EA and Valve have announced a brand new partnership that will bring EA titles to Steam. The first game to arrive on Steam as part of this partnership is Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order which will be available on Steam on its release date i.e. November 15, 2019. Apart from games, EA Access is also arriving for Steam players next year and players will be able to subscribe to EA’s premium gaming service on Steam.
All member benefits of EA Access along with EA’s library of diverse games will be part of Steam when the service goes live on the platform next year. Steam players will be delighted to know that pre-orders for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order are now live on Steam as well. Anyone who wants to pre-order Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order can now head to Steam and pre-order the game on their favorite gaming platform.
CEO of EA, Andrew Wilson said:
This is the start of an exciting partnership with Valve that will see us innovating for PC players around the world. Through our subscription, great games and more, we’re excited to bring players in the Steam and Origin communities together with access to the best games, whenever and wherever they want to play.
Valve’s Gabe Newell also commented:
This is a good day for gamers. We’re excited to partner with EA to not only bring their great games and subscription service to Steam but also to open up our communities to each other in an unprecedented way that will benefit players and developers around the world.
In the coming days, after the release of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on Steam, titles such as The Sims 4 and Unravel 2 will arrive on Steam. Multiplayer titles such as Apex Legends, FIFA 20 and Battlefield V will arrive on Steam next year however players playing on both Origin and Steam will be able to play together without any problems.
EA Access was launched back in 2014 and the service has been expanded since its release. Subscribers on Steam will get the same benefits and access to the EA library of games as any other platform where EA Access is currently present. Steam is currently the most popular and most-preferred PC gaming platform. EA titles and EA Access arriving on the platform will certainly make the players very happy.
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