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Way back in I-don't-remember-when, I had heard so much about this 'Counter-Strike' thing that I finally broke down and bought a $30 retail copy at GameStop.

#Half life 1 cd key buy download#

I personally think this is the stupidest thing that valve could ever do - how long will it be before their 'encryption' is hacked and hl2 becomes a pirate version (potentially) long before retail.Īs well, why the HELL would anyone download a game that they can't play? steam is brutal in it's management of system resources and bandwidth as it is, let alone having it download endless games that you can't play. Whether gamers fall for it (ie buy the game online for the same price as retail) remains to be seen.

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i don't consider bundling 2 mods that valve didn't have to pay for development (and that can be downloaded for free) exactly worthwhile of a full-priced game. Valve had a 50/50 deal with sierra for distribution of half-life 1, and while i'm sure that they have come up with some kind of deal about what expenses are deducted from the gross before this split, i highly doubt that valve is going to offer the game for any cheaper than the game is in stores.ġ) sierra probably forced them to keep the price similar enough so that it's worthwhile for them to sell the game at retail.Ģ) half-life1 continues to sell for near-full price (30+$ here in canada) almost 6 years after it was released.

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Or if they want to sell something like Deer Hunter to people that don't live on the internet or read PC Gamer magazines, then a nice orange box at walmart is still your best bet. If Valve wants to branch out to a broader demographic by making games in the vein of Popcap, you really need something tied much closer to the browser than a standalone app just for shopping. Take out any of those and steam just doesn't make sense.

Dominately technical, online (broadband)and expensive computers. The FPS market comes with a lot of assumptions about the demographic. Of course, not every game can be sold via steam like scenarios. Of course, they're also building a way to eventually circumvent the retailers AND the publishers, which Sierra isn't happy about, as you noted. Retail isn't happy when they get undercut by the guy giving it to them. It also puts Sierra in the not so enviable position of selling a product directly to the customers while also selling it to retail. If it does, great, if not, you have a CD. It's silliness to trust whatever this Steam thing is to continue rather than trust physical media.

I have CDs (both audio and data) that are over 10 years old that are in very good if not mint condition. Keep it in the case and don't use it as a frisbee or coaster (AOL CDs excepted), and you should be fine. Sorry, but that sounds like your problem. I'd rather go with 'as long as a CD exists', which is probably a lot longer, barring my house burning down, being subjected to a nuclear blast, or being broken into by a particularly thorough burlar.Īnd frankly, I trust Steam to be running much longer than I could keep a CD in good shape and not lose the key. You answered your own question: 'as long as Steam is running'. Things like networks, servers, companies, etc do.

Uh, I don't know about you, but my CDs don't go disappearing too terribly often. How do you know your CD and Key will be around next year? If Steam is still running you're covered for as long as Steam is running.