Kotaku
Seems something similar to the XBone feature might be coming to Steam. Will be good for families with multiple computers and gamers.
Sounds interesting, but I wonder if there will be a cost for someone to actually do that with a game.
Oh and you can buy two copies of the same game on one steam account?
You can, at least if you buy a pack. But the second one just becomes a gift you can send out.
This was probably the #1 best feature that would have been enabled by the Xbox One, had MS not backpedaled. With no need to swap discs a little ways behind it.
I understand why some consider it hypocritical to support Steam but dislike the now-dead Xbox One DRM system. They're pretty similar. The main difference, I think, is that console gamers haven't had time to get used to that kind of DRM. Console games are usually purchased as a physical item but on Steam you almost never get a physical copy (unless you buy a disc for a game that uses Steamworks). So psychologically, the console copy seems like something you should be able to sell while the Steam version does not.
Steam is essentially the same as a console platform, if you make all your purchases as digital downloads and avoid discs altogether, which is entirely possible.
The other thing, of course, is that people trust Valve more than they trust Microsoft, in general.
This was probably the #1 best feature that would have been enabled by the Xbox One, had MS not backpedaled. With no need to swap discs a little ways behind it.
I understand why some consider it hypocritical to support Steam but dislike the now-dead Xbox One DRM system. They're pretty similar. The main difference, I think, is that console gamers haven't had time to get used to that kind of DRM. Console games are usually purchased as a physical item but on Steam you almost never get a physical copy (unless you buy a disc for a game that uses Steamworks). So psychologically, the console copy seems like something you should be able to sell while the Steam version does not.
Steam is essentially the same as a console platform, if you make all your purchases as digital downloads and avoid discs altogether, which is entirely possible.
The other thing, of course, is that people trust Valve more than they trust Microsoft, in general.
Just give me a option to sell my game to someone for $1 and i would offload a hundred games to people that I have no intention to play again. 75cents to developer 25cents to my steam balance. ta ta everyone wins. I have tons of games I played for less than a hour because i hated them.
Which reminds me i have 3 copies of Terraria, anyone want one?
You didn't see the blog from the MS employee that spoke about how that family sharing was actually just timed demos that took them to a page to buy the game did you? That isn't at all how people thought it worked and was almost willful deceit if you go back and watch the videos of them talking about it.
I just don't see the incentive to do this. By not allowing game trades or sales they force people to buy their own copies at whatever price they set. I'd love it if they did it but I don't see it happening any time soon.
You mean the anonymous blog post from a guy claiming to be a Microsoft employee? The one which two actual confirmed employees said was completely wrong? Yeah I saw it.
Link? I've been watching and can't find anything in this regards. Just a few columns about it, and that it's not known if it was an actual employee or not. It really wasn't written in a fashion that screams fake.
Just give me a option to sell my game to someone for $1 and i would offload a hundred games to people that I have no intention to play again. 75cents to developer 25cents to my steam balance. ta ta everyone wins. I have tons of games I played for less than a hour because i hated them.
Which reminds me i have 3 copies of Terraria, anyone want one?
Why is everyone so obsessed about selling used games? I understand wanting to swap between friends but selling is a failure for me. I thought about it twice in my life, then I realized I'm essentially getting a 3% trade in. Game store gives me like $2.68 toward either an over priced new game or an over priced used game that they recently bought for $2.97 and are now selling for around $15-$25. I walked away both times its insulting that you get fck'ed so much.
Why is everyone so obsessed about selling used games? I understand wanting to swap between friends but selling is a failure for me. I thought about it twice in my life, then I realized I'm essentially getting a 3% trade in. Game store gives me like $2.68 toward either an over priced new game or an over priced used game that they recently bought for $2.97 and are now selling for around $15-$25. I walked away both times its insulting that you get fck'ed so much.