PC Devs Abandoning Microsoft For Valve

[vlad321]

Antabus said:

vlad321 said:

Antabus said:

shio said:

Yes, Steam deals are awesome,just like most deals from PC DD services. It's not my fault if you don't want to take advantage of those deals.

I bought Mass Effect on Steam for $5 last year, it's been a long time since then.

Sure. But there are also deals on retailers. You can't say that a DD service is cheaper than retail if it is because of some random deals. Especially if you count just the DD deals and ignore the retail deals.

You should use the prices at the moment. I bet there are very few games right now which are cheaper on steam than on retail.

Except that they are NOT just "some random" deals. There was an SE pack deal which saved you around $468 a few weeks ago. Can you ever top that?

No, I propably can't because I don't know what that pack included and how much did it cost. Could you tell me that? Was this saving based on what it would cost on retail or steam prices?

Is the deal available now? If not, when is it available? I guess you should know, since it is not random.

Found the pack, so:

battlestations pacific - normal steam price 34,99€ - 6€ retail
arkham asylum -  49.99€ - 15€
supreme commander 2 - 34,99€ - 10€
just cause 2 - 49,99€ - 10€
kane&lynch - 29,99€ - 6€
mini ninjas - 39,99€ - 7€
order of war - 37,99€ - 5€

tomb raider underworld -  29,99€ - 5€

244€ savings on just those games! I am not going to bother with other games, but the results are likely to be similar. Not as good as steam, but close enough. You can even sell those games if you don't happen to like them. Buy from steam and you are stuck with the crap you bought.

First off, I never  sell my games used, if I ever have a game I won't keep I probably just end up pirating it, but more often the case is that I don't even bnother playing such titles.

Second, links.

Third, you are missing the biggest games on that list. I doubt you will find Deus Ex, Thief, and Hitman in any retial stores nowadays. But if you do let me know.

Fourth, I'd download the entire pack pack faster than it would take my DVD Drive to install them, it is faster than waiting for them in the mail, hunting for them in stores etc. etc. So Steam has just saved me not only money, but also money. "Time is money" as Benjamin Franklin once said, so you can translate that into even bigger money savings.