These past days, rumors are making round that Electronic Arts is planning on bringing at least some of its titles back to the Steam Store. Surprisingly, EA joined in on the speculation with a cryptic post. The official Twitter account of the company shared a piping hot cup within an EA-branded mug, which stirs more rumors.
The recent post of EA on Twitter has no text but just an ellipsis coupled with an image of a mug with an EA sign on a desk. The mug is almost full and noticeably hot and steamy. There are no additional details that can be seen in the clip. The background is blurred, but it could also mean fall foliage.
Many believe that EA's recent tweet is already the company's hint about the circulating rumors of its plan to return to Steam. Earlier, a Reddit post revealed that there are already some changes in the database of Steam. While this could support the rumor, the company did not give any hint on which EA titles will be available on the Steam store.
... pic.twitter.com/bHZy7mEWFW — Electronic Arts (@EA) October 25, 2019
Several Reddit users claim that EA might bring back older titles to Steam. This includes "Dragon Age II" and "The Saboteur." Both titles have had several database entry changes over the past year, according to Reddit users. There are also several claims that EA could make new titles as fresh as "Mirror's Edge Catalyst" to Steam, which was officially released in 2016. Gamers should not expect to part ways with Origin, though. For now, what EA plans to bring to Steam when it comes to content is still unknown. It is possible that it might bring the publisher's back catalog, the latest games, or a combination of both. Whatever the case, the opportunity to see gamers' top Origin titles and friends on Steam, is certainly an appealing prospect.
looks like EA are indeed getting ready to come back to steam :) pic.twitter.com/p5KVTlu40c — lashman (@RobotBrush) October 22, 2019
Electronic Arts is one of the biggest publishers of licensed video titles, and these games come with heavy costs. It is highly likely that the company would not want to give 30 percent to Valve for something like "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order." Origin was launched in 2011, and along with it, EA took "Crysis" off the Steam store.
That move annoyed Steam supporters along with half-dozen Epic games Store exclusive titles that were launched in the past. EA released "Battlefield 3" on Origin, and since then, each EA-published video game for the PC platform has been exclusive to Origin.
