Eurogamer has a couple of hints found scattered about that there are plans to release
Battlefield 3 on
Steam in spite of its reliance on EA's competing
Origin service. They note that the code for the military shooter sequel's PunkBuster anti-cheat installation files contain references to steam directories. They also point the way to a
Sapphire Select Club promotion also references
Steam, saying their competition offers: "One (1) PC Game code for Battlefield 3, redeemable for the game on Steam (
www.steampowered.com) with a Suggested Retail Price of $USD 59.99."