All the Syndicate talk had me thinkin about picking it up, but I look on Steam and no dice. I guess Dead Space 2 was the last EA game I'll be playing.

I hate the internet.

See you when mass effect 3 comes out.

No steam, no sale.

@Shun_Akiyama said:

See you when mass effect 3 comes out.

Nope, already skipped Battlefield 3.

@CL60 said:

I hate the internet.

@Leptok said:

All the Syndicate talk had me thinkin about picking it up, but I look on Steam and no dice. I guess Dead Space 2 was the last EA game I'll be playing.

On a yacht somewhere, a model is drying the salty tears of an EA executive as he weeps into his Martini at that bombshell of an announcement.

@MoleyUK said:

@Leptok said:

All the Syndicate talk had me thinkin about picking it up, but I look on Steam and no dice. I guess Dead Space 2 was the last EA game I'll be playing.

On a yacht somewhere, a model is drying the salty tears of an EA executive as he weeps into his Martini at that bombshell of an announcement.

lol. I guess I was suprised that everything from ea was cut off now.

@Shun_Akiyama said:

See you when mass effect 3 comes out.

Nope, already skipped Battlefield 3.

I skipped Battlefield 3, too. I also skipped TOR.

If it's not on steam, it's not worth the attention. They're terrible games anyway. I'll be skipping Mass Effect 3 PC too.

Is it really that big of a deal that the OP has decided to vote with his wallet? He doesn't want to deal with Origin, so he's not paying for products exclusively sold on Origin. Not seeing the big deal here.

I'm glad you're not buying Crysis 3, it's probably as shitty as its predecessor. 
 
Edit: I'm still wondering why they're calling it Syndicate though.

I'll be skipping Mass Effect 3 because my laptop probably can't run it.

Fuck the system.

@Leptok said:

@MoleyUK said:

@Leptok said:

All the Syndicate talk had me thinkin about picking it up, but I look on Steam and no dice. I guess Dead Space 2 was the last EA game I'll be playing.

On a yacht somewhere, a model is drying the salty tears of an EA executive as he weeps into his Martini at that bombshell of an announcement.

lol. I guess I was suprised that everything from ea was cut off now.

Not everything. Kingdoms of Amalur was released on Steam. But that was 'only' a EA Partners game...

Sigh.

@Leptok said:

All the Syndicate talk had me thinkin about picking it up, but I look on Steam and no dice. I guess Dead Space 2 was the last EA game I'll be playing.

Sims 3 is still on steam

@LordXavierBritish said:

I'll be skipping Mass Effect 3 because my laptop probably can't run it.

Fuck the system.

The system requirements are fairly low, if you could play Mass Effect 2, you should be able to play 3 no problem.

@LordXavierBritish said:

I'll be skipping Mass Effect 3 because my laptop probably can't run it.

Fuck the system.

You can't trust the system, man.

That sucks that you're limiting yourself from some potentially cool games. Oh well, hope you change your mind in the future.

No one really cares.

Too bad, EA releases some great games and run a decent online store/service (from what I've heard).

Why do you hate Origin so much, friend?

You're being that unfun kind of silly. Be more fun silly, more Mr. F.

Riveting tale, chap.

i am not getting the game either. i thought 2 was just alright.

I liked the part when he essentially said if a game isn't on steam it's not worth it.

first there were the console wars, but that wasn't enough, now we have the digital distribution client wars

@Oldirtybearon said:

Is it really that big of a deal that the OP has decided to vote with his wallet? He doesn't want to deal with Origin, so he's not paying for products exclusively sold on Origin. Not seeing the big deal here.

I burst into flames of self- righteous indignation over having to pay 60 bucks for a PC game. Right on,..yes..ON FUCKING STEAM Alan Wake, apparantly an excellent port, is going for 30.00, and because I already have Alan Wake for the 360 I am still too cheap.

I'll wait for a STEAM sale...

And maybe for both? hehehe, probably not for Syndicate, though. Will have to be disc from an online retailer.

I saw the 5 star review and part of the Quick Look and decided I might go ahead and buy this game. Went on Steam, it wasn't there, decided just not to play the game.

I already have Origin installed and also Battlefield 3 but for some reason, I just don't really feel like purchasing the game through Origin because Steam is my primary PC platform. I bought and used Origin for BF3 because I really wanted to play BF3 but for a game I'm on the fence for, it not being accessible through the service I prefer and use just means no sale. I guess it's a speak with your dollars kind of thing.

I understand why it's Origin only from EA's POV but they should understand that by limiting the ways the consumer can get their product, it hurts both the consumer and themselves. It may also have to do with the multiplayer and not splintering the user base into two separate services (origin and steam) but even with that being the case, I still thing it's stupid and I'm sure they could have figured out a way to make it work. I haven't been paying attention and maybe Origin isn't EA only at this point, but if it is, it's doubly idiotic. Anyway, I'll gamefly or redbox the game on console if I ever play it at all.

SSX and Mass Effect 3, EA has my money already....

Stupid ass thread by the way, Origin is okay

Valve deserves a cut of every PC game sold.

/sarcasm

Wow, so much brand loyalty for a digital distribution platform.

Do you actually realize what that says about you?

@Oldirtybearon said:

Is it really that big of a deal that the OP has decided to vote with his wallet? He doesn't want to deal with Origin, so he's not paying for products exclusively sold on Origin. Not seeing the big deal here.

I guess it's difficult to separate honest gestures from parodies or cries for attention on the internet. Damn you Poe's Law!

Because we don't want to see big big evil company like EA run a small, friendly, Mom-n-Pop shop like Valve out of business? Bit of a shame that a company isn't allowed to sell it's own products sans-middleman without silly, self-righteous, internet indignation.

...also, I refuse to buy any more Valve games until they make them available on Origin (I bet you hear how silly that sounds despite being more-or-less the same thing).

@Oldirtybearon said:

Is it really that big of a deal that the OP has decided to vote with his wallet? He doesn't want to deal with Origin, so he's not paying for products exclusively sold on Origin. Not seeing the big deal here.

Because it's incredibly silly how people are passing up good games, and games they would otherwise really enjoy simply because they can't buy it on Steam. It's just stupid.

@Roland_D11 said:

@Leptok said:

@MoleyUK said:

@Leptok said:

All the Syndicate talk had me thinkin about picking it up, but I look on Steam and no dice. I guess Dead Space 2 was the last EA game I'll be playing.

On a yacht somewhere, a model is drying the salty tears of an EA executive as he weeps into his Martini at that bombshell of an announcement.

lol. I guess I was suprised that everything from ea was cut off now.

Not everything. Kingdoms of Amalur was released on Steam. But that was 'only' a EA Partners game...

EA is not listed as the publisher for that game on Steam, 38 Studios is: http://store.steampowered.com/app/102500/

I wonder if EA was only handling physical distribution for Amalur PC but left digital to 38 Studios. (Much like, say, Left 4 Dead 2)

Oh look, it's another one of these. You curmudgeons can continue not to buy anything that isn't sold on Steam and not play using anything other than mouse and keyboard, and I'll be over here enjoying all these new games with their intended input methods wondering why people refuse to adapt. Nobody takes your complaint seriously.

@Oldirtybearon said:

Is it really that big of a deal that the OP has decided to vote with his wallet? He doesn't want to deal with Origin, so he's not paying for products exclusively sold on Origin. Not seeing the big deal here.

Nope it's not a big deal, and that's why no one cares.

Play the games you want to play, regardless of where you have to play them. You don't even have to purchase new hardware to get stuff on Origin, you make no sense.

Crazy person posts "Hey, I'm a crazy person".

Is chastised for being crazy.

@LordXavierBritish said:

Fuck the system.

THE SYSTEM IS BROKE!!!!!

@ProfessorEss said:

Because we don't want to see big big evil company like EA run a small, friendly, Mom-n-Pop shop like Valve out of business? Bit of a shame that a company isn't allowed to sell it's own products sans-middleman without silly, self-righteous, internet indignation.

...also, I refuse to buy any more Valve games until they make them available on Origin (I bet you hear how silly that sounds despite being more-or-less the same thing).

http://store.origin.com/DRHM/store?Action=DisplayProductDetailsPage&SiteID=ea&Locale=en_US&ThemeID=718200&productID=181157700

There is no reason they can't do both; sell their games on Origin and on Steam, If people want to buy EA games on Steam, EA should be happy to be selling more games.

Not gonna buy it or ME3 either. I have no interest in making origin a success when it's this bad.

@Azteck said:

Not gonna buy it or ME3 either. I have no interest in making origin a success when it's this bad.

Whats bad about it? Have you even used it? I've had literally no problems with it.

@CL60 said:

@Azteck said:

Not gonna buy it or ME3 either. I have no interest in making origin a success when it's this bad.

Whats bad about it? Have you even used it? I've had literally no problems with it.

I love Steam too, but that doesn't mean that Origin should be totally ignored. There are some decent EA games out there. Battlefield 3 was very enjoyable and regardless, I am a Mass Effect freak, so I would end up having to download Origin anyway. Games are games, publishers are making big bucks either way. As far as EA sticking their hands in the Valve pot, it's a little fucking annoying; kind of like they're a little 5 year old screaming "OH! ME TOO! ME TOO!" Yeah... Mass Effect.

@Azteck said:

Not gonna buy it or ME3 either. I have no interest in making origin a success when it's this bad.

Whats bad about it? Have you even used it? I've had literally no problems with it.

Wow, so much brand loyalty for a digital distribution platform.

Do you actually realize what that says about you?

@Leptok said:

All the Syndicate talk had me thinkin about picking it up, but I look on Steam and no dice. I guess Dead Space 2 was the last EA game I'll be playing.

Why not rent it and play it on a console if you're actually interested in the game? That's my Mass Effect 3 plan.