[QUOTE]With more than 9.3 million registered users and partnerships now with 21 different publishers, Origin, the direct-to-consumer gaming platform from Electronic Arts (EA) Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) has quickly become one of the industry’s leading online game services in just over two quarters since launch.
Origin announced today that seven more publishers have agreed to offer their games for purchase and download. Led by Remedy Entertainment who will bring Alan Wake to Origin, additional publishers include Focus Home Interactive, Iceberg Interactive, Strategy First, Macro Games, Selectsoft and Legendo Entertainment. These publishers join 14 previously announced Origin partners, including Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, THQ, Capcom, Trion Worlds and Robot Entertainment.
Origin has recently recorded several notable milestones:
Since June 2011, sales on Origin have generated more than $100 million in revenue;
Nearly 40% of all copies for Star Wars: The Old Republic sold to date were purchased via Origin;
More than 9.3 million users have registered and downloaded the Origin application, with daily active users peaking at more than one million players.
In addition to more than 100 titles from EA including Battlefield 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Need for Speed The Run and FIFA 12, top titles from other publishers on Origin include Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s Batman: Arkham City, Saints Row: The Third from THQ and Rift from Trion Worlds.
“The momentum that we’ve achieved with Origin since launching in June has been incredible, buoyed by great games and great partners,” said David DeMartini, Senior Vice President of Origin at EA. “Our fast-growing user base demonstrates the interest from gamers across the world in fully-connected, 365-day digital game experiences. We’re committed to evolving and expanding Origin to help players get the absolute most out of their games, and we’re just getting started.”
In addition to fast and safe game downloads for many of the industry’s most popular PC titles, Origin’s features provide a more dynamic and convenient play experience for the gamer. Beyond the fast download capability, automatic log-in and built-in customer service, Origin’s in-game overlay and chat with friends features make for a more lively social experience, and cloud saves let gamers save and continue games from any computer, anytime, anywhere. Live streaming demos on Origin also allow gamers to try some games before they buy.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.techpowerup.com/159858/Gamers-and-Publishers-Worldwide-Log-On-to-Origin.html[/url]
I may not like EA's buisness practices, but it's good to see that steam's dangerous monopoly on digitally downloaded games is getting some competition.
EA needs to get their shit together. They have like 40 different programs and shit for all my different games, and it's really getting annoying... And don't get me started on BattleLog.
Origin didn't swell up because people actually wanted to sign up, it's just because they forced everyone who bought Battlefield 3 to sign up for Origin.
[quote]“Our fast-growing user base demonstrates the interest from gamers across the world in fully-connected, 365-day digital game experiences. We’re committed to evolving and expanding Origin to help players get the absolute most out of their games, and we’re just getting started.”[/quote]
They could start by making sure Origin actually works 365 days a year.
9.3 million registered users? I'm sure they included everyone and not just those with games, right?
Then the number isn't spectacular at all.
all ea accounts got turned into origin accounts
[QUOTE=XxPsychoxX;34513907]Origin didn't swell up because people actually wanted to sign up, it's just because they forced everyone who bought Battlefield 3 to sign up for Origin.[/QUOTE]
Er..The same reasoning can be applied to Steam. Any game that uses steamworks forces you to sign up for Steam. Just sayin'.
This is good don't worry it will create a monopolistic competition. This is a good sign that PC gaming is getting more popular with the cake getting bigger other firms want a slice of it. This will mean more competition and cheaper prices for all games. Also whoever produces the best goods and services will remain on top i.e. steam.
[QUOTE=hoodoo456;34513807]I may not like EA's buisness practices, but it's good to see that steam's dangerous monopoly on digitally downloaded games is getting some competition.[/QUOTE]
I just hate it when they make their games unavailable on Steam.
[QUOTE=Akuma_lektro;34513972]all ea accounts got turned into origin accounts[/QUOTE]
Forgot about that.
I'm sure I own 3 or 4 origin accounts then.
[QUOTE=hoodoo456;34513807]I may not like EA's buisness practices, but it's good to see that steam's dangerous monopoly on digitally downloaded games is getting some competition.[/QUOTE]
It never was a monopoly. It always shared market with physical retailers.
If Steam became oppressive and overpriced, people would go back to buying games in normal stores.
[QUOTE=Firewarrior;34513943]9.3 million registered users? I'm sure they included everyone and not just those with games, right?
Then the number isn't spectacular at all.[/QUOTE]
It's only those who have downloaded the origin client, and there's little reason to do that if you don't own any games.
The one million peak concurrent users is a bit more impressive. That's about 1/5 of Steam's record.
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;34513978]Er..The same reasoning can be applied to Steam. Any game that uses steamworks forces you to sign up for Steam. Just sayin'.[/QUOTE]
This has been countered time and time again.
1. People only want [B]one[/B] service, not two. People are content with Steam.
2. Valve is allot more flexible and allot less evil than EA (private company vs public company, who's gonna be better?)
3. EA only did this out of butthurt, they don't actually give a shit about their customers.
Only reason I have one is for battlefield 3
[QUOTE=The Baconator;34514002]I just hate it when they make their games unavailable on Steam.[/QUOTE]
Platform independence is the way forward.
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[QUOTE=Spacewolf;34514044]Only reason I have one is for battlefield 3[/QUOTE]
And I quickly realised how shit BF3 was, so the account isn't ever getting logged into again.
The only good thing about Origin is that they will usually honor purchases of EA games from other retailers if you ask them in support.
I got BF2 and Mirror's Edge added to my origin account after I showed them that I owned the games on Steam.
[QUOTE=The Baconator;34514037]This has been countered time and time again.
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not by you obviously considering you just posted three reasons which were so bad they made me want to stop using steam just to defy them
[QUOTE=The Baconator;34514002]I just hate it when they make their games unavailable on Steam.[/QUOTE]
But if they put their games on steam, what would the point of Origin be?
I like Origin. Competition is good for Steam. Nobody should have a monopoly on the digital distribution market, not even Valve.
[QUOTE=hoodoo456;34514114]But if they put their games on steam, what would the point of Origin be?[/QUOTE]
Here's an absolutely amazing idea. They could make their service oh I don't know... "better"? lower prices, less downtime, better interface and more features. You know, the advantages Steam has over everything.
[QUOTE=JesterUK;34514133]I like Origin. Competition is good for Steam. Nobody should have a monopoly on the digital distribution market, not even Valve.[/QUOTE]
For long, anyway.
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[QUOTE=hoodoo456;34513807]I may not like EA's buisness practices, but it's good to see that steam's dangerous monopoly on digitally downloaded games is getting some competition.[/QUOTE]
yeah can you believe that steam controls 97% of the digital distribution market?
it's almost like people actually want to use them over the competition because they have a superior platform in every way
Origin really isn't that bad. It's still in infancy compared to Steam (it's basically EADM, but most of it is from scratch as EADM was literally a downloader). It's going to be buggy, it's going to have faults, Steam still has crashes and faults to this day. If you don't report them they won't get looked at. The only real problem with Origin is the lack of variety in games. Thankfully, this could fix it, and release the stranglehold Valve have over Digital Distribution (as nice as Steam and Steamworks is, I would prefer a less restrictive DRM on certain games, having to start Steam just to check something in a game before I go is a pain, Steam takes fucking ages to start still).
There is no reason to blindly bash Origin any more, it's actually a viable service. And contrary to popular belief, Valve don't care about us as much as you think, we are still consumers, they just have more flexibility to cater to us compared to EA, so we can see things we want happen, happen faster.
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Origin is a good thing, Steam having a monopoly in the digital distribution market is bad, it doesn't matter if Gabe Newell is Jesus it doesn't stop monopolies from being bad.[/QUOTE]
tell me exactly how steam being as prolific as it is means we as customers are getting shafted
and skip the hypotheticals, "what if" is a horrible argument
So what if Steam owns most of the market? They've accomplished that by offering a better service than their competitiors, it's not like they've been buying people out/taking them to court.
i only use origin for BF3 and even then i still think it's shit
I'd rather have a monopoly than seventeen businesses which provide terrible service, just saying.
Monopolies aren't necessarily bad as you may have been lead to believe.
[QUOTE=Kendra;34514958]I'd rather have a monopoly than seventeen businesses which provide terrible service, just saying.
Monopolies aren't necessarily bad as you may have been lead to believe.[/QUOTE]
In Steam's case it isn't even a monopoly, there are countless alternatives out there. Steam is popular for a reason, and it isn't because they have a monopoly.
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;34513978]Er..The same reasoning can be applied to Steam. Any game that uses steamworks forces you to sign up for Steam. Just sayin'.[/QUOTE]
Yes, but not at first conception of Steam. It was optional at first, (1.6 days)
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