Dragon Age: The Veilguard is “Steam native,” which suggests the EA App isn’t required to play the recreation on Valve’s platform.
Most EA-published video video games do require the EA App, which changed Origin in 2022, to play on Steam, a lot to the annoyance of many PC avid gamers.
For instance, the Steam retailer web page for Respawn’s battle royale Apex Legends features a be aware that it “requires” an EA account, which helps linking to a Steam account. The 10-year-old Dragon Age Inquisition not solely requires an EA account to play on Steam, however EA on-line activation and Origin (now outdated) consumer software program set up and background use as properly.
However EA and developer BioWare have determined to make the upcoming motion fantasy role-playing sequel go “all-in” on Steam in information that’s already been welcomed by PC avid gamers. The choice comes following a backlash to Sony’s choice to power Steam customers to create a PlayStation Community account so as to play video games printed to Valve’s platform — together with single-player video games.
In the meantime, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is verified on Steam Deck, BioWare tweeted.
We’re making nice progress in direction of our fall launch date, and might affirm early that #DragonAge: The Veilguard goes all-in on @Steam options!
⚔️We’re verified on Steam Deck.
⚔️We’ll be Steam native – that means the EA App won’t be required to play the recreation.Particulars on…
— Dragon Age (@dragonage) July 25, 2024
Dragon Age: The Veilguard continues to be with out a launch date, though BioWare has stated it’s out fall 2024. The studio stated it’s making “nice progress” in direction of the fall launch date, however there’s no announcement simply but. Particulars on launch are coming later this summer time, the developer added.
Earlier this week, BioWare revealed who voices the companions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, as well as to some returning actors from previous video games. As beforehand confirmed, all the companions are romance choices for the participant.
A lot of BioWare’s artistic and voice expertise are set to seem on a panel right this moment, July 26, at San Diego Comedian-Con. In a single day, SAG-AFTRA introduced that its online game voice actors are on strike from right this moment after over a year-and-a-half of negotiations between recreation corporations and employees that has not but resulted in a deal.
In the meantime, try a few of the Dragon Age: The Veilguard particulars we’ve discovered to this point about its issue choices, fight, and character creator, in addition to our first preview.
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