Direct2Drive vs Steam

davewhite04 · 23 Feb 2011 at 07:11

Just wondering how popular these compare to one another.

Just downloading my first Direct2Download game and I like the game manager and the fact it's tied in with Fileplanet, so you can automatically download mods if you want etc.

It seems to have all the options of Steam but has little improvements like telling you how long you have to wait for a game to download(roughly, but pretty accurate).

If you've tried both, why do you use one over the other or do you use both?

btw there's 20% off everything at Direct2Drive atm.

PapaLazaru · 23 Feb 2011 at 07:52

No comparison.

Steam is much more than somewhere to download games from.

PhillyDee · 23 Feb 2011 at 07:54

PapaLazaru said:
No comparison.

Steam is much more than somewhere to download games from.

This really.

All other online delivery systems are, at best, a very poor imitation.

davewhite04 · 23 Feb 2011 at 08:05

hmmm how is Steam so much better?

Metalface Mark · 23 Feb 2011 at 08:12

davewhite04 said:
hmmm how is Steam so much better?

All your games are in one place, its a social hub etc.

davewhite04 · 23 Feb 2011 at 08:13

Metalface Mark said:
All your games are in one place, its a social hub etc.

It's the same with Direct2Drive too :confused:

Azza · 23 Feb 2011 at 08:15

Steam Community

/thread

davewhite04 · 23 Feb 2011 at 08:19

Azza said:
Steam Community

/thread

I don't get involved in the steam community.

PapaLazaru · 23 Feb 2011 at 08:45

davewhite04 said:
I don't get involved in the steam community.

You don't play any mulitplayer games? It is a great social hub for gamers and I use it to keep in touch with loads of gamer mates. You can see who is playing what game and for some games, it is just one click to join them on whatever server they are playing on.

davewhite04 · 23 Feb 2011 at 09:22

Most of my games are single player games, in fact I can't think of a PC game I play online

The online games I play tend to be sports games like Pro Evolution Soccer, Boxing, Golf etc. and I find the Xbox live setup better for those games.

I am installing Test Drive 2 at the moment though, so maybe it might of been wise to buy that of Steam, if it would be advantageous some how.

£10 cheaper on D2D though, that's what got me looking into it actually.

I haven't delved into the D2D community but it is linked to fileplanet and gamespy which have been going for eons so it might be decent.

I like D2D server find, as if there's one game I might try online it's Battlefield 2, and it has a great matching utility.

After using the D2D download manager, I must say Steams is a million times more refined, but D2D is a good service and alternative as it has things that steam has not got.

Overall I think Steam is better, by quite a bit. But I will also be using D2D.

BombayMix · 23 Feb 2011 at 09:38

I've no problem using D2D but would rather buying off Steam.

Shadez · 23 Feb 2011 at 09:55

davewhite04 said:
It seems to have all the options of Steam but has little improvements like telling you how long you have to wait for a game to download(roughly, but pretty accurate).

Steam has a time remaining as well, just go to the downloads page.