Titanfall PC requires Origin
While Titanfall's newly-revealed PC system requirements show the Source-based shooter will almost certainly run just on your hardware, there's one unfortunate software component that won't be quite so dandy. Respawn Entertainment co-founder Vince Zampella has confirmed that, as suspected, Titanfall will require Origin.
While Titanfall's newly-revealed PC system requirements show the Source-based shooter will almost certainly run just on your hardware, there's one unfortunate software component that won't be quite so dandy. Respawn Entertainment co-founder Vince Zampella has confirmed that, as suspected, Titanfall will require EA's Origin client on PC.
A few hours after Zampella dropped the system requirements on Twitter, he confirmed the unfortunate news there too. "I'll also ask that you give Origin a try for the beta, costs you nothing," he added in response to the fan who'd asked, and who'd said that they wouldn't buy it on Origin.
Listings at download stores have mentioned requiring Origin for some time, but it wasn't clear whether this was an absolute for all copies or merely for where they had sourced the keys from.
Origin has improved a lot over the years, of course, but is still far more primitive and, well, frustrating than Steam. Especially given that Titanfall's audience is likely to already have Steam accounts, with all their Friends and groups and everything already set up.
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replyAlice O'Connor posted a new article, Titanfall PC requires Origin.
While Titanfall's newly-revealed PC system requirements show the Source-based shooter will almost certainly run just on your hardware, there's one unfortunate software component that won't be quite so dandy. Respawn Entertainment co-founder Vince Zampella has confirmed that, as suspected, Titanfall will require Origin.-
Smart move, Origin is the Nordstrom of gaming.
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Origin sucks, but then again I'd imagine most active online gamers people have Origin at this point anyway. If not due to BF4 or other major EA titles, then due to humble bundles and whatnot. It was clear from the start that people refusing to install anything but Steam were fighting a losing battle. While I sympathize with them, and indeed, agree that Origin is quite horrible compared to Steam, what would be even more horrible would be a lack of competition.
The most important thing I'd want is some sort of shared friends list between different publisher platforms. Doubtful that will ever happen, but man, it'd be good for everyone with the possible exception of Steam.-
I think that's what makes me cranky about Origin. I respect that other publishers will want to try their hand at their own online stores, cutting out the middleman and targetting their own advertising. But the shitty thing is that Origin is a shitty program that you *must* use to play some good games.
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The separate friends list and 100 friend limit is still enough for me to continually not want it. Their in game overlay, browser, and chat system absolutely sucks as well. Unresponsive as hell. Crashes often too.
Origin is fine when it's out of the way, but every time I join BF4 server it has to pop up and take focus even when it's already running. Why doesn't it just stay minimized to the tray like Steam? Such a tiny annoyance and there's no reason for it.
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If there was crossplatform play in an fps between PC and console the console players would get destroyed. I say this as someone who plays most fps on console.
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You wouldn't allow it because you don't want players to have a terrible experience
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Origin says that it's the center of my entire gaming universe. Not Xbox. Not PlayStation. Not stream. Not my iPad. It says very clearly that origin is the center of my entire gaming universe.
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The Internet gaming news sites would explode if an EA game returned to Steam or something else. This kind of stuff would be like if they reported the next Zelda game is only coming out for Nintendo systems, Halo 5 being XB1 exclusive or Uncharted 4 will only be released on PS4.
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I have 18 games on Origin and I've only really played 3 of them for more than maybe an hour (ME3, BF4, SW:ToR) and one of those didn't require Origin (SW:ToR).
I think I got all the other games from either the Humble Origin Bundle or various promotions EA has had where I ended up free or just obscenely cheap (read: less than $3) games.
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This is an outrage!
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Does it use a battlelog like system?
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Uh...no. I actually have it preordered and something web based will make me cancel.
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That's weird. I like the battlelog interface. It seemed worse than it actually turned out to be.
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Potentially playing devils advocate here, but is there any evidence to corroborate what you're saying? I keep hearing this about Origin and I'm curious to know what specifically EA do that isn't done by Steam, or even Windows Smartscreen.
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The evidence about Origin? A few places--#1 the Origin EULA that you agree to tells you specifically that they are gathering you usage and play habits--for everything--not just Origin titles. #2 Grab WireShark and see for yourself.
Steam/Valve only gathers data relating to their games, they do not collect browsing habits or other programs being run or located on your hard drive.
Windows Smartscreen--isn't that only in Windows 8 and applies to IE? I'd have no clue because I despise Win 8.1--sticking with Win 7.
Blizzard is the only other one that comes close to Origin. Blizzard Battle.net app collects and sends the same type of information Origin does.
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Origin only runs when you're playing an Origin game. The only inconvenience is to your OCD that makes you want to have all your games accessible from one program.
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I disagree. Origin regularly runs alright except when there is a new release anticipated. Then all multiplayer servers across just about all games go nuts. This has been reported dozens of times. Mass Effect 3 went to a crawl during Sim City. DeadSpace 3 co-op was unusable during BF4's release.
Origin is not bad in on itself but it's being backed up by EA's crappy infrastructure. I already knew of this being an issue before this post and have long anticipated this. It won't stop me from getting the game but I will definitely not plan on playing it on day one. -
Try reinstalling your OS and just running Origin again... then look forward to reinstalling all your Origin games. This is my number one gripe about it.
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ouch... haven't heard about this. I do have to say that it was very convenient just copying my SteamApps folder from Windows XP 32-bit to Windows 8 64-bit and letting the Steam client take care of the rest.
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This just in, the sun will rise in the morning. Back to you, Alice.
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What price hike?
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Digital games are more expensive in UK because brick stores are strong arming the publishers. They threaten the publishers if they allow games to be sold cheaper digitally.
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I don't know
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Settings like origin doesn't auto update stuff for me. You too?
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Titanfall is the video-game equivalent of the new 'Man of Steel' movie. Over all premise is amazing. But they keep doing things that make it less and less appealing.
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$43 Pre-order still active @ http://www.direct2play.com/origin-drm/543-titanfall-pc-game-origin-digital-download-region-free.html#.UvLXufldUg8 with code: PRO3L0B0
I didn't pick it up the other day but have since rethought and I'd rather just save the money now than pay full price later. -
Origin doesnt bother me anymore, other than the fact that it exists at all. Its completely worthless and pointless as a program but I only play BF4 (and bf3 before it) that makes use of it. Its recently taken to the orange "active window" flash thing that programs do when they do something important, just to show me adds which is annoying.
My problem is that I hate EA and basically everything they stand for, and loathe supporting them. I would never buy anything through origin, and I think there are alot of people with this attitude. So my question is, what good is it doing them? Are they making sales through it? I would almost bet money they would be making vastly more money just using steam for their games. It cant be cheap to maintain origin, and i cant see how its paying off for them. I guess its better than UPLAY, but to me its nothing but glorified and utterly pointless DRM. Steam does it way better and offers useful features and as a company they are less likely to do awful things, and have actually been a positive influence in the industry whereas EA has been at best, a bloated beast and at worst a scourge.
Im not going to be one of those people who makes a proclamation that they wont buy EA products and blah blah, because I do like the BF games, and Dead Space right up until Dead Space 3 got... well EA'd. But I just wish origin would go away. I think that with digital distribution the normal rule of "competition is always good" is actually not at all true, and I really hate the idea that every major publisher has to throw some bloatware onto your machine just so they can have whatever modicum of control they think it gives them, when there is steam and it works so perfectly and is very much pro-consumer. Note I mean actual software programs, not digital distribution outlets. That is a good thing, places like GMG and GOG, those are good and competition obeys the normal business rules with that, but i genuinely think that too many DD applications is going to eventually be a serious issue. -
That's fine with me. Big surprise. BF4 is fine on there.
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ill be his friend. :) i saved $60 too
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