Best Buy >>> Game Stop. Best game deal this gen by far. Link!!!!!!

Steam > any brick & mortar store

Getting it! NOW.

Steam > any brick & mortar store

88mphSlayer

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Steam > any brick & mortar store

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Steam > any brick & mortar store

Hathesulacon

*shrugs*

i've actually gifted my friends games just because i saved money during discounts on steam, i mean how else would you be able to enjoy an online game with a friend if there was only 1 copy between the two of you?

i mean how else would you be able to enjoy an online game with a friend if there was only 1 copy between the two of you?

88mphSlayer

Split Screen? :D

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Steam > any brick & mortar store

88mphSlayer

*shrugs*

i've actually gifted my friends games just because i saved money during discounts on steam, i mean how else would you be able to enjoy an online game with a friend if there was only 1 copy between the two of you?

Gamestop.com actually has some really nice deals going on right now and had some in the past. I'll give the online portion of the company some credit for making an effort to give us some deals.

What happens if your hard drive gets a virus or something. Oops, games gone? lol

Hathesulacon

It's attached to a persistent account. You can download it again once you have fixed the virus issue.

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[QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]Yeah, let me just walk into steam to get my DISK. So that I can let my friends borrow the game and bring it to their house to let them play it...

Hathesulacon

*shrugs*

i've actually gifted my friends games just because i saved money during discounts on steam, i mean how else would you be able to enjoy an online game with a friend if there was only 1 copy between the two of you?

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Steam > any brick & mortar store

Hathesulacon

[QUOTE="88mphSlayer"]

[QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]Yeah, let me just walk into steam to get my DISK. So that I can let my friends borrow the game and bring it to their house to let them play it...

Hathesulacon

*shrugs*

i've actually gifted my friends games just because i saved money during discounts on steam, i mean how else would you be able to enjoy an online game with a friend if there was only 1 copy between the two of you?

You redownload the game for free because steam will know by your account info that you already purchased the game.

Amazon and Steam > Bestbuy > Gamestop

It feels like a rip-off.Hahadouken

What makes it feel like a rip off?

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Steam > any brick & mortar store

Hathesulacon

Indeed. I will never again give control of my games over to a DRM system. I played 3 games on Steam and it was a disaster.

I want to own and have complete control over the game, not purchase Steam's willingness to allow me to play. Screw Steam and Valve for inventing this DRM system.

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[QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]Yeah, let me just walk into steam to get my DISK. So that I can let my friends borrow the game and bring it to their house to let them play it...

*shrugs*

i've actually gifted my friends games just because i saved money during discounts on steam, i mean how else would you be able to enjoy an online game with a friend if there was only 1 copy between the two of you?

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[QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]Yeah, let me just walk into steam to get my DISK. So that I can let my friends borrow the game and bring it to their house to let them play it...

Hathesulacon

*shrugs*

i've actually gifted my friends games just because i saved money during discounts on steam, i mean how else would you be able to enjoy an online game with a friend if there was only 1 copy between the two of you?

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[QUOTE="88mphSlayer"]

*shrugs*

i've actually gifted my friends games just because i saved money during discounts on steam, i mean how else would you be able to enjoy an online game with a friend if there was only 1 copy between the two of you?

The-Mosher

Yes, you can redownload the game. No, it will not be the game that shipped. They automatically patch the game and don't give you access to the original files. Meaning if a mod comes out that you want to play, but it's only for version 1.1, and the patch is currently 1.4, you can't play it because Steam only gives you 1.4.

I want control over my software, not Gabe Newell telling me which version I can play.

Yes, you can redownload the game. No, it will not be the game that shipped. They automatically patch the game and don't give you access to the original files. Meaning if a mod comes out that you want to play, but it's only for version 1.1, and the patch is currently 1.4, you can't play it because Steam only gives you 1.4.

I want control over my software, not Gabe Newell telling me which version I can play.

KristoffBrujah

There is an option to turn off auto patching.

[QUOTE="Hahadouken"]It feels like a rip-off._Tobli_

What makes it feel like a rip off?

[QUOTE="The-Mosher"][QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]What happens if your hard drive gets a virus or something. Oops, games gone? lol

Yes, you can redownload the game. No, it will not be the game that shipped. They automatically patch the game and don't give you access to the original files. Meaning if a mod comes out that you want to play, but it's only for version 1.1, and the patch is currently 1.4, you can't play it because Steam only gives you 1.4.

I want control over my software, not Gabe Newell telling me which version I can play.

You redownload the game for free because steam will know by your account info that you already purchased the game.

Hakkai007

oops? not even. You can install games on any computer and even play in offline mode. lawlnametaken

It's attached to a persistent account. You can download it again once you have fixed the virus issue.

_Tobli_

:D

also, if you don't feel like redownloading all your games over the internet you can use the backup tool and burn all of your games onto your choice of external media (HDD or dvd's or whatever)

[QUOTE="The-Mosher"][QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]What happens if your hard drive gets a virus or something. Oops, games gone? lol

KristoffBrujah

Yes, you can redownload the game. No, it will not be the game that shipped. They automatically patch the game and don't give you access to the original files. Meaning if a mod comes out that you want to play, but it's only for version 1.1, and the patch is currently 1.4, you can't play it because Steam only gives you 1.4.

I want control over my software, not Gabe Newell telling me which version I can play.

make a backup, that's why it exists

[QUOTE="KristoffBrujah"]Yes, you can redownload the game. No, it will not be the game that shipped. They automatically patch the game and don't give you access to the original files. Meaning if a mod comes out that you want to play, but it's only for version 1.1, and the patch is currently 1.4, you can't play it because Steam only gives you 1.4.

I want control over my software, not Gabe Newell telling me which version I can play.

_Tobli_

There is an option to turn off auto patching.

And if you lose your data, if you don't know about the option and it patches (even when you tell it to stop, it won't), if you bought the game after the next patch is released, then you are screwed with that version forever. You can never again recover the old version.

The only way to keep the old version is to 1) Buy the game before it's patched and 2) Realize that Steam is a DRM and forces you to patch to play the game (so you should turn the option off that you didn't realize was needed or existed.) and 3) Have a perfect computer that never loses data or needs reformating or new operating systems

It's a terrible DRM system.

Steam > any brick & mortar store

88mphSlayer

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[QUOTE="The-Mosher"] This here kids is what happenes when you don't do any research on anything. When you get a new hard drive, all you have to do download and install Steam, log in to your account, and then re-download the games again.88mphSlayer

Yes, you can redownload the game. No, it will not be the game that shipped. They automatically patch the game and don't give you access to the original files. Meaning if a mod comes out that you want to play, but it's only for version 1.1, and the patch is currently 1.4, you can't play it because Steam only gives you 1.4.

I want control over my software, not Gabe Newell telling me which version I can play.

make a backup, that's why it exists

Or buy a disc for the same price and save yourself the trouble. Why backup when I can own my game?

Mass Effect 2 was $29.99 all last week at Hastings Entertainment. Good deals exist everywhere, so why limit yourself?

Steam > any brick & mortar store

88mphSlayer

Best buy is better than Gamestop. Though Target is now my favorite. Here in the states it was the only place around me to get STALKER CoP :P.millerlight89

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]Best buy is better than Gamestop. Though Target is now my favorite. Here in the states it was the only place around me to get STALKER CoP :P.The-Mosher

Actually the price is $10 lower on all the Conviction special editions because of a USB defect.

[QUOTE="The-Mosher"][QUOTE="millerlight89"]Best buy is better than Gamestop. Though Target is now my favorite. Here in the states it was the only place around me to get STALKER CoP :P.millerlight89

I saw a pretty awesome bundle at best buy I think. It was the 360 Elite with 3 games which were...Forza 3, Fable 3 and Halo ODST I think for $300. Thats a pretty damn good deal If I do say so myself.

Fry's Electronics >>>>>>> Best Buy >>>>> Gamestop. 10 dollars off the retail price FTW!

Fry's Electronics Sonicplys

You're coming off as a Best Buy employee TC. :P

Gamestop's 'deals' have always been bad. There's only a few actual deals out of the 100s they advertise. Despite selling video games primarily, major retailers still offer way better deals than them most of the time. They only reason Gamestop makes so much money is because they take advantage of all of the people who don't know any better. There's no reason to trade in a game that you could sell for twice the price on the spot.

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Steam > any brick & mortar store

The-Mosher

I only buy my games online and from bestbuy, Gamestop used prices are horrible

Gamestop has way better deals than Best Buy. Also Ubisoft dropped the price of the Collectors Edition because the USB drives they shipped are faulty.. They did that instead of replacing them. LawlsCouth_

[QUOTE="Couth_"]Gamestop has way better deals than Best Buy. Also Ubisoft dropped the price of the Collectors Edition because the USB drives they shipped are faulty.. They did that instead of replacing them. LawlsRogueShodown

Amazon and Steam > Bestbuy > Gamestop

UnknownSniper65

Gamestop has way better deals than Best Buy. Also Ubisoft dropped the price of the Collectors Edition because the USB drives they shipped are faulty.. They did that instead of replacing them. LawlsCouth_

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Steam > any brick & mortar store

88mphSlayer

*shrugs*

i've actually gifted my friends games just because i saved money during discounts on steam, i mean how else would you be able to enjoy an online game with a friend if there was only 1 copy between the two of you?

uhhh.....split screen?

Steam, why? Lats Christams they had a bundle were for teh price of one game, you got ALL of THQ's games. 23 games in total