Valve Complete Pack now only £24.99 ($49.99)

[Doti]

No, I think Steam allows you to download games again on a different computer, go to Steam Support for help

Actually, yes! I'm quite sure if you get another PC, all you have to do is reinstall Steam, and all your purchased games will still be there, ready to download.

Also, this is insane in the best kind of way.

Buy it now. When you get a better PC, you will still own all of those games through Steam, and you will be allowed to download them again.

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Making a Steam account right now. Thanks guys.

 

[Use_Imagination_here]

Holy fucking shit I am so getting this.

I was going to get portal 2 tomorrow. From gamestop.

Thank you so much.

 

[Chamale]

Making a Steam account right now. Thanks guys.

You are one lucky Escapist for getting in on this deal. I think I've spent $100 buying games on that list, not counting the several of them that my friends bought for me as gifts. To get it all for $50 is very worth it.

 

[Kopikatsu]

I would seriously consider it if my computer didn't suck ass and could play...well...any of those games.

Maybe I'll get it anyway, then just store it away for later...

 

[Gigano]

Many of the Valve games are already individually reduced, so if you already own/don't want a significant amount of what's in the complete pack, then going that route might still be preferable. Although it won't take many games before this is the better deal.

The British Pound to Euro exchange rate seem to be fairly off though, as it costs 45 ?.

 

[Doti]

Making a Steam account right now. Thanks guys.

You are one lucky Escapist for getting in on this deal. I think I've spent $100 buying games on that list, not counting the several of them that my friends bought for me as gifts. To get it all for $50 is very worth it.

Yeah. Although I'll be waiting at least a couple of years before being able to play them, as I'm not buying a new PC that soon.

But hey, that systemrequirementslab thing say I might be able to run the original Half-Life and Portal, Reeeeealy slowly, so I'll still give it a shot.

Boy, I'm really behind on the times, aren't I?

 

[chronicfc]

Many of the Valve games are already individually reduced, so if you already own/don't want a significant amount of what's in the complete pack, then going that route might still be preferable. Although it won't take many games before this is the better deal.

The British Pound to Euro exchange rate seem to be fairly off though, as it costs 45 ?.

if you only want Portal 2 and L4D2 then the complete pack is still cheaper, which is just... almost too generous

 

[ProfessorLayton]

The funny thing is I bought most of these games full price already. The only games I don't have are Half Life 1, Day of Defeat: Source, and Team Fortress Classic. I've had my eye on the Square Enix pack for a while now, though...

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

How do they turn a profit with these deals?

The trick is they don't feel a loss, since it's all digital and they're the top of the food chain. They get less profits by putting it on special, but the cost per unit sold to them is negligible.

Anyway, that's a great pack. Sadly I own...all but 3 of those games so it's not for me, but highly recommended for other people.

EDIT: Can't seem to find it on the Australian Steam. That's disappointing.

The deal is probably done with, it was only on there for the first day, me thinks.


OT: I bought the Oblivion GOTY with all DLC for 8.50.


That was a great purchase. I played it for 10 hours straight!

Wait a minute, what am I still doing here?

 

[Jesus Phish]

And my PC can't play almost any of them. Great.

If I buy the pack now, will I be able to transfer it into another PC in the future? *is unaware of how Steam works* My guess is no, right?

Yes you can. You can download the games to any pc. You then log into the steam client to play the games. I've done this several times over several pcs and hdd reformats.

 

[Outright Villainy]

Making a Steam account right now. Thanks guys.

You are one lucky Escapist for getting in on this deal. I think I've spent $100 buying games on that list, not counting the several of them that my friends bought for me as gifts. To get it all for $50 is very worth it.

Yeah. Although I'll be waiting at least a couple of years before being able to play them, as I'm not buying a new PC that soon.

But hey, that systemrequirementslab thing say I might be able to run the original Half-Life and Portal, Reeeeealy slowly, so I'll still give it a shot.

Boy, I'm really behind on the times, aren't I?

The original half life? Half life 1 you mean?

You could run that on a toaster these days!

 

[Gigano]

...
if you only want Portal 2 and L4D2 then the complete pack is still cheaper, which is just... almost too generous

Many will already own Portal 2 though, but for those who don't, then yes, getting this one is pretty much a nobrainer.

Also, the THQ collection - with games like Homefront, Metro 2033, and Dawn of War II - is only 50 ? too. Quite a deal there as well.

 

[Irony's Acolyte]

How do they turn a profit with these deals?

Probably the same way most sales help turn a profit: encourage people who would have never bought the items to buy it now because it's on sale. It's probably all the better for Steam because they aren't limited by actual physical copies of the games, so they can sell as much as they want without needing to pay to have each copy manufactured.

 

[Flac00]

How do they turn a profit with these deals?

They don't actually create a physical product, so all the money they make from it is profit. Thats the positive of digital download, no cost to the developer, less cost to the consumer.

 

[Fleischer]

How do they turn a profit with these deals?

They don't actually create a physical product, so all the money they make from it is profit. Thats the positive of digital download, no cost to the developer, less cost to the consumer.

For the bandwidth and running the Steam servers, there must be some overhead, but I'm sure Value is raking in the cash. And they can keep on doing so from happy customers like myself.

OT: Yeah, I only have an old copy of Half-Life, so I'll definitely pick up this package. Strange, I was thinking about buying the Orange Box, but something kept me from doing so.

 

[elvor0]

That's it, I demand my money back because I payed £30 for most of those games!

I know, I'll write a mod that bans anyone with cheap copies of those games from showing up on my friends list or playing with me. Damn peasants and their cheap games!

Also something about hats.

 

[Doti]

The original half life? Half life 1 you mean?

You could run that on a toaster these days!

Just not on a 4+ year old laptop, apparently.

 

[TheLoneBeet]

This is a pretty sweet deal. I'm debating buying it considering I already own a few of these games.