Rumors have been spiraling all week that EA would be selling games on Steam again. The rumors started when the EA Games twitter account posted a steamy cup of coffee, leading some to believe EA was coming back to Valves game store.
It turns out those rumors were true! EA posted on their blog that they partnered with Valve to bring their EA Access subscription service to the Steam store.
"Electronic Arts and Valve have partnered to put EA games into the hands of the players on Steam," the post read, "Starting next spring, EA Access- our ever-growing subscription service powered by great games and member benefits- will be making its way to Steam."
EA stop putting their games on the Steam store a few years ago in favor of their own PC launcher, EA Origins. EA partnered with Steam to bring their games to the wider audience on Steam, which has been the more popular launcher of choice.
The first game to arrive on Steam will be Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on November 15th, followed by games like Sims 4, FIFA 20, Battlefield V and Apex Legends coming later next year.
Unfortunately, you won't be able to transfer any games purchased on Origins to your Steam account. So you'll have to buy your games again if you want to play them on Steam.
There will, however, be cross-play between Origins and Steam so you can play with any of your friends regardless of the launcher they use.
Gamers are excited to see EA come back to Steam and we're excited to see what comes next.
Hopefully it's not Anthem 2.
