User blog comment:Pedro9basket/Battlefield 3 Patch Released for PC/@comment-151.196.141.33-20111125011848/@comment-71.74.7.246-20120204151648

Money. That's why (Even though they have to pay the people, which is stupid). They probably want to make sure that players don't get to play the game and get first impressions of the game and decide whether or not they like it before they buy it.