You can join the discussion on EA bringing nine more of its former Origin exclusives to Steam on the OC3D Forums. All of these games currently have discounts of 50% or more on Steam.ĮA's 'Play Live 2020' starts today at 4 PM PST and at Midnight BST. The following games have arrived on Steam today. This problem is further detail in our article ' EA's Origin Overlay is ruining Mass Effect 3's Steam version'. For example, Mass Effect 3's PC version now suffers from performance issues due to specific features of EA's Origin platform, something which remains on the game's Steam version. This version of Origin is a background process, but it's still a version of Origin, a factor which will annoy Steam purists.ĮA's continued usage of their Origin client is a controversial one, especially for titles which clash with the program. Since the start of June, 28 former Origin exclusives have arrived on Steam, though it is worth noting that these games will still use a version of EA's Origin client. However, Origin will still run in the background every time you play Sims 4, even while youre launching from Steam.

Steam will then recognize the packs you own in Origin and allow them to load when you launch from Steam. This follows EA's decision this month to bring games like Crysis 3, Dragon Age II, FE, Burnout Paradise Remastered and Mirror's Edge Catalyst to the platform last week. The way this goes is, when you buy Sims 4 in Steam, youre required to link your Steam account to an Origin account. EA has brought more its, now former, Origin exclusives to Steam, bringing The Sims 4, Titanfall 2, A Way Out, Dead Space 3 and Need for Speed Most Wanted to Valve's gaming platform.