Shoe wrote:
No, it doesn't matter. It makes you sound like one of those insufferable people who knee-jerk about anything EA-related even in video game topics that have nothing to do with them.
I know you're not one of them, just sayin'.
Anyway, there is no need to have Origin running in the background, just as there is no need to have Steam running in the background. Just set it to not auto-start. I don't know why anyone would do anything BUT that.
Origin is no different than Steam. In fact, it generally has some more consumer-friendly policies (like a return policy, which Steam lacks!) and better customer service than Steam.
Hell, EA lets you buy brand new games, and if your system ends up not being able to run it you can get a full refund. Steam doesn't do that.
If you'll gladly jump on Steam games but won't do the same for Origin games because OMG EA IS TEH SUCK, you're being one of those people.
I think I have or had Origin installed, but I don't want it running. So basically, opened it once, played The Sims, and never opened it again. I like Steam's Big Picture mode and how it works pretty automatically with my 2nd display in my other room and works with my gaming set-up. Just seems dumb to have this extra program on my PC for 3 or 4 games I might want to play.
I will not install iTunes on my computer. I'm just one of those folks that made some weird exception to Steam for some reason. I don't like "exclusives" and it keeps me from messing around with consoles for the same reason.
I'm also one of those people that has played like 10% of my Steam library, so I'm in no hurry to maintain a separate game library.