Krovven wrote on Aug 30, 2011, 20:42:
For sure. They must have been happy with what little it does for their needs.

Verno wrote on Aug 12, 2011, 10:15:
If Steam is denying the listings because of the Origin requirement, I find that to be hypocritical on their part.

ItBurn wrote on Aug 10, 2011, 14:42:
[...] but there's also a lot of other advantages [...]

Rattlehead wrote on Aug 10, 2011, 12:01:
The amount of overreaction here is really quite funny. Honestly, how many of you are never connected 24/7? Be honest.

Oh that shit where going on a road trip or on an airplane doesn't count.

You know what you do during times with no internet? Do something else.

Can someone give me a legit argument without using "principles" or "morales" on why this entire situtation induces so much hatred and rage.

B.Net 2.0 has basically been designed with an always-online connection [...].

Maybe because I'm not an idiot it's hard for me to understand why this is such a big fucking deal.

theyarecomingforyou wrote on Nov 16, 2010, 01:39:

Fun game time:
What can Microsoft do to compete with Steam (assuming prices can be, at best, equal?)
What are the holes in Steam Microsoft can plug by doing it better?
If you were given $100 million and told to create the best digital PC gaming platform, what would you do?

Well, I'd start by nailing the basics. I'd implement a download manager that allows for individual limits and an overall limit (to avoid consuming your entire internet connection). I'd implement in-game video chat through an overlay that can be user positioned per game. Valve has made a start with Steam Cloud, so take that idea and apply it to all games - unlimited online storage and save game management. I'd implement game-in-game, so you could launch something like Peggle from within Civlization V. I'd add better grouping, allowing multi-select. I'd have a universal install for DirectX/C++, etc - rather than each game installing them on first launch it would just install the latest version each time it is needed. I'd add comprehensive clan support and provide chat rooms / forums; this would include game timers and it would allow visitors to the clan page to spectate games.

Honestly, there's so much you can do with a little thought. Unfortunately Microsoft just doesn't understand gamers and there is no vision. They're trying to play catch-up and failing.

These "collector's editions" are all a waste of money. I don't see how any rational person would want one.

10+ hours of Unreal Engine 3 Toolkit Video Tutorials

Ability to play anywhere, without downloading. Gives anyone the ability to play it, too.