Battlefield 3 PC cannot be played without Origin

Posted By | On 12th, Aug. 2011

DICE has announced that PC players who buy Battlefield 3 from retain will have to download EA’s digital distribution platform Origin, which means that without an Origin account, Battlefield 3 is virtually unplayable, since the game won’t be sold on Steam.

When questioned about the matter on Twitter, DICE community manager Daniel Martos said: “Yes those ‘rumours’ are true .”

Amazon UK recently announced that Battlefield 3 pre-orders were 2,300% more than those for BF2. BF3 has been in the news a lot lately, so here’s all the latest info on the game to keep you updated.


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