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   #15. Posted at 11:58 AM on Feb 19th 2008 Edit   Reply
SGT Lindy
Too little to late. PC gaming business blows unless you are Blizzard.
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#15, Valve, Stardock, Paradox and other online distributors would...  :  Bet  (#18)  «
#18, Yeah I am sure they would. They get a cut of the ever shr...  :  SGT Lindy  (#19)  «
#19, What "shrinking dollars" would these be? And don't cit...  :  ludi  (#20)  «

   #1. Posted at 07:26 AM on Feb 19th 2008 Edit   Reply
Byzantine1453
The thing I hate about an online source is that I have no physical copy of the game. So if I rebuild a system I would have to wait for the game to download then install it. :(
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#1, Can't you just back it up with all the rest of your data and...  :  vortigern_red  (#2)  «
#2, Steam is especially convenient in this, since you can jus...  :  DreadCthulhu  (#6)  «
#6, Exactly, I just built a system for my brother and gifte...  :  vortigern_red  (#7)  «
#6, You can also back-up your gaming content via BRDs, DVD...  :  Krogoth  (#8)  «
#1, In my experience, I lose CDs and keys more often then I rebu...  :  deathBOB  (#5)  «
#1, Back-up? Uh, it's yours forever, just re-download. That's the...  :  provoko  (#17)  «

   #3. Posted at 08:41 AM on Feb 19th 2008 Edit   Reply
BenBasson
I guess this would be good for non-gaming software, but I'd rather see more games on Steam than another distribution system that carries games.
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#3, competition is always good. notice how games on steam are al...  :  mongoosesRawesome  (#11)  «
#11, The reason for list price is that the producers want to k...  :  Xenolith  (#13)  «
#13, Let's be clear on the pricing: each company prices the...  :  StashTheVampede  (#14)  «
#11, Sure, competition is great, I'm just not that excited abo...  :  BenBasson  (#16)  «

   #12. Posted at 10:48 AM on Feb 19th 2008 Edit   Reply
kilkennycat
Highly amusing that potential competitors are close neighbors. Valve (Steam) is sited in Bellevue, across the lake from Seattle downtown. I wonder if any Valve employees will slide over to Amazon?
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   #10. Posted at 10:32 AM on Feb 19th 2008 Edit   Reply
StashTheVampede
Amazon and Valve are in the same state -- I'm sure someone didn't mind a freeway trip or two.
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   #9. Posted at 10:25 AM on Feb 19th 2008 Edit   Reply
herothezero
Occasional problems aside, I love Steam's convenience and portability.

It's the business model that will continue to make PC gaming vibrant--despite what the idiots at Epic think.
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   #4. Posted at 09:44 AM on Feb 19th 2008 Edit   Reply
gargar
steam is more then just a store. it's also a server matching crap and friend list for those who have friends.
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