EA and Valve Form Partnership, Bringing EA Access and EA Games Back to Steam

[Tsing]

Lining up with last week's rumors and tweets, EA has, in fact, gotten back in bed with Valve. EA announced today that it would not only bring "major titles" back to Steam, but also its game subscription service, EA Access.

The first EA title to debut on Steam is Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which launches November 15. The store page is already live, but it carries some ominous warnings: "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required," and "Requires 3rd-Party Account: EA Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)."

A library of titles awaits you in The Vault, but beyond the games themselves, EA Access enhances your gaming experience with a medley of rewards. Get the red-carpet treatment with exclusive catalog-wide discounts, and in-game member benefits for some of our biggest franchises.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Even if their disclaimer seems scary I'm glad they're being fairly transparent about all the things involved upfront. Nothing like installing a game and only finding out after the launch screen all the extra stuff you need to create/install to get it running and what else stays running in the background.

 

[Brian_B]

I have a feeling this is strictly to strike back at Epic and no other reason.

If Valve were still putting out original content, I think this would shake out differently.

 

[DrezKill]

So it's like Ubisoft uPlay, you buy the game on Steam but you still need to use uPlay or in this case EA Origin to run the game. Ah well.
Alas, my dream of a day where most PC games have a version available on GOG will never come to pass.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

So it's like Ubisoft uPlay, you buy the game on Steam but you still need to use uPlay or in this case EA Origin to run the game. Ah well.
Alas, my dream of a day where most PC games have a version available on GOG will never come to pass.

Hopefully CyberPunk will bring a fresh influx of income for GOG and that may help them with more deals later.