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Origin Will Be Required for Mass Effect 3 PC

Posted on Monday, January 16 @ 13:24:56 Eastern by Keri_Honea
Are you going to play Mass Effect 3 on the PC? Were you hoping to do it through Steam or old school via a game disc? Sorry, Charlie, but you're going to have to use EA's Origin platform to play, no matter if you buy a physical retail copy or a legal digital copy. So yes, there is no hope of playing Mass Effect 3on Steam.

If you don't believe me, then take the word from BioWare's Chris Priestly, as he clearly confirmed it on the BioWare forums. He explained that Mass Effect 3 would require just one activation of the license through Origin for the campaign, and that authorization had an unlimited number of installs. However, if you want to play through the multiplayer, then you will have to have a constant connection through Origin (insert a giant "well duh!" here).

Priestly offered this explanation for why ME3 won't be on Steam:

Steam has adopted 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.


EA and BioWare can say all they want to as for why it won't be on Steam, but I can't help but think that the real reason behind it is to promote their own online service. There's been talk about EA not liking the way Steam handles DLC purchases, and that may have something to do with it, but I'm convinced it all boils down to EA wanting players to use their service. It's their right, so if it works out, good for them.

I'm playing Mass Effect 3 on my Xbox, so none of this affects me in the slightest. If you're a PC Gamer with a hankering for Commander Shepard, is this off-putting for you?
Related Games:   Mass Effect 3
Tags:   steam, Origin, Mass Effect 3, EA, Bioware


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  • Guernica
    Guernica
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Jan 16th, 2012 at 2:06 pm
    I was thinking about getting it on PC but not if I have to play it on origin. I have the other two on 360 anyway so that's probably how it was going to end up anyway.
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  • t1pz0r
    t1pz0r
    Joined: May 2008
    Posted: Jan 16th, 2012 at 4:09 pm
    What I wonder is if you'll be able to use your previous saves from 1&2 on 3 if they are on Steam. I got both for $10 on Steam in hopes to have another play through before it comes out and have them all connected.
    0 0
  • hopiamani
    hopiamani
    Joined: Oct 2011
    Posted: Jan 16th, 2012 at 4:50 pm
    The saves are in your My Documents folder.

    This is my plan as well.
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  • t1pz0r
    t1pz0r
    Joined: May 2008
    Posted: Jan 17th, 2012 at 11:23 am
    Cool, thank you for the info!

    Still don't like this jumping back and forth between platforms though.
    0 0
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander
    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Jan 16th, 2012 at 4:42 pm
    I suppose I won't be getting it for PC then. No game is worth installing Origin.
    0 0
  • 213EDD
    213EDD
    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posted: Jan 17th, 2012 at 4:54 am
    No, this game is not worth getting on a console. I'd rather get raped by origin than deal with dem graphics
    0 0
  • hopiamani
    hopiamani
    Joined: Oct 2011
    Posted: Jan 16th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
    A lot of folks, including this publication (check out the HL2 review), weren't too fond of Steam when it launched. Those who missed out on Half-Life 2 out of fear of Steam are now missing out on Battlefield 3 and soon Mass Effect 3....
    0 0
  • Eyebrowsbv31
    Eyebrowsbv31
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 16th, 2012 at 4:57 pm
    Not getting it at full price then. If I have to deal with origin i won't pay premium for it. 20 at the most.
    0 1
  • Jonathan_Leack
    Jonathan_Leack
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Jan 16th, 2012 at 5:14 pm
    I already have SWTOR and Battlefield 3 on Origin so I suppose I don't mind. I just really hate segmenting my library between two platforms.

    Origin is a piece of trash compared to Steam by the way.
    0 0
  • Crackman
    Crackman
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jan 16th, 2012 at 8:17 pm
    I have used both, and I can say that as well. My only experience with Origin is the Battlefield 3 beta, but that was enough for me to hate it. I can't imagine single player being that big of a pain, but playing multiplayer is something Origin is not used to providing yet. If finding a game is anything like the Battlefield 3 beta, I will probably end up stapling my balls to the floor.
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  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Jan 16th, 2012 at 5:19 pm
    The only major developers to find Steam's policies inferior to those of EA's Origin are subsidiaries of EA.

    Cover me with carpeting, because I am floored.
    0 0
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jan 16th, 2012 at 7:52 pm
    Shag or Berber?
    0 0
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 17th, 2012 at 3:27 am
    I think its more like "We want every single penny for the game because we're greedy" and has nothing to with Steam's "restrictive service". If that was so then why are so many indie games on Steam?
    0 0
  • warmaster670
    warmaster670
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Jan 17th, 2012 at 3:46 am
    So its okay for Valve to be greedy but not EA?
    0 0
  • Mistaza
    Mistaza
    Joined: Oct 2007
    Posted: Jan 17th, 2012 at 4:32 am
    I read that as Shaq or Beiber.

    I need to sleep.
    0 0
  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Jan 17th, 2012 at 6:46 am
    It depends on the size of sliverstorm more than anything.
    0 0
  • MarkyBee
    MarkyBee
    Joined: Mar 2007
    Posted: Jan 17th, 2012 at 6:13 am
    Bioware's guy is lying through his teeth about Steam offering a more restrictive service - there's simply more wealth to be gained through the use of EA's own platform - both for the developer being in EA's pocket, and for EA as it's the service provider and can charge what it likes for anything through origin - that is all it comes down to.

    I hate having to divide my library across two platforms, so far origin hasn't made it too difficult to login and play Battlefield 3. I think a lot of what people are hating about Origin is that it it's yet another service between them and their game - mostly psychological. Origin's not buggy or anything, works just like steam in terms of protecting the developers content. Just wish everything was on one platform!
    0 0
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jan 17th, 2012 at 3:09 pm
    If Steam came first... the name Origin seems kinda off. I hate the idea that when you buy a game, the same game, depending where you bought it you cant play with friends. This will just snowball into worse and worse things down the road.
    0 0

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