Electronic Arts has submitted a list of the digital retailers for Battlefield 3, and one listing is conspicuous in its absence: Steam. While EA’s Origin service is listed, along with Direct2Drive and GamersGate, Valve’s download service is not.
“When a download service forbids publishers from contacting players with patches, new levels, items and other services – it disrupts our ability to provide the ongoing support players expect from us, describes EA Support, hinting at the problem. At present, this is the case with only one download service. While EA offers its entire portfolio to this site, they have elected to not post many of our games. We hope to find a mutually agreeable solution to this issue soon.”
Source: Joystiq
