There is a third option according to the German computer magazine that allows players to play the online shooter Battlefield 3 without Origin. Depending on the jurisdication, the latter method may have been outright illegal.
Or, they could download a modified executable that would render Origin useless. They could get the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 version of the game, both of which shipped without Origin.
Regardless of that, it is still heavily criticized by privacy organizations and end users alike for its abilities to crawl a system and collect data about it.Ĭomputer gamers who wanted to play Battlefield 3 without Origin hat two options until now. The service has recently received bad press because of its end user license agreement which EA in the meantime has updated several times.
Origin is a controversially 'Steam-like' distribution and gaming platform by Electronic Arts.
