Why Do People Still Buy Games From STEAM??
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Thanks for that ive credited your trust for the help
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I brought bioshock (have it on 360 but lost it) on steam today. Cost, What? £3 extra id happily pay that if that means I dont have to go for a drive to the shop just to pick up a game and save £3
Slightly annoying thing about Steam is that they dont tell you what will be on offer at the weekend. Bioshock went for £3.49 a couple of months ago it's now £13.99 so I can't see how anyone could justify buying it now.
I'd rather have the box, instructions, etc. and pay less than have it on Steam - what I have on Steam is the stuff I could get dirt cheap or for no cost.
M.
I understand the sentiment - you'd rather pay less if you could - but I purchased Bioshock for ~£33 when it first came onto Steam, and I still don't regret it. When compared to the value of a 2 hour film, it was well worth it imo
Each to their own... without meaning to state the obvious, some prefer boxed copies, whilst others would rather have a downloadable version. Personally I use Steam because I can access all my games easily, they're automatically kept up-to-date, it can quite often be quicker than buying a retail copy, and I have no desire for loads of physical media taking up space.
I will point out one advantage Steam has though, that being DRM and installation compatibility. Take for example Dreamfall: The Longest Journey - retail copy uses Starforce and requires you to go download a compatible Vista security driver from their website before you can even launch it. No such issue with Steam. There are also some cases (Doom 3, Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit) where the retail installer is hard-coded to only support certain versions of Windows... so although the game itself would work fine under Vista, you can't install it due to the installer not recognising your O/S. Again, no problem using Steam.
Just my thoughts.
I will point out one advantage Steam has though, that being DRM and installation compatibility. Take for example Dreamfall: The Longest Journey - retail copy uses Starforce and requires you to go download a compatible Vista security driver from their website before you can even launch it. No such issue with Steam. There are also some cases (Doom 3, Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit) where the retail installer is hard-coded to only support certain versions of Windows... so although the game itself would work fine under Vista, you can't install it due to the installer not recognising your O/S. Again, no problem using Steam.
Just my thoughts.
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Yeah that is annoying but I couldnt do anything about it (i only paid £3 extra than I would from another store). Im not a big fan of having the boxes and instructions I never read them and the boxes just either get broke/lost or collect dust on my shelf. Also if I need to see game controls or something ill just look in the game options.
one thing i wish steam could do..
set a download speed limit, and the ability to force it to download even when you're gaming.
ie, if you're on a decent connection, you can easily get away with 100kb/s + download rate without affecting your ping
set a download speed limit, and the ability to force it to download even when you're gaming.
ie, if you're on a decent connection, you can easily get away with 100kb/s + download rate without affecting your ping
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Yeah that would be a nice addition to have.
for those of you with steam forum accounts..
back me up on that idea
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=821209
back me up on that idea
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=821209
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We frequently visit the in-laws in France and it's brill that I can download copies of games I've bought back home when I'm out there.
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I buy from steam, but only when it is cheaper than elsewhere. I class it as a regular shop really.
You can get around older programs/installers not working in Vista and Windows 7 by right clicking the executable or MSI and selecting Properties and the Compatibility tab. Then check the Run this program in compatibility mode for checkbox and select the supported OS version in the drop down list.
WhiteKnight
Jimmy Bob will rob your granny for the £40 without even thinking twice about it. Jimmy Bob also gets state benefits and paid housing, he doesn't work and therefore he has all day to sit and play Empire Total War or any other game and he is probably l33t at it.True, but Jimmy Bob from the estate, who dropped out of primary school
a) isn't going to be able to afford £40 for E:TW
b) won't be able to play E:TW without losing every time
I dare say I'm not thick, and I struggle with games like Total War
Having an education is nothing to do with being able to play a computer game.
I guess you didn't read the bottom of my post, which states that my comment was tongue-in-cheek, and that I myself am a uni dropout.
Apart from that, your post was both awesome and relevant!
Works with some games, but not all. Fahrenheit doesn't for example, with the retail copy you have to download a binary editor and modify the setup executable itself. Pretty sure the same applies to Doom 3.