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Steam vs Retail
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Retail version via e-tailors all the way until its extinct for me 
Prices are so much cheaper its a total joke how the publishers insist on digital downloads being same as retail which means they get much more profit from fewer sales or even more profit when the game is popular 
Steam is fine for the odd sale bargain but even then I know an e-tailor who does recent PC games for around £10-15 only 6-8 few weeks after release & offers free recorded delivery That's unbeatable for the money as if it goes missing they give you another copy after 3-5 working days usually once you have completed an online replacement declaration.
Recently my pre-orders were:
Lost Planet 2 £17.95
Dead Rising 2 £19.85
F1 2010 £19.85
Fallout New Vegas £24.99
All much cheaper than Steam & I also bought Kane & Lynch2 + Blazblue Calamity Trigger for under £38 (both games as well brand new with recorded delivery on release date).
Prices are so much cheaper its a total joke how the publishers insist on digital downloads being same as retail which means they get much more profit from fewer sales or even more profit when the game is popular Steam is fine for the odd sale bargain but even then I know an e-tailor who does recent PC games for around £10-15 only 6-8 few weeks after release & offers free recorded delivery
That's unbeatable for the money as if it goes missing they give you another copy after 3-5 working days usually once you have completed an online replacement declaration.Recently my pre-orders were:
Lost Planet 2 £17.95
Dead Rising 2 £19.85
F1 2010 £19.85
Fallout New Vegas £24.99
All much cheaper than Steam & I also bought Kane & Lynch2 + Blazblue Calamity Trigger for under £38 (both games as well brand new with recorded delivery on release date).
Filing that one away for future use
me too
and steams the best, its nice to be able to re-download whenever needed! ok its a shame not having a physical copy but thats what backing up is for
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Huh?
It does?
Where?
Half the time (OK, less than half) I can't even FIND the saves games!
lol what!?!
i like steam and i like retail. However i dont buy games at full price on steam far too expensive than to buying at online retailers
P&C for myself
Pros-
Automatic updates.
Don't need the Disc.
Easier to manage.
Most PC games come in a flimsy DVD box now with no gen booklets, usually only a leaflet.
Steam Deals
Cons-
Higher price
It's either worth it or it isn't, it depends on how much I want to play it.
Pros-
Automatic updates.
Don't need the Disc.
Easier to manage.
Most PC games come in a flimsy DVD box now with no gen booklets, usually only a leaflet.
Steam Deals
Cons-
Higher price
It's either worth it or it isn't, it depends on how much I want to play it.
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The cheapest.
I like steam and will get it there if it is the same price, but I am not spending more to use steam.
I like steam and will get it there if it is the same price, but I am not spending more to use steam.
I've always been a manic collector and was staunchly in the camp of collecting the retails versions with discs, manuals etc. After a recent house clearout, I feel vindicated in the switch to mainly going with steam - no clutter of old games that I can't be bothered to dig out anymore!
Also, it's not like you often get loads of nice stuff in retail packaging anymore like maps, booklets, and trinkets. I like the way I can just backup my whole steamapps folder to an external hard-drive. If I have to reinstall windows then all my games are reinstalled pretty quickly
Also, it's not like you often get loads of nice stuff in retail packaging anymore like maps, booklets, and trinkets. I like the way I can just backup my whole steamapps folder to an external hard-drive. If I have to reinstall windows then all my games are reinstalled pretty quickly
I like steam but 49.99€ for a game lololololololololol
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I do get games via nice ocuk british players for 40€ I think that's the most I've paid.
Release day games usually take 10 days to get here in Belgium (but only on release day) non release day games take 3-4 days to arrive.
I think games retailers put my order (international) on 3 or 4th Batch post release since they know they can blame it on international post.
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I do get games via nice ocuk british players for 40€ I think that's the most I've paid.
Release day games usually take 10 days to get here in Belgium (but only on release day) non release day games take 3-4 days to arrive.
I think games retailers put my order (international) on 3 or 4th Batch post release since they know they can blame it on international post.
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i always prefer retail as i like to have something material in my hands which i parted with money for, rather that 1's and 0's. on the odd occasion though i have purchased from steam.
I remember a similar thread a while back
dont you mean like every other blooming week?!
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I used to always buy the physical discs in the stores but a combination of the PC shelves getting smaller and smaller every time i went in and being in the habit of trading games in for new ones, then wishing i still had them a year or two later encouraged me to switch to buying via steam.
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I use whichever's cheaper. Or I wait for Steam sales
This for sure!
Maybe another con is loosing a lot of HDD space and money when sales are on