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    I'm about to buy a few pc games by digital download. What's the best site to use? Steam? Amazon? Direct2Drive? PirateBa -- just kidding. Honestly, I am looking to actually purchase and not pirate stuff, so only commercial sites, please. I'm looking for lowest price + least hassle in downloading the game.
    Jul 28, 2009 12:41am PDT
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    I'm about to buy a few pc games by digital download. What's the best site to use? Steam? Amazon? Dire... : phreakshowThis person is cool!

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      Steam is very good, Direct2Drive there's a lot of horror stories about that place, Impulse I think has a ... : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
      • Impulse is as good as Steam, if not better in some areas. : skankcore
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        Oh, I'm into that stuff *wink* wat stuff : phreakshowThis person is cool!
        • older games : kpxkrnjc
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        D2D's horror stories are just stories now. They used to suck but they're fine now. That said, Steam of... : crummynzThis person is cool!
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          When you activate your installation with their DRM, can you un-activate it to download again at a later s... : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
          • you can download something as many times as you want, but can only be logged in from one computer at a ti... : synaptic revoltThis person is cool!
        • D2D is still the weakest of them, IMO. Their downloader is shit and takes much longer than anything I've ... : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
        • I had issues with D2D in the beginning (having to activate a game I've already activated twice before) bu... : Matt BurrisThis person is cool!
        • I've only bought Sims 3 on D2D for the wife, and it seemed fine. Steam though is on a whole different le... : DinKThis person is cool!
        • got oblivion from d2d and worked out great. didnt take much time at all. : papaskotThis person is cool!
        • I liked D2D because you just downloaded an ISO file. It felt like piracy but it cost me 40 bucks for Neve... : EntityThis person is cool!
    • I like Steam very much, autopatching and unlimited downloads rule. : Serpico74This person is cool!
    • Big fan of Steam +1 : Admiral Crunch
    • Thanks, you're all on my Christmas list. Steam it is! : phreakshowThis person is cool!
    • I'd just go for Steam, it's pretty solid these days and they have a wide selection of games. Normal price... : ramshot
    • Steam has widest selection of games, and very stable... : gydot
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      battle.net and steam : MoreVespeneGas
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        gog : MoreVespeneGas
        • ^all of the above +1 : razorblade79This person is cool!
        • Yup. BNet, Steam, and GOG; all others are inferior. : Rehevkor
    • I try to keep it at a minimum and only use Steam, Impulse, and Good Old Games. I would prefer all my gam... : amrbeanThis person is cool!
    • I'm currently trying to keep things simplified and centralized, so GoG.com for classic gaming, and Steam ... : Rag and Bone Man