Why has Crysis 2 been removed from Steam?!

Why has Crysis 2 been removed from Steam?! :shock:

I was planning to buy that! One day!! :(

EA want's you to move to they're servicelawlessx

I was just going to ask that. I was actually going to buy it this week. I guess they're not getting my money anymore.

What happened to EADM?KHAndAnime

They renamed it to Origin.

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"] What happened to EADM?charmingcharlie

They renamed it to Origin.

basically this they also made it mroe bloated & annoying.. its also atm the only DD service you will be able to buy & pre-order swtor & bf3 on

I see it on D2D so it can't be locking up Origin exclusivity unless it simply hasn't been extended to D2D yet. MadCat46

it hasnt been extended yet

GamersGate still sells Crysis 2 if you are still interested to get it.

Why has Crysis 2 been removed from Steam?! :shock:

I was planning to buy that! One day!! :(

biggest_loser

Here's your answer... and 10bucks that BF3 will ONLY be available on ORIGIN...

EA should keep doing this, and more publishers should continue to do the same. Why do I say this? Because one day, you all are going to forget how to buy games from physical stores. JustPlainLucas

What? Guess I'll never play Crysis 2 then.

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Why has Crysis 2 been removed from Steam?! :shock:

I was planning to buy that! One day!! :(

FelipeInside

Here's your answer... and 10bucks that BF3 will ONLY be available on ORIGIN...

What the, **** you EA. If that happens, their running their juggernaut into the ground.

[QUOTE="JustPlainLucas"]EA should keep doing this, and more publishers should continue to do the same. Why do I say this? Because one day, you all are going to forget how to buy games from physical stores. biggest_loser

I can't see how they get anything good out of this...they will just sell less copies of their games

Steam had gouged the crysis 2 price way up anyway for Aus, so will EA though, All this BS does is make me buy more retail, I'd rather buy digital but hey Ill go wherever is cheaper and easier, and thats retail off ebay at the moment

Steam had gouged the crysis 2 price way up anyway for Aus, so will EA though, All this BS does is make me buy more retail, I'd rather buy digital but hey Ill go wherever is cheaper and easier, and thats retail off ebay at the moment

kate_jones

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Why has Crysis 2 been removed from Steam?! :shock:

I was planning to buy that! One day!! :(

Phoenix534

Here's your answer... and 10bucks that BF3 will ONLY be available on ORIGIN...

What the, **** you EA. If that happens, their running their juggernaut into the ground.

EA should keep doing this, and more publishers should continue to do the same. Why do I say this? Because one day, you all are going to forget how to buy games from physical stores. JustPlainLucas

I do know how to buy games from the stores, the only reason why I don't is because they charge $120 for every new title coming out.

Blanket statement and misinformation FTL.

On other news, DICE signs with Valve. *Crowd cheers*Elann2008

I'm not even sure what I would do if that happened, for I have never experienced so much joy in my life.

On other news, DICE signs with Valve. *Crowd cheers*Elann2008

They removed it because EA wants you to buy it from Origins

[QUOTE="dangamit"]Wait. Does this mean BF3 on steam? WTF?FelipeInside

EA has already said BF3 will be exclusive to origin, so that will be an easy 10 bucks

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="dangamit"]Wait. Does this mean BF3 on steam? WTF?kate_jones

EA has already said BF3 will be exclusive to origin, so that will be an easy 10 bucks

Maybe they are preparing for the DX11 patch so they moved it to Origin for a complete launch package with DX11 and the editor

Maybe they are preparing for the DX11 patch so they moved it to Origin for a complete launch package with DX11 and the editor

seanmcloughlin

Why has Crysis 2 been removed from Steam?! :shock:

I was planning to buy that! One day!! :(

biggest_loser

Because the same reason Half-Life isn't available on Origin, the Blizzard Store or other DD platforms: they are rivals and want to have some exclusives.

Grr. I don't know much about Origin, but I don't really want to have a bunch of Bloatware to play EA games..

I like Steam though.

I am an Advocate of DD over retail for a strictly resource point of view.. But Crysis 2 may be bought retail from me.

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Why has Crysis 2 been removed from Steam?! :shock:

I was planning to buy that! One day!! :(

Ondoval

Because the same reason Half-Life isn't available on Origin, the Blizzard Store or other DD platforms: they are rivals and want to have some exclusives.

Except that Valve built the first digital platform from the ground up and the people at EA are morons for ignoring a userbase with over 30 million users and a peak of 3 million per day.

Guys, EA is trying cut Valve out as a middle man as they continue developing their online strategy. They want to improve their operating margins. Why should they hand off $7 of every game they sell via Steam to Valve? In the long run, it might be worth it to buy more server space, hire more programmers, and develop a DD platform of their own.

So far, the user experience is extremely rudimentary, and EA has a long road to climb. In the short term, they should offer better discounts.

I have no doubt that all of EA's games will be removed from Steam eventually.

Guys, EA is trying cut Valve out as a middle man as they continue developing their online strategy. They want to improve their operating margins. Why should they hand off $7 of every game they sell via Steam to Valve? In the long run, it might be worth it to buy more server space, hire more programmers, and develop a DD platform of their own.

So far, the user experience is extremely rudimentary, and EA has a long road to climb. In the short term, they should offer better discounts.

I have no doubt that all of EA's games will be removed from Steam eventually.

The_Capitalist

There is a lot to this post actually.

I guess I could give Origin a chance, a real one, for a bit.. I can always not play the game, and delete it from my HDD if it is really that bad.

EA should keep doing this, and more publishers should continue to do the same. Why do I say this? Because one day, you all are going to forget how to buy games from physical stores. JustPlainLucas

Apparenlty EA are blaming a disagreement between Valve and Crytek over some terms or something :-

It's unfortunate that Steam has removed Crysis 2 from their service. This was not an EA decision or the result of any action by EA.

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.

Crysis 2 continues to be available on several other download services including Origin.com.EA

http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/117/1176517p1.html

EA should keep doing this, and more publishers should continue to do the same. Why do I say this? Because one day, you all are going to forget how to buy games from physical stores. JustPlainLucas

I prefer to have a system like Steam or D2D for get those games instead of each publisher having a download management system for buy and play their games. Imagine how many accounts you would have. Miroku32

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Why has Crysis 2 been removed from Steam?! :shock:

I was planning to buy that! One day!! :(

Remmib

Because the same reason Half-Life isn't available on Origin, the Blizzard Store or other DD platforms: they are rivals and want to have some exclusives.

Except that Valve built the first digital platform from the ground up and the people at EA are morons for ignoring a userbase with over 30 million users and a peak of 3 million per day.

Who cares. Crysis 2 is published by EA, is their choice if they want to remain outside Steam. Blaming EA for using Origin to focusing the DD of his games is like whinning due Nintendo games can't be played in 360 or PS3.

Let me be honest: I don't like too much Origin. Is still weak, it lacks the Xfire or Steam voip features, the screenshots or recording features and is clearly behind those ones and behind Battle.net 2.0/Blizzard Store. But is THEIR own platfom. This is PC, and PC isn't Steam. Here are some options and choices and us as the purchasers have the last word about those decissions. So let the time to run and let the people talk.

At the end Origin could be a succesful platform or an awful GFWL one, time will say.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="dangamit"]Wait. Does this mean BF3 on steam? WTF?gmaster456

Also several people on Steam's Battlefield Series forums have contacted EA support about BF3 coming to Steam and they recieved replies stating BF3 will be on Steam.