I have always been an ardent supporter of physical brick and mortar products. Because they provide a lot of employment and I have a far stronger control over the game then when I by something on steam.
But even I buy most of my pc games on steam now (I only buy big releases like civ 5 physically, all my mid range and indie titles I buy on steam). Why do I do this? Because I was forced too. The decreased size of the pc sections in retail stores makes it harder and harder to find any games beyond the main releases.
Well done retailers, you've driven your ownusers away. Its not like many people wanted to use steam, the majority hated it from the beggining. But Valve worked on it and made it a great service, coupled with smaller retail space for pc games and the result is obvious. 30 million accounts and growing for a reason I say.
