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EA might have been slashing the price of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 in Steam’s recent Summer Sale event, but it looks like the company will be cutting ties with the digital distribution service for Battlefield 3.
A list of the digital retailers for the PC version of Battlefield 3 (spotted by Joystiq, then pulled by EA) omitted Steam.
Battlefield 3 was listed for EA’s new Origin distribution service, alongside rival platforms GamersGate, and Direct2Drive.
The move is the latest development in a contest for digital supremacy on the PC between Valve and EA.
Last month recent 9/10 shooter Crysis 2 disappeared from Steam. EA said the move had nothing to do with them, however, and pointed the finger of blame squarely at a recent update to Steam’s terms and conditions.
“Steam has imposed a set of business terms for developers hoping to sell content on that service – many of which are not imposed by other online game services. Unfortunately, Crytek has an agreement with another download service which violates the new rules from Steam and resulted in its expulsion of Crysis 2 from Steam,” said EA last month.
EA launched Origin last month. The service will be the only place you can digitally download upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, as well as the Digital Deluxe Edition of Mass Effect 3.
Battlefield 3 will be released on October 28 for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.
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Battlefield 3
- Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Genre(s): Action, First Person, Shooter
