Would you like all your games on Steam?

impulse is a good one too, doesn't require you to run it to play games unlike steam.


but yeah i love em both, impulse is good but not greatly polish (i always add the games from impulse to steam, so steam runs them/provides the overlay and impulse auto updates them :p
 
I only have two games which are not on Steam. Crysis, because I got it new on disc for a fiver, and Machinarium.

I have all my games on Steam and I have also re-purchased Battlefield 2 and Far Cry on Steam as my retail discs had both scratched.

I also have MOH and Worms Realoaded waiting to be downloaded.
 
madindehead said:
You did know why! You said you KNEW that the publishers set the prices on Steam. Really mate, you are totally starting to contradict yourself, and you need to stop.
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Nope, I knew that after it was explained. Prior to that I never placed the blame for the prices on Steam. Someone even said 'Steam charges more because digital downloads are more expensive', that would naturally lead someone to believe that Steam are responsible.

I never claimed to know everything, no one does, and everyone makes mistakes.

There is no contradiction, just you making your own assumptions based on someone elses opinions..
 
bhavv said:
Someone even said 'Steam charges more because digital downloads are more expensive', that would naturally lead someone to believe that Steam are responsible.
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No... You read between the lines.

Nobody said. "Digital downloads are more expensive". What was said, is that Digital distribution is not a cost free delivery method.
 
After many years of thinking I'd love the copy in my hands, I'm thinking more the latter now as I really hate finding updates and installing them, I'd just rather let steam do all the work for me.

trying to update the witcher from my original copy is a pain in the backside.
 
Sinny said:
After many years of thinking I'd love the copy in my hands, I'm thinking more the latter now as I really hate finding updates and installing them, I'd just rather let steam do all the work for me.

trying to update the witcher from my original copy is a pain in the backside.
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Indeed i remember that... my brother bought the original Witcher and barely played it, then a long time later i picked it up and had to install the Enhanced Edition myself, a serious pain in the ass. And its by far from the only game that requires you to install patches 1 at a time because they didn't make a single 'vanilla to current' patch that would make things easier.
 
bhavv obviously has some massive hate for Steam for whatever reason, some people just don't like change so leave him to it.

TBH I'd rather pay a couple more quid for some games and get a stellar, easy to use, practical all around service from steam than buying a bog standard disc, I'd probably get back the extra money I paid from the sales anyway.

If anything steam is helping to push forward PC, I really wish more devs/pub would intergrate their games with Steamworks, then it would be a case of logging into steam and voila access to stats, MP and connecting with friends. Rather than all this crap from EA like needing to login for Battlefield only to have it crash then you need to login for the new need for speed, then there's login for ME2, crysis wars blah blah blah, it's annoying and makes PC gaming more complex than it needs to be hence why some people find it a turn off and why services like XBL have been such a success even thought you have to pay £40 a year.

And now Microsoft are trying to push people for GFWL because their 'trying to help', nice one your making it complicated for people which is a turn off if they really cared they'd shut down GFWL and help Valve, prats.
 
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If all was priced competitively then yes, of course. Steam is really handy for me, I like the centralised interface, friends system and patching. Some times the thought of installing my favourite game (BF2) puts me off playing after a reformat, have to mess around with different discs, CD keys and then finding patches with decent mirrors. Steam allows me to click "Install" and have it ready a few hours later.
 
madindehead said:
Also, the developers can make more money per game via Steam as they have zero manufacturing cost for it, and they don't have to sell it at a wholesale price to anyone. Steam I would imagine takes a percentage cut per game or whatever, and the publisher gets more return. For a £30 on Steam, the developers probably get £27 for it, compared to the £12 or so they probably get via a normal retailer. It's a simple way for them to make more profit. it's called economics if you didn't know.
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thats not enteirly true thou, developers dont usually have any manufacturing price.

its the publishers that pay for that. The devlopers usually get paid by the publishers for the creation of the game, with additional royalties per sale (althou not always)

in most cases, the profit from the game goes to the publishers. But its the profit margins that can determine how much money the devlopers can get for thier next title.

obviously not all developers work in the same way, and some of them are thier own publishers as well
 
All my games ARE on steam...

It's convenient, easier to manage, it's easy to back up my entire collection and most importantly gives me more shelf real estate for books!

I hate having games in boxes, I mean these days due to DRM it's not like a DVD, you can't take it round your mates house, you don't even need the disc, it's just a lingering reminder that you have too much bloody stuff, when I update my PC or simply upgrade my storage, it is infinitely faster to copy my steam directory onto my external HD and then copy it back over than reinstall the 50 or so games I currently have installed.

Steam has never caused me any bother, it's always up to date and keeps everything very neat and tidy, what's not to like? Yes the prices tend to be a bit OTT some times but you know what? I am more than willing to pay a premium for the benefits it gives.
 
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Its very convenient to have all the games in steam and a majority of the games I play are on it. However the problem which may arise is that whenever the internet connection takes a fit, then some of the games are not playable which is a little annoying.
 
I used to buy all my games on physical media, and only ever had steam for HL2, CS:S etc. But lately(past year or so) I've pretty much bought all my games on steam, once they're on some sort of deal.
I'm no longer bothered about getting the latest new releases, but I like getting good deals. I've just got the STALKER two pack with SOC and COP, 2 awesome games for £6, even though I have SOC on disk, I just find having the steam install much more convenient
 
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