RUMOR: Hints That Battlefield 3 May Still Come to Steam

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on October 31, 2011 AT 06:03am

THE BUZZ: At the moment Battlefield 3 is only available digitally via EA’s Origin service, however a few hints may point towards a Steam release occurring at some point.

The first clue comes from a competition currently being held on the Sapphire Select Club’s website which lists one of the prizes as, ”[o]ne (1) PC Game code for Battlefield 3, redeemable for the game on Steam,” this could just be a mistake on their part though.

The second comes from the Battlefield 3 PunkBuster install file, a few lines of code mention Steam:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Battlefield 3\
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\battlefield 3\
C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\battlefield 3\
C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\Battlefield 3\

Again this could just be the team not bothering to remove the original lines of code.

EGM’s TAKE: It appears that all the evidence points to a Steam release for Battlefield 3 at some point.

Would you like to see the game make it to Steam? Leave a comment below.

Matthew Bennett has only been covering the gaming world for a short while, but he’s eager to make his mark. An ability to go many hours without sleep and a quick wit make him ideal for his role as associate editor at EGMNOW.com. He often thinks back to the days when the very idea of this career seemed like nothing but an impossible dream. Follow him on Twitter @mattyjb89. Meet the rest of the crew.

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