Steam,vs.Origin,vs.Uplay,vs.Desura

I feel this isn't the right place to try this poll. Maybe reddit in a gaming forum? :p

i knew this whole post was worthless and ill informed when you said steam had good support. not only is it slow, but its almost always poor. their support staff barely even know how steam works, have zero technical experience, dont actually DO anything that they say they'll do, and basically read all their answers/solutions from a spreadhsheet...

I use all four. I don't have any major complaints about either of them. I actually prefer Steam's interface the best, Desura 2nd, Uplay 3rd and Origin last. I prefer a list view of my games instead of tiles, grid or icons (whatever they decide to call it), it's cleaner looking that way. Uplay has a list view, but it always defaults to the grid (tiles) view every time and I have to switch to it if I want it. I only have a few games on both Origin and Uplay, so right now it's not a big deal. If I had hundreds like I do on Steam, I would go mad.

My only complaint about any of them is Origin decides to forget your password every few weeks. I suppose this is a security "feature," but it's an annoyance. I use a password manager and generate random passwords as long as the site/client will allow, so every few weeks when I launch Origin, I have to load the password manager and copy/paste the password.

If I could buy all of my games from one service, I would choose GOG. No interface needed, just the way I like it.

Have Steam, Origin & Uplay installed, along with Gog.
I only have UPlay installed because Ubisoft games on steam require it.
I only have Orgin installed because Mass Effect 3 was not released on Steam, and I wanted to complete the series.
All other games I have are through either Steam or Gog.

Oh I wonder who will win...

clunky-ugly-boring interface - u mistaken steam for origin

Titanfall is my favorite game and I get kicked out of the servers so much with Origin but I never had an issue with Steam. So steam all the way and I like the interface on steam compared to Origin so I don't know what you are talking about.

I hate steam :(

GOG has Galaxy, too. You know. (In beta).

It's like Steam expect you can skip login, so I protest exclusion of it :P

Steam was the best... some time ago, but then they changed (Cross Region Trading for example). Origin was the worst ... some time ago, but they also changed (allowes me to buy from foreign stores with cheaper Prices, awesome Support, On the House). Not the whole truth.. ubi was the worse and is even getting more worse (The only Client which has Problems with the Downloads.. and thats just the best part). So
Origin > GOG > Steam > Desura > everything else ..... uplay isn´t even worth to be mentioned on that list.

Not really a poll about what's the best but more or less what's the least worse.

Though in any case. GOG Galaxy has them all beat.

Good work asking that question on SteamGifts.

I only use Steam and it's fine. I would like more flexibility when it comes to library management, but other than that, no complaints.

I wouldn't be caught dead using Origin or UPlay.

Origin client is broken. I can't even start some of my games. Cloud-saving is also broken. I lost my saves many times. I had to turn it off.

Uplay Master Race

Yeah I hope you enjoy those because in next five year, every major publisher will have one. Have fun!

PS: You CAN change Steam's interface.

Steam is love, Steam is life.

1.origin;2.steam;3.battle.net;4.uplay;5.desura..

well, it seems like steam is the best, but it's definitely trying to be the worst with last upgrades (like: restriced gifts).

Steam : Huge selection, typically great prices, backup feature, slow support, trusted backing company.
Origin : Limited selection, typically bad prices. occasional free titles, bugged downloads, live support available, backing company has stained reputation.
Uplay : Limited selection, limited features, cool unlockable extras (soundtracks, wallpapers, etc), generally unremarkable.
Desura : Broad selection, little quality control, unintuitive interface, pricing is all over the place.

My biggest gripe with Origin is the bugged downloads. It has been an issue ever since the client was in beta, where a download would randomly and for no apparent reason 'trim' itself by a substantial amount. For instance, if you had downloaded 85% of a 15GB game, it would randomly ditch a large portion of the data and set itself back to 20% downloaded, and repeat this in a random loop. The "solution" is to enable and download the beta client, which strangely enough actually seems to help... even though the issue is years old. That's a massive oversight, especially for people with slower connections or limited bandwidth allowances. This is of course overlooking the entire EULA fiasco.

It might be cool if Humble could get in on the scene, given they sometimes have prices that beat out even the Steam sales sometimes, but that would be too much like burning bridges. They're in a great spot where they are. I wonder how GoG's client will shape up?

Even with all its problems I prefer Steam over Origin.

The biggest problem most people have with steam is that its starting to flood with junk titles - the only reason these junk titles get on Steam is because people are paying for them.
Suffice it to say, if you live by your own standards, the junk titles on steam are merely a nuisance - and one not as problematic as the overarching focus on "accessibility" in gaming, that results in dumbing down of titles.

Which is something that EA is very much an industry leader in. And since Origin primarily focusses on EA products (with a few exceptions being added lately it seems), that alone is reason enough NOT to prefer it as my primary platform.

Uplay is Uplay, its garbage and thats enough said. Its Ubisoft trying to get in with the cool kids but not really understanding how things work.

They all suffer from the statistics issues.

I like all for some reason, and all have huge problems, the less problematic for me has been origin but with not as many games and even less sales.

I prefer Steam, but that could be primarily because I started on it. However, it also seemed to have a lot of the market, so it seemed like a pretty good choice if I wanted to have a large selection of games to choose from. I try to keep as many of my games as possible on one platform (Steam), since it's a lot easier to handle things that way. I have Desura, but rarely use it; same for Origin. I don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with either, it's just that the vast majority of my library is on Steam, so I tend to stick with it. I've never used Uplay, so I can't comment on it.