The only issue I have with these types of programs like Origin or Steam is what if one day the devs no longer host on Steam (I dont really forsee this being a problem with SIms and Origin perse). Will I still have access to the exe files? Will I still be able to run it even if steam no longer has the 'license' for it? What if the devs of that particular game can't or wont make a deal to honor the copies bought on steam? I know this is how it works for places like Amazon Prime and Vudu, if you buy the digital copy of a movie and they no longer hold the rights to host that movie you're out of luck. I'm just not sure this works the same with games.