Steam Trading

Kosmiche · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:26

Just wondering, will it soon or ever be possible to trade full games you have bought on steam?

Not gifts but games you have bought for yourself.

Is this the next stage in Valves "plans".

My mate thought he could trade his games with me, but the trading system is just for gifts I believe.

Kosmiche · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:27

Crap, move to pc gaming forum please.

TommyV · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:30

Nice, source?

I'd imagine there will be some kind of fee incurred, steam could potentially lose thousands of potential sales introducing such a thing

Kosmiche · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:32

source = imaginary

I have no idea if valve are planning this, just wondering if it might happen.

SuperTronNarwhal · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:32

Hats for games. Uhhh

jamief · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:34

Eames said:
Just wondering, will it soon or ever be possible to trade full games you have bought on steam?

Not gifts but games you have bought for yourself.

Is this the next stage in Valves "plans".

My mate thought he could trade his games with me, but the trading system is just for gifts I believe.

Why would they allow this? The publishers wouldn't allow it, and Valve would lose out on whatever commission they get per sale.

TommyV · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:34

Eames said:
source = imaginary

I have no idea if valve are planning this, just wondering if it might happen.

Sorry, mis-read 'is this' as 'this is'! :eek:

Emphacy · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:36

LOL, then everyone would stop buying games and just share them. It's like buying a DVD and torrenting it, then the company loses out because everyone is sharing the same copy rather than buying it.

Will never happen.

Kosmiche · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:37

In my imagined system, if you traded a game it would be gone from your account so you would have to think hard about it.

Emphacy · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:43

Eames said:
In my imagined system, if you traded a game it would be gone from your account so you would have to think hard about it.

It would make no difference though if you're bored with the game, just trade with someone else later, if you want it back.

Bloomfield · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:51

Eames said:
In my imagined system, if you traded a game it would be gone from your account so you would have to think hard about it.

Well obviously, that's how trading works after all

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