PC Devs Abandoning Microsoft For Valve

[Zkuq]

ssj12 said:

Zkuq said:

blunty51 said:

One step closer towards the standardization of online PC gaming. Great news IMHO.

That's exactly what I don't want. Competition is good, locking games to a single account would make me a very dirty pirate.

Why? Its linked to an account, but not limited to a single PC. You can take your games anywhere your going without worrying about limited licenses (unless specified by individual publisher typically using SecuROM DRM).

It ties my to an online server nonetheless, and it limits (read: eliminates) my ability to buy used games or sell my games. And like I said, competition is good.

The only full-priced game I've bought on Steam is Half-Life 2, and that was when HL2 was released and I had no idea how Steam worked. Since then, I've bought a few smaller games when there's been a great sale. In those cases, it won't be a big loss if something happens some day. I'm sure I'll be a gamer much longer than Steam exists in its current form, and I have a tendency to return to older games.