EA adding third-party titles to Origin

Brian Ambrozy 28 Oct, 2011 at 11:17am ET Article published in Gaming

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   28 Oct 2011 ~ 9:40pm BHHammy I'm -really- hoping this doesn't play out the way I think it will. Something that's been bugging me the more I think about it, is thus- I'm seriously hoping this doesn't turn into something akin to "console wars".
   
   I'm kind of scared that EA will start playing dirty like Sony or Microsoft and start leaning on companies to do that "timed exclusive" bullcrap (where Origin would get the game first for like a month or so before anybody else), or start pushing for DLC exclusive to their service. If anything, the past few years have shown that gaming companies have been willing to stoop to that sort of level, and it only serves to crowbar gamers into a choice. (Example: ever gotten to play the stellar Joker challenge maps in Arkham Asylum? -Only- if you had a PS3!)
   
   Competition is fine, and I'll give EA's Origin service a year or so to iron out the issues before I pass supreme personal judgement on it. But EA's reputation precedes it, and it's making me nervous on this issue.
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   28 Oct 2011 ~ 11:02pm NiGHTS Steam already does this, FYI, to secure your preload over Amazon, Gamestop, Best Buy, et. al. Not to the extent that you get the game a month early, but you'll unlock something tied to something else - most obvious example is TF2 hats and, more frequently, additional unlocks based on previous purchases.
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   29 Oct 2011 ~ 1:41am BHHammy

   NiGHTS wrote:

   Steam already does this, FYI, to secure your preload over Amazon, Gamestop, Best Buy, et. al. Not to the extent that you get the game a month early, but you'll unlock something tied to something else - most obvious example is TF2 hats and, more frequently, additional unlocks based on previous purchases.

   Yeah, for TF2 hats (another product on STEAM), or discounts on their games. Just STEAM stuff that affects STEAM, for the most part. Only current STEAM users would really care about it. There's a few things here and there, but I've yet to see any major deal-breakers.
   
   My concerns are a bit different.
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   29 Oct 2011 ~ 7:27pm Sledgehammer70 I am okay with Origin... Steam is great but it isn;t perfect. It's nice to see someone else rising up, forcing these services to get better. Also I am sure Origin will put games on deep sales like Steam which means more games for a cheaper price! GoGO!