I put sort of, simply because of the amount of help it has been for indie groups and ease of distribution of games.
Poll: Did Steam "save" PC gaming?
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I don't like physical games that force install steam. If its a valve game I understand but that kinda upsets me when I hear they did that with New Vegas. Steam is like an old bouncy castle. Everyone is exited to be on it but only after fully inflating do you see the holes in it. Granted there are a lot of good parts to steam but their tech supports sucks, you can't return games, and they are adding/selling games that just plain do not work.
sort of
I'm sure just about everything would have kept PC gaming alive (because it can't die, no matter how hard Activision tries)
but Steam definitely improved PC Gaming.
I'm sure just about everything would have kept PC gaming alive (because it can't die, no matter how hard Activision tries)
but Steam definitely improved PC Gaming.
I doubt PC gaming needed saving. Its not dead yet. Sure, many Developers thought it would be cool if they took it up the ass by Microsoft and sony instead of Pirates, the companies will at least tell you in advance how much money they're going to steal from you so you got something to calculate with.
Overall, i like steam. Nice indiegame platform, also its a copy protection that actually does something other then annoy me. I don't have to move my giant ass to the shelf to get the games for the CD/DVD Verification.
That is at least one tiny little babystep in the right direction. If you going to have copy Protection because you apparently like throwing piles of money away, include something that isn't designed for the sole purpose of annoying me.
Overall, i like steam. Nice indiegame platform, also its a copy protection that actually does something other then annoy me. I don't have to move my giant ass to the shelf to get the games for the CD/DVD Verification.
That is at least one tiny little babystep in the right direction. If you going to have copy Protection because you apparently like throwing piles of money away, include something that isn't designed for the sole purpose of annoying me.
NO, steam hasn't saved PC gamming and in my opinion has ruined it. I like having hard copies of my game and it pisses me off that some Steam Exclusive games that I like I can't get without first having to install and run steam on my computer.
Besides, it's Terms and Conditions are pretty crap - for one it means if steam ever go in the red or something they can revoke all purchases of my games on my steam account. In other words - they go buy buy and so do all my games that require steam to run.
Besides, it's Terms and Conditions are pretty crap - for one it means if steam ever go in the red or something they can revoke all purchases of my games on my steam account. In other words - they go buy buy and so do all my games that require steam to run.
Then again not everyone can afford buying a gaming powerhouse and then upgrading it every 2 or so years. Well, I can afford that, but I'd rather spend the money on booze.KingsGambit said:There is no need to harbour such bitterness. Not everyone can be superior, it is nothing to be ashamed of.Alade said:
I'm not sure if Steam is the savior of PC gaming or not. On the one hand, I hate Steam because I really hate digital downloads. I'd rather have a physical copy of a game, movie, or album in my hands. But on the other hand, Steam has proven to be pretty good about putting games that I'm interested in, but unwilling to pay full price for, on sale pretty frequently. So I'm really not too certain of how I view Steam.
Admittedly, I think the #1 thing holding me back from actually liking Steam is that I don't know what's going to happen when the day comes that Steam falls. Will all the games that I have physical copies of but still require Steam during installation (like the recent Call of Duty titles and Fallout: New Vegas), as well as all the games that I've actually bought on Steam, become completely unplayable? I really don't know.
Admittedly, I think the #1 thing holding me back from actually liking Steam is that I don't know what's going to happen when the day comes that Steam falls. Will all the games that I have physical copies of but still require Steam during installation (like the recent Call of Duty titles and Fallout: New Vegas), as well as all the games that I've actually bought on Steam, become completely unplayable? I really don't know.
yes
and we should never ask that question again
only kidding
she sould always question it
otherwise it will get complacent and stupid
and we should never ask that question again
only kidding
she sould always question it
otherwise it will get complacent and stupid
While I'm not sure at all that Steam saved the PC Gaming industry - some people will only play games on the PC, as opposed to consoles - I would say that Steam has made gaming more accessible and that now people only need to have access to the internet, not even places like Amazon or Play, to get their hands on the new releases.
Storage issues are now a thing of the past, not having to clog up your shelves with DVD cases for the games and, perish the thought, those massive boxes, which were the bane of the 1990s.
Storage issues are now a thing of the past, not having to clog up your shelves with DVD cases for the games and, perish the thought, those massive boxes, which were the bane of the 1990s.
PC Gaming in need of a rescue absurd! Steam has done good things for PC gaming or should I say gaming in general, as I don't count children toys as proper platforms for true gaming.
One of the best things steam has done, has been to provide just as fast a delivery as pirating which gives pirates less of an excuse, though I don't think it truly makes a difference.
But lets be honest to ourself people, Steam or rather valve are not some incredible geniuses that came up with concept of downloadable games on their own. With faster connections and more people connected than ever before, moving towards online brought games were inevitable.
One of the best things steam has done, has been to provide just as fast a delivery as pirating which gives pirates less of an excuse, though I don't think it truly makes a difference.
But lets be honest to ourself people, Steam or rather valve are not some incredible geniuses that came up with concept of downloadable games on their own. With faster connections and more people connected than ever before, moving towards online brought games were inevitable.
I have a love/hate relationship with steam. I love it when they occasionally have good sales. I hate it when their drm is forced on me.
Examples of why I hate steam:
Fallout new vegas. Seriously f steam. No ability to roll back to a patch that doesn't screw up my game? At least with fallout 3's gfwl I could do that.
Most of their midweek sales.. If you check on amazon you could usually find a retail new version of that game cheaper then their sale. Hell I'd actually extend this to even cover most of the games they offer now. For example Silent hunter 5. (Lousy game btw) On steam its 30 dollars, on amazon its 8 dollars.
If your living outside the U.S. the price issues gets much worse..
Examples of why I hate steam:
Fallout new vegas. Seriously f steam. No ability to roll back to a patch that doesn't screw up my game? At least with fallout 3's gfwl I could do that.
Most of their midweek sales.. If you check on amazon you could usually find a retail new version of that game cheaper then their sale. Hell I'd actually extend this to even cover most of the games they offer now. For example Silent hunter 5. (Lousy game btw) On steam its 30 dollars, on amazon its 8 dollars.
If your living outside the U.S. the price issues gets much worse..