Steam introducing remote downloads. Download stuff remotely for maximum fun-time

This makes the mobile steam App useful :D

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/05/02/steam-introducing-remote-downloads-download-stuff-remotely-for-maximum-fun-time/

Not that useful for me, I don't leave my computer on unless I'm out for 30 mins-1 hour.tagyhag

I leave my computer on all the time.

It's probably horrible for the components and my electric bill, but it's sure convenient in the short term!

I never leave my computer on when I'm away, so I wouldn't use this.

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]Not that useful for me, I don't leave my computer on unless I'm out for 30 mins-1 hour.Cherokee_Jack

I leave my computer on all the time.

It's probably horrible for the components and my electric bill, but it's sure convenient in the short term!

I've actually heard it's better for your components, but your electricity bill would definitely go up :D

I never leave my computer on when I'm away, so I wouldn't use this.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]Not that useful for me, I don't leave my computer on unless I'm out for 30 mins-1 hour.Raymundo_Manuel

I leave my computer on all the time.

It's probably horrible for the components and my electric bill, but it's sure convenient in the short term!

I've actually heard it's better for your components, but your electricity bill would definitely go up :D

[QUOTE="Raymundo_Manuel"]

I never leave my computer on when I'm away, so I wouldn't use this.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

I leave my computer on all the time.

It's probably horrible for the components and my electric bill, but it's sure convenient in the short term!

Cherokee_Jack

I've actually heard it's better for your components, but your electricity bill would definitely go up :D

It has to do with the constant expanding, and contracting from heating up and cooling down.

But in reality it's not that much of a threat really. I've never had hardware in any of my computers fail depsite using them for years and years, and at that point you'll upgrade anyways.

My computer sleeps when I am gone.

I'd use the app to buy stuff if there were more reasonably priced games on Steam. $5 or less and I'll consider a game on there.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"][QUOTE="Raymundo_Manuel"]

I've actually heard it's better for your components, but your electricity bill would definitely go up :D

Raymundo_Manuel

It has to do with the constant expanding, and contracting from heating up and cooling down.

But in reality it's not that much of a threat really. I've never had hardware in any of my computers fail depsite using them for years and years, and at that point you'll upgrade anyways.

It also used to be because harddrive heads would rest on the platters when you turned them off, so they would wear out a lot faster from being turned on and off.

Neither has been an issue for the past decade or so though.

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]Not that useful for me, I don't leave my computer on unless I'm out for 30 mins-1 hour.Cherokee_Jack

I leave my computer on all the time.

It's probably horrible for the components and my electric bill, but it's sure convenient in the short term!

I have no use for this. I just call my wife and tell her to start a purchase/download. If it's something extremely important like a new game launch, I'll be home using a sick day anyway.

Neato idea.

I have no use for this. I just call my wife and tell her to start a purchase/download. If it's something extremely important like a new game launch, I'll be home using a sick day anyway.

rschauby

"Sorry Boss I can't come into for that meeting! I'm shooting aliens and sending cupcakes to Bioware!"

[QUOTE="rschauby"]

I have no use for this. I just call my wife and tell her to start a purchase/download. If it's something extremely important like a new game launch, I'll be home using a sick day anyway.

biggest_loser

"Sorry Boss I can't come into for that meeting! I'm shooting aliens and sending cupcakes to Bioware!"

just don't pause my downloads while i'm in-game, it's all i ask. having to minimize the game and go to the downloads and say "NO STEAM, I DON'T WANT YOU TO STOP" every time is annoying, not to mention sometimes the download page gets broken sometimes when you do that.BrunoBRS

Not that useful for me, I don't leave my computer on unless I'm out for 30 mins-1 hour.tagyhag

I will use this all of the time.

Dunno what people are on about. I will use this heaps

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]

[QUOTE="rschauby"]

I have no use for this. I just call my wife and tell her to start a purchase/download. If it's something extremely important like a new game launch, I'll be home using a sick day anyway.

lowe0

"Sorry Boss I can't come into for that meeting! I'm shooting aliens and sending cupcakes to Bioware!"

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]Not that useful for me, I don't leave my computer on unless I'm out for 30 mins-1 hour.SaltyMeatballs

I leave my computer on all the time.

It's probably horrible for the components and my electric bill, but it's sure convenient in the short term!

... Maybe if this was the dial up age in which downloads could take many hours if not days to get anything downloaded, I may have found this useful.. At the end of the day if its something I preordered, I can preload it the majority of the time before its released.. If not I can spend the hour or so (or less) downloading.. While doing soemthing else.. sSubZerOo

Um even in places like new zealand where we have both data caps and relativly slow speeds this will be a neat feature.

Also it means at work, if I see a game I have been anticipating is ready to download, then I can activate it and come home so I can play it straight away.

Gotta look at it in perspective

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]... Maybe if this was the dial up age in which downloads could take many hours if not days to get anything downloaded, I may have found this useful.. At the end of the day if its something I preordered, I can preload it the majority of the time before its released.. If not I can spend the hour or so (or less) downloading.. While doing soemthing else.. OB-47

Um even in places like new zealand where we have both data caps and relativly slow speeds this will be a neat feature.

Also it means at work, if I see a game I have been anticipating is ready to download, then I can activate it and come home so I can play it straight away.

Gotta look at it in perspective

Hmm, I usually let my PC sleep when I'm out. I wonder if you could remotely wake it up using this, I know right now when I log into steam on my laptop when steam was running on my desktop but its asleep, my desktop starts itself to ask me to re-enter my steam password.

For now I have a better way to go though, I download games onto my laptop while I'm at University since I get like 3.3mb/s download speed there, then back the steam games up on a external hard drive and restore it onto my desktop. I avoid approaching my bandwidth cap using this method, and have games ready to play really quickly after I get home.

Sounds like a Steam-only version of Remote Desktop. Cool, I guess, but I can take full control of my desktop anywhere I can pick up a WIFI signal.

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]... Maybe if this was the dial up age in which downloads could take many hours if not days to get anything downloaded, I may have found this useful.. At the end of the day if its something I preordered, I can preload it the majority of the time before its released.. If not I can spend the hour or so (or less) downloading.. While doing soemthing else.. sSubZerOo

Um even in places like new zealand where we have both data caps and relativly slow speeds this will be a neat feature.

Also it means at work, if I see a game I have been anticipating is ready to download, then I can activate it and come home so I can play it straight away.

Gotta look at it in perspective

I've had a few games preordered where I couldn't preload. Red Orchestra 2 over here wasn't viable for that, and I remember having to come back from school and having to wait ages for it to download and install, meaning I had to play it the next day.

It's not a huge feature in itself, but all these cool little gadgets on the phone are quite handy

My computer sleeps when I am gone.

I'd use the app to buy stuff if there were more reasonably priced games on Steam. $5 or less and I'll consider a game on there.

Pug-Nasty

Wow... you are only interested in games if they are $5?

On point, this is great. I leave my computer on unless I'll be gone for longer than a day.

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]... Maybe if this was the dial up age in which downloads could take many hours if not days to get anything downloaded, I may have found this useful.. At the end of the day if its something I preordered, I can preload it the majority of the time before its released.. If not I can spend the hour or so (or less) downloading.. While doing soemthing else.. OB-47

Um even in places like new zealand where we have both data caps and relativly slow speeds this will be a neat feature.

Also it means at work, if I see a game I have been anticipating is ready to download, then I can activate it and come home so I can play it straight away.

Gotta look at it in perspective

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]... Maybe if this was the dial up age in which downloads could take many hours if not days to get anything downloaded, I may have found this useful.. At the end of the day if its something I preordered, I can preload it the majority of the time before its released.. If not I can spend the hour or so (or less) downloading.. While doing soemthing else.. soulitane

Um even in places like new zealand where we have both data caps and relativly slow speeds this will be a neat feature.

Also it means at work, if I see a game I have been anticipating is ready to download, then I can activate it and come home so I can play it straight away.

Gotta look at it in perspective

Suddenly after the whole SOPA debacle they have exploded the amount of gigs at Telecom. My friend on 30GB got 160.

I'm also keen on when Fibre optic comes here. Though that will be a long time

[QUOTE="soulitane"][QUOTE="OB-47"]

Um even in places like new zealand where we have both data caps and relativly slow speeds this will be a neat feature.

Also it means at work, if I see a game I have been anticipating is ready to download, then I can activate it and come home so I can play it straight away.

Gotta look at it in perspective

OB-47

Suddenly after the whole SOPA debacle they have exploded the amount of gigs at Telecom. My friend on 30GB got 160.

I'm also keen on when Fibre optic comes here. Though that will be a long time

There are home automation systems that would allow you to remotely turn your PC on/off.

Your computer needs to be on for this, right? Way to drain electricity and up your bills.Hexagon_777

but this is useless to me

i have 50 megabit internet

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Your computer needs to be on for this, right? Way to drain electricity and up your bills.JigglyWiggly_

but this is useless to me

i have 50 megabit internet

[QUOTE="Pug-Nasty"]

My computer sleeps when I am gone.

I'd use the app to buy stuff if there were more reasonably priced games on Steam. $5 or less and I'll consider a game on there.

arto1223

Wow... you are only interested in games if they are $5?

On point, this is great. I leave my computer on unless I'll be gone for longer than a day.

My interest in games is not tied to price, just my willingness to buy them.

But I'm just talking about PC games here, since this is about Steam. I'm willing to pay more for a ps3 game, since I tend to enjoy them a lot more.