How do you know if your PC game needs an update.

i know ps3, xbox 360, and steam automatically update your games (if connected to the interent). however, if you buy a PC game in the store (a hard copy) how do you know if or when the game needs an update? i know you can go to the games website and download updates and patches, is that the only way? or can pc games automatically download updates or does it depend on the game.

obviously you've never played a pc game

usually you need an update if you cant connect to multiplayer

btw by your games on steam they autoupdate

Personally all of my games have updated themselves. Most recently Bad Company 2, I do not have the Steam version and it informs me when an update is required and installs it before letting me play just like ps3 and Xbox.

obviously you've never played a pc game

usually you need an update if you cant connect to multiplayer

btw by your games on steam they autoupdate

davidkamayor

obviously you are wrong i have played many pc games mostly through steam

i do not like multiplayer and hardly ever play the multiplyer portion of a game (except for borderlands)

btw the first thing i said is that i know steam games autoupdate, the only reason i want to buy actual hard copies of games is that it gives you the choice to resell them later on, in steam you can not sell your game used.

thank you for not answering anything.

It depends on the game, If the game is on GFWL (Games for Windows Live) or Steam then it should auto update, otherwise the only way to tell if an update is available is by google or trying to join an internet game and and getting told you have an incorrect client version. I heard XFIRE auto updates your games and you can use any game on it. Iv never really bothered with XFire though.