Physical and digital PC versions of Mass Effect 3 alike will require Electronic Arts' Origin, according to developer BioWare. In slightly less annoying news, unlimited game installs are allowed and access to the single-player campaign requires a one-time authorization rather than a constant Internet connection.
But what about Steam? It is conceivable that ME3 could eventually make an appearance, but for now, the plan is to hit "Origin and a number of other 3rd party digital retailers" during initial release.
The reasoning behind this decision, once again, comes to: "Steam has adopted a set of restrictive terms of service which limit how developers interact with customers to deliver patches and other downloadable content." I'm feeling pretty good about my save data for this series being tied to an Xbox 360.
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6:00 PM on 01.14.2012 | 
Don't support companies like EA.
Bullshit. What has origin done that allows developers to interact with their customers? I play crysis 2 which forces you to have origin. I would love to hear from the developers but they havn't touched the game for months.
Drop the excuse, we know exactly why EA is doing this. To propel the origin service.
translates into "We can't fuck over our customers as easily". Last I checked, even Spiral Knights doesn't use Steam to download it's patches. So what exactly is the problem here EA?
Go home and be a family man.
shame.
I do hope they'll allow you to import your save from the Steam versions into the Origin finale. If not... inexcusable.
They basically don't like that Steam won't let them sell their DLC through their own store, but honestly, they should. At least Steam uses real money and downloads the DLC straight to your game. The way that you have to buy Bioware DLC is fucking ridiculous.
First you buy a Bioware points card, then you go to the Social site and create an account there, then you have to register your game and shit, and then you can redeem the points card, and then you can use the points to unlock the DLC of your choice, and then you have to dowload the DLC from that site onto your computer, and THEN you have to install the shit yourself. I mean.. What the fuck?
It makes me not even want to buy their shit at all. If I want DLC from Steam, I click on that bastard and buy it. Boom. Done. Back to the game. Other than two DLCs for the first Mass Effect, Bioware doesn't even sell their shit in Origin. It's stupid. And it really illustrates Gabe Newell's point about building a superior service.
Yes, this news came as a total surprise.
Well, TOR, a game you'd wholly expect to require Origin, didn't require it.
It's not a complete given.
I'll probably just torrent it, to be honest.
Whether or not it's a surprise is completely besides the point.
If you don't buy it, they'll eventually realise they need to distribute on Steam too, but nobody else will get a competing store up and running without a bit of muscle. (gog.com didn't dare with the Witcher II, though).
Steam has never been the world's most reliable piece of software - a little competition will surely help it improve.
I probably buy it retail so I dont have to link a CC to origin, which means I wont be buying any DLC
shame I cant use my save file on my 360
Sigh. It was a good run Bioware, I really loved your past efforts. It's too bad you let your brand go to shit under EA. Everything you have done in the last 18 months has been shitty, and honestly, Mass Effect 3 looks like it's not going to deliver on the promise storyline wise that the end of the first game setup. Those bridging DLC's for ME2 were appalling.
Yeah, I HATE when they do DLC like that. It's why I didn't buy any of the Mass Effect 2 DLC, I didn't feel like jumping through all those hoops to get it.
I'll still get the game, but it won't be a day one purchase any more. If I have to deal with EA's bullshit I'm not paying full price.
It like a TV program like Lost changing TV channels for the final episode.
I agree with you, dude, but what they're doing is obvious and it comes at the expense of their customers that wanted to have the game on Steam. I mean, let's face it. People love the shit out of Steam. They love how easy and convenient shopping with Steam is. They love the sales. They love having all their games in one place. And they love all the great features that come with it all. When EA refuses to sale the game on Steam, it feels like they are taking something away from us. What's worse, it feels like they are taking it away for their own greedy gains. Instead of making things as convenient and enjoyable as possible, they are making it more of a pain in the ass. If they really want everyone to start buying from their service, they should make it a service that we want and not a service that we have to have. I'm going to be buying the game from Origin on day one, because I'm not going to let a little extra inconvenience stop me from playing it. But I can definitely understand why so many are irritated by EA's bullshit decisions.
Yeah, me too. They can dress this in whatever language they want, it'll still be a lot more convenient for pirates than paying customers, and that is a real bloody shame.
Most likely the same would come out for mass effect 3 and since online is not really important there this fix/crack may still be worth applying especially since no bf3 player has been banned for using it until now.
You can actually transfer saves between the PC and 360 -- That's what I did when I was anticipating the PC version of ME3 including Origin, and my PC-completed character is now on my Xbox, waiting to be imported.
It's fairly easy, too.