Poll: PC Gamers how do you feel about EA and Origin
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I think the main thing is that EA doesn't like to share their profits with other companies, & Steam gets a certain percentage of their sales on games. I hope it works out for EA, mainly because competition is a good thing in the retail business...and I don't like it if all my eggs are in one basket so to speak. Although a TF2/Old Republic promotional item for TF2 would have been pretty awesome, my Demo-Knight would have looked pretty sweet sporting a light saber.
Steam has had years and years of development. It's proven itself. Origin is new and hasn't proven itself yet. I'm not opposed to Origin, but I'd rather give it some time.
The only thing that would get me to jump on-board right away would be releases of System Shock and System Shock 2 with built in options to accommodate for higher resolutions than the original games did and widescreen monitors.
The only thing that would get me to jump on-board right away would be releases of System Shock and System Shock 2 with built in options to accommodate for higher resolutions than the original games did and widescreen monitors.
I usually order the games I play,I like collecting boxes so I'm not so much into the digital downloads so I'm indifferent to Steam and Origin.
Oooh, Origin. The download platform. I was thinking about Origin. You know, the company. Which EA swallowed. This one: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_14/87-The-Conquest-of-Origin
But really, I don't care. It's just another download (and match-making?) software, I have ten of those things installed on my computer, no idea why I should care about this one more.
But really, I don't care. It's just another download (and match-making?) software, I have ten of those things installed on my computer, no idea why I should care about this one more.
Can't argue with this. I looked at the EA vs Valve at one point and decided that even if steam started today I would still use it as they know how to treat customers right.
I once tried playing C+C4... you can imagine how that went!
The problem with the competition arguement is that EA must do something special and the biggest problem is they are hemmeraging goodwill from the Persistant online connection situation and now removing it from one of the biggest online markets out there.
Steam has not just built goodwill over time, they have a strategy that does not upset the customer. It might sound hard to believe but Steam is the best example of this:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/1923-Innovation
They are giving a platform for Indie community. More importantly it gives support to the indie world this allows Steam a wider market that EA could never touch.
I once tried playing C+C4... you can imagine how that went!
The problem with the competition arguement is that EA must do something special and the biggest problem is they are hemmeraging goodwill from the Persistant online connection situation and now removing it from one of the biggest online markets out there.
Steam has not just built goodwill over time, they have a strategy that does not upset the customer. It might sound hard to believe but Steam is the best example of this:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/1923-Innovation
They are giving a platform for Indie community. More importantly it gives support to the indie world this allows Steam a wider market that EA could never touch.
Hey guys i am new in origin so i dicided to serch for any forums like this cause i have some questions. I use steam to download some games but one friend of mine told me that origin is faster. Anyway a couple of days ago i bought bfbc2 and now i want to buy vietnam (bfbc2), so i want to ask if origin is like steam. I mean in origin you pay and then download ?? Like steam ? And one more thing, whitch one you prefer ? Origin or Steam ? Plz post a reply fast. Thx a lot !
I have no problem with origin, EA can do whatever the fuck they like with it... so long as its not mandatory and the games are available on steam.
I'm a steam gamer plain and simple, steam is the best service out there, its where my friends are, its where my favourite games are, its where I have a couple of hundred games already. New platform = do not want.
I'm a steam gamer plain and simple, steam is the best service out there, its where my friends are, its where my favourite games are, its where I have a couple of hundred games already. New platform = do not want.
its just stupid, why is gamin the only media that refuses any kind of standardization.... EA's origin is the first step towards a multitude of digital distribution sites, that in the end will be worse for the consumer... whatever happened to making it as easy as possible for the consumer?
if this trend continues every publisher will have their own digital distribution and we are the ones that aare going to have to sort through all that mess, instead of having the convenience of having all games on one site.
if this trend continues every publisher will have their own digital distribution and we are the ones that aare going to have to sort through all that mess, instead of having the convenience of having all games on one site.
I'll probably use it in the short future.
Planning on playing SWToR, so that probably means Origin.
Will get DA2 digitally when I finish all the DA:O DLC (I'm slow and FO:NV keeps distracting me...) so that also means Origin.
And Bulletstorm is another title I'm looking at and it's a lot cheaper on Origin, so another reason there.
I'll see how it turns out....
Planning on playing SWToR, so that probably means Origin.
Will get DA2 digitally when I finish all the DA:O DLC (I'm slow and FO:NV keeps distracting me...) so that also means Origin.
And Bulletstorm is another title I'm looking at and it's a lot cheaper on Origin, so another reason there.
I'll see how it turns out....
