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7:36 PM on 08.25.2008
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Anyway, I still prefer the good ol' box with physical disc thang.
Pirates: 0
ow wait more like
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Nobody, and since they do not count online download on PC sales everybody post all this junk about PC games not selling.
Jesus christ, do some fucking research before spreading FUD you cock suckers. Anything you buy on Steam can be redownloaded at any time and played on any machine. It is tied to your ACCOUNT. You can legally back the game up as many times as you damn well please and burn those files to as many DVDs as you like and keep them wherever the hell you like and, for the sake of convenience, you can even burn a copy of Steam.exe to the disc so you can just install the game that way, any time you like.
And if Steam ever does disappear, Valve have said repeatedly that any content they have available will be unlocked for the masses without BS. Other publishers might not do the same, but Valve will give their shit away for free rather than screw you over after you've paid for it.
Hell, you could buy the game off Steam, burn all the lgal backups you want, make a cardboard box with some boxart printed on it and waste $50 printing out a fucking PDF manual for the game if you please.
I used to be wary of steam, but now I love it. Embrace the 21st century, lads ;)
RJG has spoke the truth.
My apologies.
Well, not death. If they want me to pay full price, I had damn well better be able to lend/trade/sell the game when I buy it, not rent some digital copy.
However, I'm not sure if I would feel right playing a silent hill game on the PC, I've always had the console versions.
That's a very misguided statement. People don't hold onto vinyl simply because of nostalgic purposes or fear of change, it is mostly because the new formats are not just repackaging of the same product in a more useful way, they are actually a bastardized and downgraded version of the original product. MP3s (and CDs and cassettes for that matter) have yet to achieve the audio level vinyl has had; digital distribution through Valve of a game doesn't give you a product that is vastly different than the store version - its the same thing minus packaging.
Don't get me wrong, I love boxes as much as the next person and am very big on the collecting aspect of gaming, but the choice to forgo that route should really make no difference, especially since it probably wouldn't be getting a release on the PC if it wasn't completely digital due to the low sales of these type of console ports to the PC.
And if the signal was digital to begin with... ;)
@wannabepunktony: I'm sorry, but modern technology is superior to old technology. Vynil is loved by people because of nostalgia and them "believing" it to be vastly superior.
I don't know what OutrageousToob is more upset about, not getting a disc or the wonderful DRM that will render the game worthless if Steam decides to go belly up in the future.
Personally I love Steam. I haven't bought any games on the service that cost more than $9.99, yet (AudioSurf, Geometry Wars, Garry's Mod!, etc.), and I bought the Orange Box disc instead of buying online (got a discount). I love that I only had to enter my Key codes for Half Life 1 all the way through Orange Box, and now whenever I feel like playing something I can just install Steam on any system and I have access to all my games.
Steam and Gametap, I love that services like these seem to be thriving (although, who knows what's going on with Gametap and Turner).