Sat, Jan 14, 2012 | 19:03 GMT
Physical and digital forms of Mass Effect 3 PC to require Origin
Bioware’s Chris Priestly has confirmed on the firm’s forum that Mass Effect 3 on PC will, as suspected, require Origin and will not “initially” be made available on Steam.
“Origin is required for all PC editions of Mass Effect 3, physical or digital,” wrote Priestly in a post regarding frequently asked questions. “Mass Effect 3 will require a one time, single authorization for the single player game. There is no limit to the number of installs. Playing Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer will require a constant connection.”
He goes on to say that during the game’s “initial release” it will be made available through other digital PC retailers, but not on Steam due to “a set of restrictive terms of service which limit how developers interact with customers to deliver patches and other downloadable content.”
“We are intent on providing Mass Effect to players with the best possible experience no matter where they purchase or play their game, and are happy to partner with any download service that does not restrict our ability to connect directly with our consumers,” said Priestly.
Obvious news, but still something you should be made aware of.
Mass Effect 3 launches on March 6 in North America and March 9 in Europe.
Thanks, EvilAvatar.
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#51
DSB
15/01/12, 8:27 pm
For all we know.
What we do know is that EA has confirmed it as their policy, so to me that certainly seems to add a sheen of credibility to things. I don’t think it’s too hard to connect the dots between a policy being confirmed by the company itself, and that policy being enforced.
You know who doesn’t have that policy? The competition, which I reckon goes a long way to explain why you’re missing instances like that to back up your presumption of the same happening in their neck of the woods.
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Phoenixblight
15/01/12, 8:48 pm
@51
Competition being who? Steam? Steam is just a digital retailer that occassionaly makes game they are only a competition on the store front but if EA is not supporting Steam well then they aren’t competition now are they? People that want EA’s games on the PC will get it whether its on Steam, Origin or otherwise. Look at Battlefield 3 it still did exceptionally well on the PC and it uses Origin so Yay? This doesn’t bother me because 1) I don’t post on EA’s forums I read them especially if there is Dev feedback
2) If I do post I am not going to be a troll about it or be disrespectful to fellow posters.
I guess if you have a mentality to do such things well yeah don’t buy EA games or post in their forums. Hard choices there.
#53
DSB
15/01/12, 9:28 pm
That would make sense if they were banning people for actually trolling, as opposed to using the word e-peen, or abbreviations like PTFO.
You’re rolling the dice when you appoint random people as moderators, and that’s one thing, but once you let them do as they please with peoples accounts, well, I think the outcome is inevitable.
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