In the fight between Valve's Steam digital distribution service and Electronic Arts' new-fangled Origin service, we've seen quite a few EA titles pulled from the Steam front and pushed over to the Origin side. The biggest battle as of late has been the exclusion of Steam being a possible outlet for gamers to purchase Battlefield 3 this fall, with most of the gaming community leaning toward the "obvious" answer of EA wanting to attract consumers to their new service. Well, as EA explains, that isn't the case at all.
Speaking to Kotaku, an Electronic Arts spokesperson claimed that Battlefield 3 will not be on Steam as "the service limits our ability to deliver patches and downloadable content directly to players. No other download service has adopted these practices. At EA, supporting our players is a top priority, and we are happy to partner with any download service that does not restrict our ability to connect directly with our own consumers."
Although this could be a logical, and legit explanation, it will be interesting to see how the community reacts to the whole situation. Will they make the jump to Origin in order to play Battlefield 3 on a jacked-up gaming rig? Or, will this whole "scheme" not give Origin any success as players can still jump to services such as Direct2Drive in order to play?
