scott91575 said:
1. Seems strange to me you are so against a physical copy on a computer but also state you will play it on PS3, which of course is a physical copy. I personally could never see myself play a multiplayer shooter on a console. The mouse and keyboard are so much more precise.
2. I too prefer a digital copy, but I certainly would not turn to a console instead of buying a physical copy. Oh well, to each their own.
Who knows, maybe I will actually give D2D a try. They do have lots of good deals, including BF3 pre order already at 10% off. Plus they often have coupon codes good for every game. They recently had one that was 15% off which could be additional to the 10% off BF3. I was very close to ordering it. As I mentioned before I hate having multiple download services, but at least D2D has good prices. Origin sucks for prices, and it's only EA games.
1. I know it seems strange, but the mediums are just so different. Yes, they both play games, but I think PC gaming shifted entirely from physical copies years ago, and it's a step backwards to support it by buying a game for PC as a physical copy. For PS3, it's just shifting to being direct download, and I have bought any game I would buy a physical copy of, I'll instead buy the digital copy if it's available (God of War remakes, Burnout Paradise, Socom Confrontation). So because it's not as readily available, I can't quite support it, but good point, and I totally see where you're coming from and if you can't really see that reasoning, then we'll just have to agree to disagree, since for some reason, that all makes sense to me, haha.
2. See, I'm a console gamer turned PC gamer. I've always PC gamed here and there, but only lately have I been making a big step towards it, I think in the last 3 years I really started devoting larger amounts of time to PC gaming. So for me, I still like console shooters, although I do know the benefits of using a mouse and also the disadvantages (analog control for your body has benefits over WSAD, but it depends on if that coupled with an analog aiming is your bag of tea, versus dead accurate mouse aiming, but that's a whole other topic. Point is, I completely support both, and in fact, am quickly moving towards mouse and keyboard).
The other person I quoted reminded me of Amazon's DDS, which doesn't require an install and it's own garbage to take care of, and if D2D is like that, I may go for one of those. I'm almost thinking that EA just wants to have it exclusively on certain services and will later add it to Steam. It reminds me of how someone will make a game for a console saying "It's impossible to make it for the opposition" but then 6 months later, it comes out for the opposition. I'm kinda banking on that.
Now I'm typing way more than I wanted to, but I just bought Battlefield BC 2 off Steam because of the sale, so chances are, I won't really mind waiting since I can keep playing that.
Frostbite3789 said:
thedeathscythe said:
Amazon will probably have a downloadable version available as they do for games these days sometimes. With no DDS required. It'd just be a shame to get the console version over it not being on Steam.
64 player battles.
You bring up a good point good sir. I do own games multiple times for multiple system (I own Call of Duty MW2 and Black Ops twice, once on PS3 and once on 360) so chances are, I'll get it first for a console, and then later on Steam, possibly through Amazon. I am hoping that it comes out for Steam at a later date, however.
