Steam games an buying games you already have

Do you guys buy games you already own..Just so you dont have to use the cd..Im thinking of doing this for simcity 4..

I'm guilty. Last one was Oblivion but that had all expansions which I didn't have. I like Steam.

Wow, I didn't even realize that SC4 had been released on Steam. That's news to me.

But I wouldn't buy the game again just for that. I don't see the trouble in swapping out game discs.

If it's dirt cheap, I'll buy it on steam even if I already have the boxed copy. Just because it's more convenient.

Deus Ex was one example I can think of.

Yes, 102 duplicates.

If the price is right. What I've been trying to do is sell the cd versions of my games for the cost of the game on steam :D

Only Deus Ex, and only because it was worth the money not to have to figure out how to get it to run properly on Win7 64.

I've done this with most of my games because its easier to access my games and it saves on space.

Only one ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead, I ordered it from the UK but it was taking way longer than usual so I bought it off Steam. I'll probably end up selling the physical copy though.

I also own a couple of games on Steam that I already had on 360. Borderlands because it came out a week earlier on 360 :P, GTA:IV because it was $7.50 during the sale and I wanted all those cool mods, also Mass Effect 1 ($5 on sale) and Oblivion because it runs like 10 times better on PC plus wanted the expansions.

I have bought several games again (for the 2nd time) on Steam, but I do it only in a good promo -- otherwise no way.

I like Steam very much, think it's the best gaming system ever, and I'm trying to focus my collection there.

For instance, In this last summer sale I bought about 6 or 7 repeated titles...

uhmm..no..its impractical.ghegpatatas

I'm guilty. Last one was Oblivion but that had all expansions which I didn't have. I like Steam.

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I did the same thing. I already had the pc version and the ps3 version. I gave both of those to my friend and now i only have the steam version.