 
I NEVER bought COH BO and very few people in GLD clan did either. I do not pay top money for console game ports!
 
EA want their own ecosystem full of gamers so they can charge companies to advertise and make as much money from their own games as possible. Its not a percentage of sales from each game that they lose but also not having all the social networking stuff going on like within steam so they can target us with ads.

Personally I am not convinced but then even BC2 has you log in with your EA login. Fifa does the same and I buy that every year.

And forcing a download of a games distribution system to play a game isn't an EA trick - its the way Steam ended up on everyones PC when Halflife came out and we were all up in arms then. And now its become the iTunes of games..

Will be interested to see how this pans out.
 
"And forcing a download of a games distribution system to play a game isn't an EA trick - its the way Steam ended up on everyones PC when Halflife came out and we were all up in arms then. And now its become the iTunes of games.. "

Steam did not exist when Half-Life came out. But yes you're right we were forced to use Steam to play many of our games, especially when Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike Source came out. Everyone hated Steam when it first came out, you're stating the obvious. Yes we have all developed Stockholm Syndrome.

The issue is that we are now all using Steam as a way to buy and organize our games. It's just so simple. If you reinstall Windows, now you just install Steam and voila there are your thousands of games all ready to be installed (if you own that many). You're not searching for discs or searching google for EA's stupid Steam Clone. If EA makes their Steam clone, then Activision will make one as well, and so will Ubisoft. This will only complicate and disorganize things. Everyone is quite happy using Steam and we will damn right boycott EA games if that's what we need to do.

Screw you EA, stop coping Valve, they did it first, they win, go die.
 
I really don't see what the big deal is. If the game isn't available on Steam so be it. As much work as Valve has invested in their service it's not the end-all-be-all of PC gaming. It's a digital distribution and social networking service, no more no less. And it's one of a few that are out there.

I hadn't planned on purchasing Battlefield 3 but I have pre-ordered the collector's edition of Mass Effect 3 from Amazon and Gamestop and I'm glad it won't require Steam or Origin to play.
 
ddg4005 said:
I really don't see what the big deal is. If the game isn't available on Steam so be it. As much work as Valve has invested in their service it's not the end-all-be-all of PC gaming. It's a digital distribution and social networking service, no more no less. And it's one of a few that are out there.
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The big deal is that Valve is the only company that gives half a damn about PC gaming. Steam is the best service for digital distribution and social networking on PC. On top of that they are looking after the interest of gamers, something NONE of the other Digital distributors did...or developers for that matter. I'm tired of being like a money teat being milked dry. If anyone has a hair of common sense(which I doubt the majority of the population does) they should be able to see what is going on. Everything has already been said a thousand times in this thread so maybe you should go back and look at some of the points people made about the industry itself, EA's and Valve's business model, and what this means for us, the gamers.
 
yRaz said:
The big deal is that Valve is the only company that gives half a damn about PC gaming. Steam is the best service for digital distribution and social networking on PC. On top of that they are looking after the interest of gamers, something NONE of the other Digital distributors did...or developers for that matter. I'm tired of being like a money teat being milked dry. If anyone has a hair of common sense(which I doubt the majority of the population does) they should be able to see what is going on. Everything has already been said a thousand times in this thread so maybe you should go back and look at some of the points people made about the industry itself, EA's and Valve's business model, and what this means for us, the gamers.
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I have looked at this thread and while I understand the desire to see this game made availalbe on Steam I think it's another issue altogether when someone states they WON'T buy the game at all (not even retail) because of it.

Valve cares about gamers no doubt but they also care about VALVE. All of these companies exist to make a buck and control content and in that respect EA is not the lone villain. Personally, I would be very uncomfortable having all my games on Steam and not having any physical media as a backup because if Valve goes under or sells their service where does that leave gamers? I don't think they'll go belly-up since Gabe Newell and company have never accepted a dime of startup money, and don't answer to shareholders as a result, but it's never out of the realm of possibility that Steam could be sold some day if the price was right.
 
yRaz said:
The big deal is that Valve is the only company that gives half a damn about PC gaming. Steam is the best service for digital distribution and social networking on PC.
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That's great! Unfortunately, EA is entirely free to muscle in on Valve's turf!

yRaz said:
On top of that they are looking after the interest of gamers, something NONE of the other Digital distributors did...or developers for that matter. I'm tired of being like a money teat being milked dry.
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Who the hell is milking you? You know you don't HAVE to buy video games, right?

Looking after the interests of gamers? Since when did gamers become some kind of group in need of a corporation to protect their interests. Valve protects nobody's interests. They just operate in a fashion that many PC Gamers enjoy... but they do it to make money.

yRaz said:
If anyone has a hair of common sense(which I doubt the majority of the population does) they should be able to see what is going on.
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What exactly should we be seeing then? All I see is a company distributing its IP in a fashion of its choosing. EA is free to do so. You might not like it, but you don't have to buy their product either. You could always buy a different game, or use the money on something else...

You're not exactly a winner in the 'common sense' department, either; judging by your rant in this thread, at least. So don't go saying you are, and believing the rest of us are dumb.

Everything has already been said a thousand times in this thread so maybe you should go back and look at some of the points people made about the industry itself, EA's and Valve's business model, and what this means for us, the gamers.
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So then why can I not purchase Portal 2 on Direct2Drive? Half Life is not available on ImpulseDriven...

According to PC Gamers, only Valve is allowed to restrict its properties to a specific direct download service.

I love the attitude... "because Valve did it first, and has the 'best' experience means that companies like EA should get out of the way!" Are you people serious? PC Gamers ***** time and time again about the lack of competition in the industry, and now they're railing against a competitive move. Who knows, maybe EA will make a knockout service. Or, they'll fail miserably, and learn their lesson. But some of the whinging on this forum, and others makes me believe that PC Gamers have to be some of the biggest, most entitled crybabies on the internet.
 
DokkRokken said:
yRaz said:
The big deal is that Valve is the only company that gives half a damn about PC gaming. Steam is the best service for digital distribution and social networking on PC.
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That's great! Unfortunately, EA is entirely free to muscle in on Valve's turf!

yRaz said:
On top of that they are looking after the interest of gamers, something NONE of the other Digital distributors did...or developers for that matter. I'm tired of being like a money teat being milked dry.
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Who the hell is milking you? You know you don't HAVE to buy video games, right?

Looking after the interests of gamers? Since when did gamers become some kind of group in need of a corporation to protect their interests. Valve protects nobody's interests. They just operate in a fashion that many PC Gamers enjoy... but they do it to make money.

yRaz said:
If anyone has a hair of common sense(which I doubt the majority of the population does) they should be able to see what is going on.
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What exactly should we be seeing then? All I see is a company distributing its IP in a fashion of its choosing. EA is free to do so. You might not like it, but you don't have to buy their product either. You could always buy a different game, or use the money on something else...

You're not exactly a winner in the 'common sense' department, either; judging by your rant in this thread, at least. So don't go saying you are, and believing the rest of us are dumb.

Everything has already been said a thousand times in this thread so maybe you should go back and look at some of the points people made about the industry itself, EA's and Valve's business model, and what this means for us, the gamers.
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So then why can I not purchase Portal 2 on Direct2Drive? Half Life is not available on ImpulseDriven...

According to PC Gamers, only Valve is allowed to restrict its properties to a specific direct download service.

I love the attitude... "because Valve did it first, and has the 'best' experience means that companies like EA should get out of the way!" Are you people serious? PC Gamers ***** time and time again about the lack of competition in the industry, and now they're railing against a competitive move. Who knows, maybe EA will make a knockout service. Or, they'll fail miserably, and learn their lesson. But some of the whinging on this forum, and others makes me believe that PC Gamers have to be some of the biggest, most entitled crybabies on the internet.
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Couldn't said better. Thank you.
 
I won't be buying - an EA game without Steam support just rings alarm bells in terms of DRM and high cost DLC. I don't need to have my games on Steam, but I prefer it to the rest. I'll stick with BF2.
 
I love steam, but to be honest I really don't care where I get my games from. I am more worried about how no matter what, BF3 will be more expensive when getting from Origin than Steam or Gamersgate, impulse, etc. I've been watching the Origin stores prices since they pulled Crysis 2 from Steam and the games aren't cheap. Even their sales are pretty crap. I love Steam bargain sales, and when you buy as many games as I do, every dollar counts!
 
I was really looking forward to BF3. But I'm not about to go to some no-name site to buy my games, that I have no trust in them staying afloat. I've gotten to the age where I dont care to deal with companies ganking things.. not balanced for lean.. not purchasing it. Requires a blizzard account. same.. and I really wanted SC2. I'm not putting up with being treated like a dolt, and if more people followed suit, I think that EA and cronies would show some respect.
Dang, BF3 was looking pretty sweet.
 
oh no i won't be able to talk to my mates on Steam while i play. boo hoo.
here's an idea, make new ones. If you only want to chat and play with the same people all the time, you all can't be that good. I play L4D2 on Steam and i can honestly say its more enjoyable when people dont talk (god i love voice_enable 0). Things like, "pills here" "bat here" and "HELP" i can live without, trust me. My best games happen when there isn't much talking. On a side note, I love the guy above that compares downloading and/or running 3-4 different clients when talking about having to use Origin alongside Steam. If anything, Steam is killing PC gaming. Everyone waits for cheap games and guess what? That's less money goin to devs. If the game reviews well, i'll buy the fuucker on release day for full price, cuz that's how i roll.

PS, I also buy intel cuz im not a homeless man living in a box!
 
If this is what going to happen with future Ea titles/Ea publishing titles, having bought Mass Effect 1 and 2 on steam, OMFG i swear if Mass Effect 3 aint on steam i'ma literally lose it >.<
 
I havent bought any EA games for ages because last time i did it i found out they would charge me a fee just so i could still DL/reinstall the game after 1yr of purchase.....WTF!!

So im asking if anyone of u know if it still are like that, either way i will never buy any EA games nor have ever done so since that last time, purely because of that greedy and extremely poor customer service.

Steam still wins because if u would want to go back and play an old game u just DL it from steam and click "play" anytime-anywhere ....Pure <3
 
Both of them are a pain in the ***.

I miss the old days where you can buy a game in your favourite shop, go home, install it and goddam play it without any of this bullshit!
 
Personally I'm looking forward to this game, regardless of if its getting launched on selected platforms or not. The people played BF2 and 2142 competitively, who made the games fun and challenging will be back, and fortunately for me, judging by what a whole lot of babies on here have said on this board "I wont be buying this if it isn't on steam".

Well, all I have to say to you is Thank You very much. Your not the kind of player's I would like to see on this game. Battlefield has been the pinnacle of multiplayer fps genre for a long time, and people like you would only drag its elite nature down. Perhaps you should all go play Team Fortress 2, or consider buying a title like the upcoming Modern Warfare 3.
 
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