If you’ve wanted to play EA games like Dragon Age or Mirror‘s Edge on PC, you’ve only been able to do so on Origin, EA’s own proprietary game launcher, for a while now. Recent Steam database updates, however, might hint at some of EA’s largest franchises making a return to the ubiquitous storefront (Thanks, thenerdmag).
Dragon Age II was initially available on Steam when it first launched in 2011, but it was pulled from Steam when Origin launched. The game has been receiving database and package updates over the past few weeks on Steam though, which could mean that something is on the way for Steam users. After all, a title that was pulled from sale years ago has no need for these types of updates anymore.
Ajnother piece of evidence is the fact that Mirror’s Edge Catalyst was featured in the reveal of Steam’s updated library UI. Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, a game that has been exclusively available through Origin since its release in 2016. Now, this could be a non-Steam game with a custom cover, but every other game shown is on Steam (even Halo 4 thanks to the upcoming PC release of the Master Chief Collection), so it would be strange to feature an Origin exclusive so prominently if something wasn’t in the works.
The final, and arguably most incriminating, piece of evidence, comes from Twitter user @RobotBrush, who posted a screenshot a few days ago of an Origin test application on Steam. This most likely means that even if you have an EA game on Steam, you’ll need Origin to play it, similar to how Ubisoft games on Steam require Uplay.
looks like EA are indeed getting ready to come back to steam
— lashman (@RobotBrush) October 22, 2019
In a time with a sea of PC game launchers available, bringing EA games back to Steam would be a great move for a company that is held in such a negative regard by the larger gaming community. Of course, nothing is set in stone quite yet, but it looks like it’s all but confirmed at this point.
