Newegg always cheaper than Steam

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superme1

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So why is it that almost every regular priced game that Steam has on its website is $2 less expensive on Newegg? What do you think the benefits of buying from Steam are?
 
You're entire library of games is digitally managed, so when I reformat all I have to do is re-download them.

Also steam has really good weekend sales. I rarely pay full price for a game on steam, usually $25 or less.

Manages updates for you
 
Oh ok thanks

(BTW your system looks a lot like the one I'm about to get, but how is the 945 with overclocking?)
 
Many people have to pay tax on Newegg and then wait several days for shipping (even if it's free). It's $2; negligible in the grand scheme of things and it's not even present on all games.
 
Personally, I prefer Steam. My games are always where I expect them to be. If my hard drive dies, or I do a new build I can just load up Steam, pick which games I want to reload and let it do its thing. I'll pay a couple extra bucks for the pure convenience of the system. Plus, who the hell wants all those boxes?
 
It's not just newegg. I tend to find almost every game cheaper elsewhere than on steam. New games are available locally for $12 off at launch vs the $5 off on steam and bargain bin games (i.e. most games after 3-6 months) are often 1/2 the price locally than on steam. Sometimes steam has some good deals, especially on $5.

Plus with boxed games you can give away/sell/loan it out if you want. I do all 3. Or more importantly, you can have 2 people playing different games at the same time instead of one user locking out others from the same steam account. For example, if you have UT3 and L4D purchased through steam, 2 people can't play the different games sepatately (offline mode, if it works, is temporary and a hassle).
 
pxc said:
New games are available locally for $12 off at launch vs the $5 off on steam
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Quite often, if you "pre-order" a game off steam for ~10% off they tend to come with other games too. For example, Red Faction: Guerrilla if pre-ordered for 39.99 comes with Red Faction 1 and 2.
 
^ Hes got all his games in one spot, easy to find and no boxes or clutter around his house?
 
volt01 said:
You're entire library of games is digitally managed, so when I reformat all I have to do is re-download them.

Also steam has really good weekend sales. I rarely pay full price for a game on steam, usually $25 or less.

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My entire library of games is on my shelf, when I reformat I just insert it into my drive. Simple, Convenient and faster. Call me crazy but I like things that I can see, feel and touch. Don't get me wrong I like steam but I think having hard copies will always be better than digital ones.
 
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I have no problem with the Steam premium. I HATE fumbling around with disks, looking for them, storing them, an dealing with scratches. I have no desire to hunt down noCD cracks anymore either.

Yes, that's right, I'm one lazy mofo.
 
Low Roller said:
I have no problem with the Steam premium. I HATE fumbling around with disks, looking for them, storing them, an dealing with scratches. I have no desire to hunt down noCD cracks anymore either.

Yes, that's right, I'm one lazy mofo.
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Ever heard of ISO backups?
 
pxc said:
It's not just newegg. I tend to find almost every game cheaper elsewhere than on steam. New games are available locally for $12 off at launch vs the $5 off on steam and bargain bin games (i.e. most games after 3-6 months) are often 1/2 the price locally than on steam. Sometimes steam has some good deals, especially on $5.

Plus with boxed games you can give away/sell/loan it out if you want. I do all 3. Or more importantly, you can have 2 people playing different games at the same time instead of one user locking out others from the same steam account. For example, if you have UT3 and L4D purchased through steam, 2 people can't play the different games sepatately (offline mode, if it works, is temporary and a hassle).
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Laziness still wins in the end. I don't have to search for a working download when an update comes out, its already done for me.
 
pxc said:
Or more importantly, you can have 2 people playing different games at the same time instead of one user locking out others from the same steam account. For example, if you have UT3 and L4D purchased through steam, 2 people can't play the different games sepatately (offline mode, if it works, is temporary and a hassle).
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Really? you can't use one game from your account and put it on two computers while playing at the same time?

So if you are playing multiplayer on a game, do you have to be online on steam while you do this or can you play it in offline mode?
 
superme1 said:
So why is it that almost every regular priced game that Steam has on its website is $2 less expensive on Newegg? What do you think the benefits of buying from Steam are?
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Not having to tear my apartment apart to find the disk for the game is the reason I use Steam.
 
Steam prices are a rip off, way more expensive in the UK than in the shops on release day, the only reason I buy from steam is older games when they're released in packs for really cheap.

If Valve want to be taken seriously in the UK market they have to:

A) Release at retail price.
B) Release games at the same time as other regions, making 1 set of people wait simply because they're in another part of the world for something that they may have even pre-orderd and already pre-loaded...well it just takes the piss quite frankly, need to get their act together.
 
If games have DRM on them, does this limit the amount of times you can reload games from your steam account??
 
superme1 said:
So why is it that almost every regular priced game that Steam has on its website is $2 less expensive on Newegg? What do you think the benefits of buying from Steam are?
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Your statement is wrong. newegg is not always cheaper. For one, newegg charges me tax, steam does not. Also, shipping most of the time.
 
superme1 said:
So why is it that almost every regular priced game that Steam has on its website is $2 less expensive on Newegg? What do you think the benefits of buying from Steam are?
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Probably for the same reason that buying a graphics card from Newegg is cheaper than buying from the manufacturers website. They have a lower mark up %.
 
Steam is good for cheap and Indie games that otherwise couldn't be distributed to brick and mortar.

I bought Plants vs. Zombies after trying the Demo, $10. It was not my normal fare, but it was fun for a change. I also bought Defense Grid for $5 on sale. A combination of normally low price plus a special.

P vs. Z has now made it to B&M stores thanks to its success on Steam.

However, outside of a big special or reduced price because its no longer new, I'll opt for a non-steam game. I just don't like the fact I don't own it and can't sell it or gift it.

Cheap games - Yay Steam!
Expensive Games - Boo Steem!
 
I find it refreshing that many of my games are in one place, and impossible to lose. No matter what, I can sign on and reload any of them. I have over 300+ hard copies of games and discs go missing, cases go missing...it's not worth the hassle anymore.

My only gripe is that I'd like Steam to support the addition of more games that I can attach to my account via CD Key. I bought a hard copy of Bioshock at launch only to find Steam doesn't support that feature with it, even though they sell the game themselves.
 
1. Steam has little control on prices.
2. Digital distribution is the future.
3. Using the same copy on 2 systems to play locally is the past.
 
SuperKeek said:
I have over 300+ hard copies of games and discs go missing, cases go missing...it's not worth the hassle anymore.
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300+...wow how much did that cost you?!:eek:

SuperKeek said:
My only gripe is that I'd like Steam to support the addition of more games that I can attach to my account via CD Key. I bought a hard copy of Bioshock at launch only to find Steam doesn't support that feature with it, even though they sell the game themselves.
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Yes I read their FAQ section and I was disappointed to find that out as well. [H] members should start a petition to get them to accept outside retailer CD Keys to register within buyers steam accounts!
 
The issue is that it costs them money to distribute third-party games via Steam (it would often be too difficult to copy things over, and DRM schemes may conflict). You need to go to each individual publisher and ask them to partner with Valve on attaching retail copies to Steam accounts, since they're going to be the ones covering the distribution costs.
 
That's too bad, it would be awesome if one day this could come true

But, does anyone know if you can download a game from the same account on to two different computers and play LAN??

and if DRM applies to games bought off of steam, are their limited amounts of times you can reload the games?
 
infect0 said:
1. Steam has little control on prices.
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Really? Steam has deals no one else does at times and doesn't offer deal with others have them. Seems like they work out a separate price structure to me.

As for the price, like I said earlier, there's a lot of $5 & $10 indie and low cost games that wouldn't even make the jewel case rack in a store. The reason? Its far cheaper than physical distribution.
 
Steam is not Valve, unless i miss-read the above post

To me the fact i dont need to keep cases around, scratched disks, find serial keys, type it all in, choose directories to install it in, for example, i have orange box, i install it, but then have to download updates and so on, via stea, when you download the game, thas it, done , finished, updated auto applied.

I love having things in my hands as well, and in that case, once you download all your steam games, burn them to disk as they allow you to make backups - done deal again.

Steam may cost more cause something has to pay for the backend, the internet connection to let people download their games time and time and time again, the backend to apply updates for you and so on, Steam i am sure cost ALOT of money to run and operate daily.
 
jpm100 said:
Really? Steam has deals no one else does at times and doesn't offer deal with others have them. Seems like they work out a separate price structure to me.
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The prices for Steam games are set by the publisher, not Valve. Weekend deals are probably worked out between Valve and the publisher, but obviously Valve can't put a game on sale unless the publisher is okay with it.
 
Can't most games that are available on Steam be activated by the CD key in your physical copy? Then you have a physical copy and the digital copy.
 
jpm100 said:
Really? Steam has deals no one else does at times and doesn't offer deal with others have them. Seems like they work out a separate price structure to me.

As for the price, like I said earlier, there's a lot of $5 & $10 indie and low cost games that wouldn't even make the jewel case rack in a store. The reason? Its far cheaper than physical distribution.
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What you just stated is little control. Steam is the distribution medium, they do not own the IP. They can make suggestions and work out deals but at the end of the day it is the publishers decision.
 
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