| crissindahouse said: The good thing on PC is that you don't only have to look at Steam sales to get good deals for games on Steam or you buy a DRM free game and connect it to your Steam library so yeah, PC is superior to deals on console even if one service doesn't have great deals for some time. There is just no way around that if something is better on PC then the free online + deals situation. |
A lot of games are Steam only and even if you buy in other places, you get a Steam key. So you can't get away of the DRM. If Valve goes out of business you lose all your games. At least in my case, that's enough to keep me away from it, but a lot of people don't care.
Also mind that physical console games can be sold or buy used, so you can save a lot of money. You can also borrow games for free. People should factor this in before claiming that console games are more expensive. A lot of games have limited replay value and reselling them can save you easily half of the price. If you buy a game in a crazy sale, you can even resell it by a higher price than you paid. You can also trade games with friends and just play other games without expending a penny.
You aren't buying the same thing Steam sells. Steam sells you a personal license, so you have less control over the product. It's cheaper because it isn't the same product.
