
With the release of EA Desktop, the gap between Origins and steam may finally close. However, EA is retiring the Origins site and will be replaced by EA Desktop. There are over 50 million registered users on Origins, and the number of active users is bound to be far lower than that.
Origins offer a base for online friends to connect and even share directly to Twitch from the desktop app, but the user base is a lot smaller. This means that although their sole competitor, as stated by Origins, is Steam – the catalog is nowhere near the size of Steam, and neither is the community. Origins are EA’s own developed platform for EA games. Origin is still a large site for downloading PC games, but only with a much smaller catalog of games.
close Needs EA Play subscription to enjoy time-limited free trials. You also gain achievements and levels on your steam account, making the experience and challenges not limited by the game you are playing.įairly often, you will have to complete a game multiple times to gain specific achievements, giving you the absolute most out of the titles you install. You all have a unique ID to share with whomever you wish.įrom here, you can see what games your friends like to play and even join their open parties at the touch of a button. Steam as a platform is well-designed, easy to navigate, and offers an excellent base for playing games with friends. The community that steam has built is a large one too! Over 95 million users log on each month to use the service for either a solo or a multiplayer experience on the world’s largest hub for gamers. With an extensive catalog of around 50,000 games, all of the different genres, Steam does offer versatility at competitive prices. If you’re a PC gamer, you definitely would have heard of Steam! Steams is the number one go-to site for purchasing video games on PC. close Some users report security issues. close Opening it also opens a host of other pop-ups and ads. close It runs on startup by default, so when you open your computer, expect it to be running unless you turn it off.