Dead Space 2 who's buying?

Midlife Crisis · 21 Jan 2011 at 19:13

Dead Space 2 is up on Steam now with a special offer on dead Space 1 as well. DVD retail is a tenner cheaper if you google it, I personally will probably go with Steam because it saves so much ****** about.
SO WHO IS BUYING?
£19.99 retail by the way

zAndy1 · 21 Jan 2011 at 19:14

From Steam? No bloody chance, shouldn't digital media be cheaper (less manufacturing costs, no profit for the retailer to be taken off etc)? Taking the mick to be honest charging £30 for it on Steam

AceTK · 21 Jan 2011 at 19:16

Well.....

Yes I will buy but not sure if im happy to get it at full price. I may just give it a month or two till steam get their spring sale going. Atm prices are high coz steam already had a sale over xmas.

Did really enjoy the first game tho, esp the dismembering hehe

Crixus00 · 21 Jan 2011 at 19:20

Me! Ordered the physical CD off the net as it was cheaper. To expensive on EA/ Steam atm.

Midlife Crisis · 21 Jan 2011 at 19:23

Reviews for the consoles are looking very promising lets hope they converted it over ok

Retromatic · 21 Jan 2011 at 19:26

Probablly, although I'll just buy on Steam - prefer keeping all my games on Steam now.

Midlife Crisis · 21 Jan 2011 at 19:33

It is a shame STEAM don't do better discounts for peeps who pre order I am sure they would sell shed loads more

AceTK · 21 Jan 2011 at 19:38

Midlife Crisis said:
It is a shame STEAM don't do better discounts for peeps who pre order I am sure they would sell shed loads more

Agreed, the high prices upset me when i see discounts for hard copy pre-orders. Not having an optical drive and generally preferring steam anyhoo since I have tons of stuff on it already stops me from buying.

buchtis · 21 Jan 2011 at 19:43

Note that Steam (Valve) don't set the prices, the publishers do. If you have beef with it being too expensive, talk to EA. Not getting it as i've not played the 1st one yet lol.

AceTK · 21 Jan 2011 at 19:47

buchtis said:
Note that Steam (Valve) don't set the prices, the publishers do. If you have beef with it being too expensive, talk to EA. Not getting it as i've not played the 1st one yet lol.

Yeah i'd defo play the first one first I really enjoyed it. I think the second one is on one of saturns moons and the first one is on a spaceship the ISS ItchyMutha or whatever it was lol.

Kosmiche · 21 Jan 2011 at 20:43

Me, but should I play the first game before I start?

AWPC · 21 Jan 2011 at 20:48

Retail version as its much cheaper & no dvd check either after the initial activation.

ace-rimmer · 21 Jan 2011 at 21:10

mite to be able to register the cd key with steam?

angela · 21 Jan 2011 at 21:24

Eames said:
Me, but should I play the first game before I start?

I would, first parts was great, I am re-playing it now before I play DS2.

atpbx · 21 Jan 2011 at 21:38

Dead Space is one of the best games of the past 5 years.

If this one is better, it will be the awsomeness.

Ravenger · 21 Jan 2011 at 21:41

Limited activations means no sale for me until they're patched out unfortunately.

I'm hoping the Steam version's DRM will be patched out a couple of weeks after launch like Bad Company 2's was, but I'm not banking on it.

titaniumx3 · 21 Jan 2011 at 21:51

You have a limited number of simultaneous installs. If you uninstall, you reclaim that install.

Where's the problem with that?

KIA · 21 Jan 2011 at 21:53

titaniumx3 said:
You have a limited number of simultaneous installs. If you uninstall, you reclaim that install.

Where's the problem with that?

Having to worry about uninstalling games before formatting is lame.

Ravenger · 21 Jan 2011 at 21:55

titaniumx3 said:
You have a limited number of simultaneous installs. If you uninstall, you reclaim that install.

Where's the problem with that?

I've seen the problems people have had with this DRM system before. Riddick on Steam refused to activate for quite a few people, and they were given the runaround between Steam, Tages and Atari, with all three denying responsibility.

Besides, managing one games' activations is ok, managing lots of them? A pain in the neck, so I avoid all games with limited activations.

Tefal · 21 Jan 2011 at 21:57

zAndy1 said:
From Steam? No bloody chance, shouldn't digital media be cheaper (less manufacturing costs, no profit for the retailer to be taken off etc)? Taking the mick to be honest charging £30 for it on Steam

Retailers like to sell competitively publishers like to try and charge extortionate amounts.

Guess who sets the steam prices.