STEAM vs DIRECT2DRIVE

D2D isn't very good. However they do have lots of games so if can't find a game your looking for then they might have it.JangoWuzHere

Steam for me.

Steam is so bloody intrusive and recently it's getting even worse - more and more games are forcing you to run steam in the background and have all the steam popups making their way up your ass. I hate it with a passion.F1_2004

I've used both. D2D has given me some problems. Example: My CD Key for Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory ran out of activations. They reply and state that the game doesn't require a CD key anymore - but that's certainly not the case. Instead of getting the game to work, they give me $10.GodLovesDead

Wierd, i had the same situation one time, but they gave me a new activation key and said if it happens again to email them again. It wasnt for Splinter Cell though.

I've used both. D2D has given me some problems. Example: My CD Key for Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory ran out of activations. They reply and state that the game doesn't require a CD key anymore - but that's certainly not the case. Instead of getting the game to work, they give me $10.GodLovesDead

might be possible that latest patch removed cd-key check. did you try to install latest patch?

D2D is crap the cost is overpriced steam is much better Beaglesniffer

Err no? Have you even ever used D2D? They have very similar prices, Dawn of war 2 is 49,99 on steam and 49,95 on D2D... Same can be said about 80% of the stuff on both sites, the only time Steam is cheaper is when a product is on a special sale.

On an idealist standpoint I'd prefer D2D - no DRM, no online activations, just gives you a full working downloadable version of the game that patches normally. In practice I never use it and buy everything on Steam, though. :PMakari

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Steam hands down. I've purchased games with both and have never had problems with installing and playing Steam games but I've had constant problems with D2D games.thanatose

[QUOTE="GodLovesDead"]I've used both. D2D has given me some problems. Example: My CD Key for Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory ran out of activations. They reply and state that the game doesn't require a CD key anymore - but that's certainly not the case. Instead of getting the game to work, they give me $10.arijit_2404

might be possible that latest patch removed cd-key check. did you try to install latest patch?

STEAM all the way. And if you're looking for old games check out gog.com .

STEAM

Like comparing a sweet shop to a mall.

Steam all the way.

I personally love Steam as a solid platform for all of my games. Infact even if I don't download my game through steam, I have a shortcut in steam. It's really nice.

However I do like how D2D actually gives you just the game that you can install, doesn't load the files indvidually. Makes backing up your games on an external harddrive so much easier.

Personally I prefer STEAM, my reasonings are, STEAM works pretty much all over the world (atleast the places I have been), D2D does not yet.

Steam autopatches your games, and it is really easy to scan your games through for errors, or defrag them withsteam.

I really hope to see D2D lift off internationally, they do give a really nice package when There are games I can acturally buy from there.

But as it is now, STEAM in a combo with GoG. (and the fact thatgames bought through steam is usually about 20 bucks cheaper then when I go out to buy them in stores :s