...I'm having a hard time believing just how dense almost everyone in this thread is.
He has the game before launch.
It's a Steam game.
BEFORE LAUNCH.
STEAM GAME.
Is this helping anyone make the connection? At all?
For those still quite slow: The disc has data to check with Steam to see if the game is actually released. If it is not, nothing happens. If it IS, the install can proceed. Steam has done this for MULTIPLE games to avoid the pre-launch gameplay silliness.
Christ. My IQ dropped just looking at this thread.