Origin Hits 40 Million Members

Steam’s competitor Origin, has hit a new milestone. 40 million people have now registered for the service, compared to Steam’s 50 million registered users.

[soultecc]

origin sucks I wish they would just give up on this crap and put everything back on steam

[Pandamobile]

They're not going to just dump it if it's been successful for them.

[soultecc]

yes but I bet if they put all the games on steam origin users would drop to zero, the only game I have on origin is battlefield 3 but if they put it on steam I would gladly delete origin and buy it again via steam.

also when I preordered moh warfighter I got a email from origin saying I would get £20 added to my origin account, which I still haven't received, did anyone else get that email I was just curious

[Pandamobile]

I got that email. It took them a week or two after the launch of MOH:W, but I did get $20 back in my Paypal account.

[N0S3LFESTEEM]

I wonder how many people only have Origin because of BF3... I know I'm one of those. I just think of it as a glorified game launcher for BF3 much like Uplay is for Farcry 3.

[Vladplaya]

I don't usually use Origin, but when I do, I have to download huge update, because I haven't start it for months...

[pompombrum]

LOL

[adorie]

I don't always use Origin... But when I do, I Don't.

Instead, I drink Dos Equis and then start up Steam.

[ThreshStar]

...yeah, because EA's main franchises like Mass Effect, Battlefield, Dead Space, etc. HAVE to use origin in order to play their game.

Oh yeah, I still have yet to update Battlefield 3 as well as download the Endgame DLC because their server download speeds are a joke.

I willingly use Steam. I begrudgingly use Origin.

Figure it out, EA, or get ready to be voted the Worst Company of the Year yet again.

[chcolatesnw]

i don't see what you mean about the download speeds. i always get my full 25mbps OR 25Mbps/8 = 3.1MBps on origin. And so do my friends from the same region (Toronto) and from USA (W DC), and Germany (Hamburg)

[ThreshStar]

I don't know either. When I download from steam, easily 3MBps, but with Origin - maybe 300-400k at most. No consistency.

[N0S3LFESTEEM]

I hit 3.1mps as well when I had to re-download BF3 after the End game patch bricked my initial install. I have 32-36Mbs download speeds but I never see anything more than 2.5Mbs so I was a little excited. Downloaded 20gigs in 2 1/2 hours.

[Sucitta]

39 Million Battlefield 3 players that are forced to use Origin to play the game.

neato..

[NotSoSilentBob]

* 40 million accounts. And of course it is going to happen when EA FORCES just about every game it makes to be part of it as DRM failure.

[ApolloTheBoss]

Wonder how many of those are actually active.

[papashango]

I probably have over 10 or so EA accounts that I made playing different games over the years. Those old EA accounts I believe were converted into Origin accounts

Kinda like how Google says they have millions upon millions of Google+ users when all they did was take all their email accounts and force them into Google+

[HarryB]

I don't have problems downloading from oirgin. I'm used to it. And I got fios. I downloaded end game in 30 min on release.

I like the battle log and I'm not kissing ea's ass but its very detailed and I'm already used to it. I can alt tab bf3 easier and shut it. Steam is the kiss of death for some games.

[unchartedxplorer]

There's a big difference......50 million users that use the service constantly and 40 million users that only got an account in the first place was to play a battlefield/sims etc and that never use the service.

[Capodastaro]

People still on that bandwagon of hate?

I prefer to have all my games on the one service(Steam) too but Origin isn't that bad.

Plus their download speeds absolutely cream Steam's

[wolokowoh]

Obviously 40 million is pretty impressive but consider this Origin also sells retail PS3/360 and as you would expect you to have an account to buy them. I know this because I bought Kingdoms of Amalur this way during a sale. It's because of little tidbits like these, I would argue on the whole Origin members do not actively use Origin nearly to the extent Steam users use Steam. I would also argue it inflates the number of registered members of Origin.

[LessThan2Tflops]

But I thought PC gaming is dead

[v0rt3x]

It's because people still don't understand the concept of not spending money when they don't like the company or their products.

I am proud to say -

-> I've never played Battlefield 3
-> I've never played the new Sim City
-> I've never played Dead Space 3
-> I've never played Mass Effect 3

...and I'm happy with that. I can sleep at night, knowing that I don't spend money on a company I don't like or on products that are sold on a platform (Origin) - that I don't like (or on a product I don't like).

Stop buying EA Games just because they're awesome - even though you hate EA or Origin. That's how you just fuel the fire.

[V0LT]

That's 40 million too many. I won't bow down to EA and their practices. I was a huge fan of Battlefield prior to BF3. I never bought BF3 because of how they forced Origin in your face.

[2pacalypsenow]

If i find a game on Origin cheaper than steam i will buy it on Origin and the other way around i dont care who makes the service if the game is cheap i will buy it

[Ogygian]

I registered for Origin. I don't, however, actually use it much.

[minimur12]

^ same, i registered and have never even logged in after that i think