{"id":3381,"date":"2018-08-09T01:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evatech.com.au\/news\/?p=3381"},"modified":"2018-08-08T17:30:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T07:30:25","slug":"origin-and-steam-want-you-playing-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evatech.com.au\/news\/origin-and-steam-want-you-playing-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Origin and Steam want you playing games!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Not surprisingly, Origin and Steam both want you to play the games offered on their platforms &#8211; so why is this news?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Origin Access<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Origin has launched &#8220;Origin Access Premier&#8221;, which is the more premium version of their still available &#8220;Origin Access Basic&#8221;. So what&#8217;s the difference? We thought you&#8217;d ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"883\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/evatech.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/originsubscriptions.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evatech.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/originsubscriptions.png 883w, https:\/\/evatech.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/originsubscriptions-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/evatech.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/originsubscriptions-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/evatech.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/originsubscriptions-750x414.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><figcaption>AUD pricing at the time of writing the article.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The general consensus seems to be that if you see yourself purchasing two or more titles from EA (on PC) per year, this makes sense. One potential deal-breaker is that once you stop the subscription, the titles become unavailable to you unless you&#8217;ve utilised that 10% discount to buy it outright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A monthly subscription could be a better fit for those who go hard at a particular game for a few weeks and then are unlikely to play it again because you&#8217;re busy with other titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steam Flash Sales are coming back?!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Numerous sources over the last few days are reporting rumours that they&#8217;re returning, last seen some time in 2016 before Valve put an end to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reportedly there is a slight twist to it, game developers can opt for the sale to last 6, 8, 10, or 12 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, with all that said, is your PC cut out for the latest and greatest games that are now more affordable than ever? If not, <a href=\"https:\/\/evatech.com.au\/contact-us\">contact our helpful staff<\/a> to see what upgrades you can get your hands on, or hit up our website for an entirely <a href=\"https:\/\/evatech.com.au\/customcomputer.php?cat=gamingpc\">new custom gaming PC<\/a> which will see you gaming for many years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All we can say is, good luck to wallets\/bank accounts around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not surprisingly, Origin and Steam both want you to play the games offered on their platforms &#8211; so why is this news? Origin Access Origin has launched &#8220;Origin Access Premier&#8221;, which is the more premium version of their still available &#8220;Origin Access Basic&#8221;. So what&#8217;s the difference? We thought you&#8217;d ask. 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