| PwrUps said: It's basically the same thing no matter which way you buy it. Once it's on steam, you can play other steam users, and you won't need the disc anymore. |
Unless you want to reinstall it after reformating or install it on a different computer.
I mean, installing from the disks is much easier than having to redownload many gigs worth.
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Steam has been getting a lot of cool additions. Newer games are getting achievements, there's the steam in-game menu where you can chat with friends in both Steam and non-steam games, and they just officially added a web browser (older IE I believe) so you can go check out a guide or something while staying in-game.







