Battlefield 3 May Not Be Launching To Steam

Hey Guys, on Steam you can purchase games online and chat with users who also use Steam. You can do a lot of things on Steam. It's just like Onlive which is very similar to Steam! But one of the biggest games of the year may not be launching to Stem and that is Battlefield 3! Let's see why EA may not release Battlefield 3 to steam.
Source:http://pc.ign.com/articles/118/1182359p1.html

Battlefield 3 Out of Steam

Retailer suggests that EA's shooter might not appear on Steam.

UK, July 18, 2011

EA's hotly-anticipated Battlefield 3 may not come to Steam when it's released later in the year, US retail giant GameStop has suggested.

Financial research firm Baird stated as much following a meeting with GameStop's management team, saying that the "upcoming EA title Battlefield 3 will be sold as a download through GameStop, but not through Steam."

It was confirmed to Develop that this news comes directly from company executives. The DICE shooter will come to other digital download services, however.

The Baird report continues: "Given Steam's dominance – and insistence on users downloading a Steam client application – publishers are likely to be receptive to a competitive alternative,"

EA recently launched Origin, a digital download service set to rival Valve's. And last month saw the EA-published Crysis 2 removed from Steam after a DLC exclusivity deal was signed with another service. EA claimed no responsibility for the removal or the deal.

It may well be missing out on Steam, but we're still looking forward to Battlefield 3's launch on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 25 in the US, and three days later in Europe.

 

 

Well this would suck for people who don't have any consoles to play Battlefield 3 from, but right now I don't need to worry about it!

Till Next Time!!