Let the sales begin!
The Steam platform is a good idea by Valve to skip the overheads of publishing computer games and delivering content directly to the consumer.
So no media, no packaging, no shipping, no shops, no teenage sales staff. Reduced costs all round. So you'd expect it to have the edge on competition when it comes to sales.
They even have a January sale which means even more saving. Or not...
Lets take GTA4; RRP £34.99; on sale for £19.99. Great. Or, if we went to Game and bought it from a guy behind the counter, we'd pay £15.99. Or we could get it online from Play for £9.99.
It's the same for most games, I still do not fathom why people bother with Steam. Especially as it's American and you lose all your consumer rights you have in the UK if you buy through it.
So no media, no packaging, no shipping, no shops, no teenage sales staff. Reduced costs all round. So you'd expect it to have the edge on competition when it comes to sales.
They even have a January sale which means even more saving. Or not...
Lets take GTA4; RRP £34.99; on sale for £19.99. Great. Or, if we went to Game and bought it from a guy behind the counter, we'd pay £15.99. Or we could get it online from Play for £9.99.
It's the same for most games, I still do not fathom why people bother with Steam. Especially as it's American and you lose all your consumer rights you have in the UK if you buy through it.