the only problem i have is the whole 2nd hand market dissapears - which is probably exactly why all PC gaming will move to steam and it's ilk.
still going to suck if we can't give our games to others though
There's hardly any recent pc games that you can sell any more. I've come to accept that.
Good. This is awesome, and I hope what they say is true; it would definitely mean better distributed, better priced video games.
Maybe for you. I'm not so certain that I can.Utter utter bullshit.
Every game on Steam, except for when they have a sale, I can get cheaper elsewhere. And sometimes even when they DO have a sale.
And not every game goes on sale.
the only problem i have is the whole 2nd hand market dissapears - which is probably exactly why all PC gaming will move to steam and it's ilk.
still going to suck if we can't give our games to others though
Good. This is awesome, and I hope what they say is true; it would definitely mean better distributed, better priced video games.
and the inability to resell means i can't justify the price the games cost - whether valve set the prices or not. e.g crysis. i've been looking for both games on steam for ages and the best price i've seen is the pack for £29.99. without being able to resell should i feel the need, the games would have to be half that price for me to buy,
then you have games like COD. a campaign, but also an online mode? i can't be bothered playing online anymore due to shenanigans but why would i pay full price for MW2 when i only want the campaign. on the same note, what about people that bought MW and MW2 but never played the single player? they should be able to buy just the online part of the game.
and the inability to resell means i can't justify the price the games cost - whether valve set the prices or not. e.g crysis. i've been looking for both games on steam for ages and the best price i've seen is the pack for £29.99. without being able to resell should i feel the need, the games would have to be half that price for me to buy,
then you have games like COD. a campaign, but also an online mode? i can't be bothered playing online anymore due to shenanigans but why would i pay full price for MW2 when i only want the campaign. on the same note, what about people that bought MW and MW2 but never played the single player? they should be able to buy just the online part of the game.
Direct2drive still seems to be a viable competitor to steam, so hopefully they'll both grow and compete on price.
the only problem i have is the whole 2nd hand market dissapears - which is probably exactly why all PC gaming will move to steam and it's ilk.
still going to suck if we can't give our games to others though
It's a give and take, and I would give that away in return to be able to install any game in my library at will without any media or hassle.
Now they just need to get rid of the 3rd party DRM crap, they don't need it.
That's a good idea. Look at how online sales have changed music distribution. It used to be all CDs. You had to pay $10 or $20 for the CD you wanted even if you only liked one or two songs from it. Online music sales let you buy just the songs you like and skip all the filler. I'd like to see the same thing from games, with an incentive to buy the whole thing. Of course it'll never happen.
Oh well, at least Steam lets you hold onto your games forever and re-download them whenever you want. I remember hearing that EA's online game store charges you extra to re-download your games for just a two-year period and they also have no way of backing up your games. So basically if you have to reinstall your OS you have to pay them extra. No thanks.