Fallout 3 Now Available For Pre-Purchase on Steam

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• After reports of FarCry2 on the two platforms im going to take a stab at this and say that the PC will wi... : SigENeaT
• Don't know about PC vs 360, but even PS3 magazines are saying it looks better on the 360 than on the PS3.... : icase81

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• It looks like that sale was only for yesterday (for Fallout 3) and today Fallout 3 is not on the list of ... : doc.solo
• I couldn't find it :( However amazon.ca is selling it for $53.99 console or $51.99 pc. Pricematched at... : ieGod

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  No preload, so I'm still going retail. I did cancel a Bioshock order last year when that came out on Stea : jet-poop
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    I get like 2 MB/s on Steam so downloads are just about as fast as installs :p : Jimbo Ro
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      I also don't understand why you have to play the SECOND it come out, if it takes you half a day ok...i've... : SlingBlaze
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        By the same token, I don't understand why some people HAVE to get every game on Steam. It's convenient fo... : jet-poop
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          how about this, you leave for work, begin the download, when you get off work, you don't have to stop any... : datim
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            Problem is it doesn't usually unlock before a person goes to work. ( Far Cry 2 unlocked at 1pm EST). : guyver-za
            • remote desktop or vnc FTW :) : radio_babylon
            • I'm on the west coast so thats 10AM for me. west coast ftw. :D : coolbreezr
            • A problem easily remedied by remote desktop or VNC :) : ieGod
        • no walking to store, no boxes, no walking home from store, no unwrapping, looks nice with my other steam ... : sanewave
        • personally, i have a bad tendancy to misplace or destroy game disks and manuals (with their associated cd... : radio_babylon
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          I agree people are "if its not on steam I'm not getting it" about many games which I also think is silly.... : SlingBlaze
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            I get games from Steam if they're there, and if they're not it depends. If I'm really excited about them ... : Smurfy12
            • FC2 appears to be available in Europe for the price of 65 dollars. : zooolander
  • It's publisher discretion. : Wisp!
  • Agreed. I already have it coming free overnight delivery, I would have canceled and got it off of Steam ... : Tripps
• Me 2, though mainly cause economy is so bad here that importing is closed (in Iceland).. off all the days... : ClawHammR

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• Why is it $20 cheaper in 2 weeks? : coolbreezr

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• goto Games screen and down at the bottom it says Activate a Product on Steam. follow the mini wizard and ... : mansonist2000
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  That doesn't work with all games does it? : nudel
  • Nope, worked for Prey for me, and Dark Messiah caused Steam provided the multiplayer for that game, no ot... : Djsoulshot
• Wonder if it will work with Stalker: Clear Skies and SoC. : Darkfox76
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  It say on the forums that this WILL NOT work. The game does not come with a serial just a CD-check. : astonish
  • well you can always wait till its like 10 or 20 bucks then by it as a backup. i going to do that with Bio... : mansonist2000
• oh ass....i know that if you have already used the serial then Steam can't use it. : mansonist2000

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• what you describe is what keeps me from moving to the dakota wilderness to own lots of guns, useless land... : Zolneirz
• That is a shame Vorlonesque. Having all of your games consolidated onto one online control point is so f... : Miller_TYM

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  none! unless they changed something for steam, which I doubt : re4ctor
  • Dont be so sure. Suprisingly STALKER-Clear Sky on Steam still had Tages copy protection install. : coyoterys
  • It can't be "none" since Steam is DRM. : nudel
  • Hope so, I was set to buy Far Cry 2 on Steam till I found it had the same install limit shit as the box. ... : sinclair4217
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  IIRC Bethesda has stated it will have the same copy protection as Oblivion. : Sapiens
  • Which I believe was SecuROM disc check. So on Steam, hopefully Steam will be the only DRM. : TheIneffableBob

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• Me too, I have the lunch box on order but I sure like Steam not having to have a cd in the drive and not ... : Zerbyte
• Anything good come with the plain version? Like a nice old looking book or anything? : Ziz
• You could be stupid like me a preorder the amazon deal from the US (im in australia) for around $200 AU, ... : Sublym3
• I am seriously having trouble deciding this. Ideally I'd be able to buy the collector's edition and regi... : IHATEDUST
• I've already ordered the CE, and if it doesn't work with the "add to steam" thing, I'll just rebuy it if ... : d fluke

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• Holy shit, that's like $115AU what a fucking ripoff, it's no wonder why piracy is so rampant in australia... : Steamed Pork Bun

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• lol good pricing ey? : nutcrackr
• I believe Yahtzee referred to that as the "beautiful beaches tax." : Sturm08
• Would you rather the $88usd figure we get for CoD4? =P Get it from a shop dude; JB have it for $80. ... : SigENeaT
• yes. There's no way I'm paying a $22 premium to download from Steam. : aeg1x

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• From my experience yes. : datim
• Never had a game yet where this wasn't the case. : carbontree
• As far as I know they aren't releasing mod tools. The only mods you'll be able to have are simple text f... : tKillbox

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• Development costs are also rising, though. If they stay with boxed copies, they'd probably have to raise ... : Cihte
• No. Something will take the dollars you might have saved. Bandwidth costs could go up and eat up any savi... : Dr_Cube
• No they'll rise and rise until Flash games cost money too and then you'll have to pay for oxygen and you ... : Smurfy12
• No, the savings are rarely passed on to the consumer. : not work safe
• Cost of Good sold (packaging) and distribution costs are just tiny portions of the overall cost. Dev + Ma... : Sturm08

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• yeah I think it's lame when "gameplay" screen shots and videos are really very obviously pre-scripted cin... : SenorSpine
• It's more than you'd see from the player's POV, which is the point. They're showing off the environment.... : stereoD
• Uh, were you hit on the head repeatedly as a child, or is this sarcasm? What the hell does it matter whe... : deadhorse
• Haven't you heard? There is a jetpack in this version. : dlr(2)
• It pisses you off? Like, you feel actual anger from the screenshot? That's not healthy, man. : Cihte
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  could be a cut-scene : wwonderboy334
  • There are no cutscenes. Uncut player point-of-view is the new cutscene. : Smurfy12
• Pick any nits lately? : finger

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  I thought Steam allowed people to register Non-Steam game CD-keys now? Not quite sure how that works, ma... : Memphis-Ahn
  • SOME games can, some can't : SlingBlaze
  • As far as I know only a few non-steam games support this. I know Prey does this because I did it myself. : thejay247

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• No, as far as I know you cannot. : Benoit Stordeur

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• I bow down to thee steam.. and will also send my $$$ to you. : datim