Electronic Arts May be Plotting a Return to Steam

[Tsing]

EA games may no longer be exclusive to Origin. The publisher has tweeted an image of a coffee mug with a steaming beverage, which alludes to a return to Steam. This was hinted at earlier this week when EA titles began appearing on Steam databases.

At this point we don’t know whether EA will solely focus on releasing its backlog on Steam or not. Ideally, PC gamers would want to see all EA games (both old and new) hitting simultaneously Steam and Origin.

 

[Burticus]

I bet it's just older stuff. EA has dumped a lot of money into Origin, they aren't going to walk away from it.

 

[s3thra]

I bet it's just older stuff. EA has dumped a lot of money into Origin, they aren't going to walk away from it.

You may be right there. The bean counters at EA would have done the sums and realised they would capture much more of the market for their older games by distributing them via Steam long after they’ve become stagnant of Origin.