EA Trying to buy Valve it would seem

[chaparral]

TThat also happens to sell games cheaper than anywhere else a few times a year..

LOL

It More like a few times a year steam will knock the prices of there games down to match the price of other places normal selling price

 

[Martini1991]

It More like a few times a year steam will knock the prices of there games down to match the price of other places normal selling price

No it's not. Plenty of drops at 75% are far below general sale price.
On some of the lesser price drops (Why would that buy them anyway at 30% off etc when you can wait for the general 50-70 off) then you'd have a point. Some of Steams prices are a little high, but like PC hardware, you'd be foolish to buy from one place.

 

[mmj_uk]

EA attempting to buy up the competition, why does that not surprise me?

 

[Omaeka]

Can't beat em, join em.

EA's case; can't beat em, buy em.

 

[ThomasTheTankEngine]

I fail to see the negatives.
Means every purchase of a PC game is money going into the publisher/developer/valve.

Seems a win/win situation for gamers and developers.

Steam killed the second hand market, but at the same time allowed developers to sell us the same games for less than we used to pay for second-hand.

 

[Taziir]

Can't beat em, join em.

EA's case; can't beat em, buy em.

I think the conversation with Valve would have gone along these lines:

EA: YO Valve, yo' so cool, da kidz loves ya 'an all.
Valve: WTF.
EA: So we're gonna buy you now, give you $$$. Look at the money dudes.
Valve: Hell no.
EA: C'mon guys, that's a lot of money, right there. We buy you now kthx.
Vavle: GTFO before we call the police.

 

[Jono8]

LOL

It More like a few times a year steam will knock the prices of there games down to match the price of other places normal selling price

haha, this x 1000

Steam prices are hilarious for 99% of the year.

 

[Noel Gallagher]

Yes, and it would be aweful, and unfinished, you don't get to play the ending unless you stump up £40 for the HL3 premium edition on top of what it already cost

you forgot about the added awful mutliplayer, that requires an online pass.

 

[Omaeka]

I think the conversation with Valve would have gone along these lines:

EA: YO Valve, yo' so cool, da kidz loves ya 'an all.
Valve: WTF.
EA: So we're gonna buy you now, give you $$$. Look at the money dudes.
Valve: Hell no.
EA: C'mon guys, that's a lot of money, right there. We buy you now kthx.
Vavle: GTFO before we call the police.

Haha!

EA: hellu verlv, we am see dat yur kermpernay is much poperlar! we am gives yew merch of da spendy paperz fer it, yew kan bay many berg merks wiv it gerb nerell!

Valve:

EA: Waaaaa... Dis nevar appernd befur...

 

[Dickyb0b]

what is going on with gabe newell lately, he looks old and frail and dosent want to seem to shave?

evidence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIx0ve7WMT8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zNFcXGnXhU

 

[madtoady]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zNFcXGnXhU

HAHAHA at the top comment:

"He's not shaving so he can dress as Santa and announce HL3 for christmas...2017"

 

[spoffle]

what is going on with gabe newell lately, he looks old and frail and dosent want to seem to shave?

evidence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIx0ve7WMT8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zNFcXGnXhU

Well, you know, if he wanted to shave he wouldn't have a beard, that's how the whole "beard thing" works...

Oh and, how the hell do you get "old and frail" from a beard?

 

[Omaeka]

Well, you know, if he wanted to shave he wouldn't have a beard, that's how the whole "beard thing" works...

Oh and, how the hell do you get "old and frail" from a beard?

I think it's because hes gone from a kinda youngish looking dude to some Vietnam war vet lookin' mother****er.

 

[SubFocus]

at end of day money talks !

as for hl3 who actually cares about this now ?

Hahahahah you serious ? Only the entire PC gaming community. Except you it seems.