3rd March 2010, 7:58 AM
I can kind of see your point, ABF, a little. I like having games in cases too...console games. I enjoy having my console library and being able to peruse it. The PC is not the same way. For one thing, you place a game in a console and you start playing. More often than not, you install a PC game and you never need the disc again till you need to reinstall it. Maybe you have some immaculate filing system for your PC games, but I don't have the room.
I recently upgraded my OS from Windows XP to 7. My Steam account houses over 100 games. The fact that I had to search for not one single disc to reinstall the lions share of my game collection made me a very happy man.
I'm also curious about your claim of "too controlled". You buy a game. You download the game. You play the game. You can now download and play said game on any computer with Steam on it, the program itself being quick and easy and resource friendly (my current internet browser is placing more of a strain on my system right now, so says Task Manager). Hell I downloaded and installed Steam on my grandmothers hamster-wheel driven computer just to chat with people and it worked fine.
Is it because you need to be connected to Steam at times? Ok, seriously, is there a gamer worth his salt in 2010 that doesn't have broadband or relatively constant or easy access to the internet? Come on. And you don't always need to be connected. Play in offline mode and you can play any single player game you want.
I'll admit to owning a few strategy guides for games I especially enjoy. You know what I use paper manuals for? Reading material when I'm on the crapper a week after I buy a game. Games nowadays explain most everything to you in the first hour of play and/or as you go. Manuals are superfluous in this day and age.
I recently upgraded my OS from Windows XP to 7. My Steam account houses over 100 games. The fact that I had to search for not one single disc to reinstall the lions share of my game collection made me a very happy man.
I'm also curious about your claim of "too controlled". You buy a game. You download the game. You play the game. You can now download and play said game on any computer with Steam on it, the program itself being quick and easy and resource friendly (my current internet browser is placing more of a strain on my system right now, so says Task Manager). Hell I downloaded and installed Steam on my grandmothers hamster-wheel driven computer just to chat with people and it worked fine.
Is it because you need to be connected to Steam at times? Ok, seriously, is there a gamer worth his salt in 2010 that doesn't have broadband or relatively constant or easy access to the internet? Come on. And you don't always need to be connected. Play in offline mode and you can play any single player game you want.
I'll admit to owning a few strategy guides for games I especially enjoy. You know what I use paper manuals for? Reading material when I'm on the crapper a week after I buy a game. Games nowadays explain most everything to you in the first hour of play and/or as you go. Manuals are superfluous in this day and age.
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