| JEMC said: Looks like EA has admited defeat and is coming back in full to Steam. Which is kind of odd as, being the money grubber they are, they would make more at the Epic Store. And yes, Rocket Lake may still be 14nm, but it's a new architecture, with all that means. Although they may not launch later this year as it was planned if what this article reports is true: https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-will-not-launch-11th-gen-core-x-and-core-s-series-this-year |
I wouldn't say total defeat. They are bringing over their service and tapping directly into Steam's usertbase with it, much like how Ubisoft did before, where they wanted Steam's pie, but required the use of their client, making them double their own userbase and customers.
It's annoying as hell to me, because I can see what they are doing, and I find it half scummy, but at the same time I definitely see the business sense in them doing this, because not only is EA Access on Origin, but now it's on Steam, their own IP's are cheaper on Origin compared to Steam (once that Steam sale ends). Combine all of that, and you have EA practically tapping on you shoulder, saying; "hey, don't you wanna use our client?, we've got EA access and our games are cheaper here too!".
I'm not a big fan of their idea though, because I want quality services and prices lower everywhere else, not just their client, because we all know they set the prices of those games of theirs over on Steam. But like Ubisoft, Bethesda and Blizzard (may as well toss EG in there too), they don't seem to want to improve their clients anymore.
Mankind, in its arrogance and self-delusion, must believe they are the mirrors to God in both their image and their power. If something shatters that mirror, then it must be totally destroyed.
