[QUOTE="USBxDVD"] I didnt make clear examples because Im expecting people to know them based on common sense.
1.Im saying why would you pay for a digital copy on Steam, when you can find a cheaper physical copy for much cheaper.
2.It can be shipped to your doorstep for just .99c from Amazon before people who purchased off Steam even finish downloading their digital copy.
3.If you do a Google search on the front page Steam games, youll find that all of them can be found for much lower prices elsewhere.
4.With a physical copy, you have the benefit being able to install instantly, no need to redownload in the event that your game gets deleted or if you need to reformat your computer.
5.With a Steam copy, your game is locked to your Steam account. You must have Steam running to access the game. And you must be logged in to that Steam account
6.Other disadvantages of owning a Steam copy is you cant have other Steam games running. You cant let your brother or friend borrow a Steam game while youre playing.
7. If youre worried about losing your CD keys, write them down on in a notebook. Email yourself a copy of the CD key.Its smarter to rely on yourself to make sure your game is there when you need it than to rely on Steams servers being there.
heretrix
You didn't make a clear example because you don't have one. You are still just basically stating your preference as your examples are pretty minor in value. It doesn't prove superiority at all, it just minor differences that you are trying to blow up as a superior choice.
1. You can't ALWAYS find it cheaper on Amazon, especially much cheaper. But I will agree that Amazon is cool.
2.I guarantee that if I start a download on Steam I will have my game installed and be happily playing it before it arrives on your doorstep.
3. If you do a google search on anything it can be found cheaper elsewhere.I like the Steam environment and I have no problem waiting for a sale. I don't need to play every game day one.
4.That's what the game backup is for.That's pretty much the purpose, you don't have to redownload it if you've burned it to a disk.:|
I don't have a problem with needing Steam to run my game. I haven't run into a problem and If I'm offline for some reason I can still play my game.
5.I play a lot of games, probably more than you and sometimes waiting a few months for a game isn't a problem and getting for 80 percent off is awesome.
6. I find it interesting that you list as a positive lending a game to someone yet discount the benefit of replacing a lost or damaged disk.
7. Or I could backup my CD keys on a notepad doc and save them, Kind of what I've been doing for years. And I'm really not worried about Valve packing up and leaving with all my games. I think they will be around for awhile. If the service goes down like PSN, I just do what I did when PSN went down, I'll play something else until it's fixed. I will give you this point though because I'm a gent.
They both have their ups and downs, it really comes down to preference as to which is better, and for me it really depends on how much effort is being put into the hardcopy. I'll never buy a hardcopy of an ea game again (nor pay full price) because they don't even include manuals anymore.
On the other hand the witcher 2 comes with coins, envelopes with propaganda pamplets in them, papercraft stuff, glossy players guides and maps, special features dvds, soundtrack cds, nice cases and boxes, etc.
Also, it took me 4 days to download napoleon total war (something like 25 gigs).
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