Retail boxed Deus Ex needs steam?

IvanDobskey · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:34

Ok, I got my copy of Deus Ex delivered today, but steam will not let me install as the games official release date isn't until friday! Surely as I bought the boxed retail version I should be able to install and play now??

orderoftheflame · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:36

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18310470&highlight=deus

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18124268&highlight=deus

I don't know how people manage to breath sometimes.

IvanDobskey · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:39

I'm fully aware of the other threads thanks

I was asuming all this talk of steam activation was the steam version? Silly me eh

WILD9 · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:39

Effectively you shouldn't have the game at all yet, I agree it was fun in the old days where a disk on the door matt 2 days early cause for excitement but it was never going to stay like that forever in a connected society. The platform they chose (steam thankfully) unlocks games on release date, they aren't going to take special measures to allow people to break that just because shops send the disks early.

edit: Look at the plus side, hopefully with on-line activation they will stop sending the disks out at the last minute and potentially missing the release date.

IvanDobskey · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:42

I'm not sure why you say 'thankfully'! Had nothing but trouble getting steam to create an account and connect! No chance it would let me into my old account from HL2 days.

orderoftheflame · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:42

IvanDobskey said:
I'm fully aware of the other threads thanks

So why the need for the sixth (seventh?) new Deus Ex thread within a week? :confused:

IvanDobskey said:
I was asuming all this talk of steam activation was the steam version? Silly me eh

You can't play the game because it's not released yet. It's not exactly rocket science.

IvanDobskey · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:45

I posted as I thought someone might be kind enough to help me out? Without being unpleasant? Nevermind, thanks anyway.

WILD9 · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:46

IvanDobskey said:
I'm not sure why you say 'thankfully'! Had nothing but trouble getting steam to create an account and connect! No chance it would let me into my old account from HL2 days.

I say thankfully because steam is a brilliant platform. If you had a steam account from HL2 days then presumably the only thing stopping you from accessing it is that you have forgotten your login details which is hardly the fault of Steam.

IvanDobskey · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:48

It wasn't just getting into my old account though. Had problems with it just locking up during my attempts to create a new account. And it would not let me pick my own account name, had to pick one of the suggested ones in the end. Sorted now anyway

Looks like I will just have to wait until Friday to play though

davedudes · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:49

I'm getting mine to tomorrow 25th so I'm just going to read the manual etc, ready for the 26th. :cool:

IvanDobskey · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:52

Was just a little disappointed as I was all hyped to play it after seeing it had come early. Silly eh.

orderoftheflame · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:53

IvanDobskey said:
Was just a little disappointed as I was all hyped to play it after seeing it had come early. Silly eh.

If you took a few minutes to read the other threads you'd be playing in a few minutes...

IvanDobskey · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:55

I have indeed read them. Only made this post as I thought the steam and boxed versions were separate. I'd have just bought the steam version had I realised they were one and the same thing.
Not sure I want to mess around with VPN's.

orderoftheflame · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:57

IvanDobskey said:
I have indeed read them. Only made this post as I thought the steam and boxed versions were separate. I'd have just bought the steam version had I realised they were one and the same thing.
Not sure I want to mess around with VPN's.

They are the same thing... :confused:

The only difference is you get a fancy box and disk with the retail version.

Once you activate it, they're the exact same product. But the games been marked as Steamworks for ages.

IvanDobskey · 24 Aug 2011 at 20:59

Well I am aware of that now! Unfortunately I wasn't when I posted this thread

Broken Hope · 24 Aug 2011 at 21:13

If you use the activation code you got with the retail version with Steam it will at least let you install the game ready for Friday.

arknor · 24 Aug 2011 at 21:21

are the uk retail versions coming with the free onlive serial included?

Broken Hope · 24 Aug 2011 at 21:30

arknor said:
are the uk retail versions coming with the free onlive serial included?

Mine didn't, just the activation code, code for the explosive mission pack and a code you register on the Square-Enix website.

IvanDobskey · 24 Aug 2011 at 21:48

So is there any risk using a VPN to activate it early?