Buying through Steam

[Bailess]

Do you buy titles through Steam? Is it better than other modes? Which titles do you own?

 

[Kyng]

Yeah, pretty much all my games are brought through Steam these days.

It'd be impossible to list all of my Steam games - but the one I have the most hours on is Civilization V (2.532.4 hours).

 

[Fait]

Yeah, pretty much all my games are brought through Steam these days.

It'd be impossible to list all of my Steam games - but the one I have the most hours on is Civilization V (2.532.4 hours).

Even with gaming I do see pshycial copies dying, Everything can be done digitally now.

I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing though.

 

[Vaeve]

Yeah mostly Steam. I have some games on Origin that I got from a HumbleBundle pack too long ago. I think Steam is just too far ahead at this point for anyone else to properly catch up.

 

[Scarlet Rose]

When it comes to PC games, I own way more games on Steam than any other platform. I think the next one would be Galaxy. My PC doesn't even have a disc drive so physical games are meaningless for it. I probably won't ever bother getting one either as I have consoles if I want to watch physical media. I suspect I have more Steam games than on any of my consoles but it might be close considering my PS5 also plays all my PS4 games so they are essentially part of the same library.

 

[PGen98]

Steam used to have the most amazing sales, a great time to absolutely load up on games. Now their sales a bit lackluster, but they're still worth checking on. Steam as a whole is a good platform for buying games for PC, the best available at the moment.

 

[Scarlet Rose]

Steam used to have the most amazing sales, a great time to absolutely load up on games. Now their sales a bit lackluster, but they're still worth checking on. Steam as a whole is a good platform for buying games for PC, the best available at the moment.

It also isn't helped by the way they are now oversaturated with trash games. It used to be way easier to browse through their specials and game catalogues. But now I barely even bother. Nowadays I might briefly look at their home pages of their store and sales but that is about it. I think most of their games I get are now through Humble Bundle either as part of bundles or through their sales.

 

[Malevolent]

I buy quite a few of my titles through Steam.

 

[PGen98]

It also isn't helped by the way they are now oversaturated with trash games. It used to be way easier to browse through their specials and game catalogues. But now I barely even bother. Nowadays I might briefly look at their home pages of their store and sales but that is about it. I think most of their games I get are now through Humble Bundle either as part of bundles or through their sales.

Oh absolutely agreed! When they curated their library properly it was amazing, great game after great game, but not anymore. Now they've got everything from junk titles to porn titles, it's a little sad!

 

[Scarlet Rose]

Oh absolutely agreed! When they curated their library properly it was amazing, great game after great game, but not anymore. Now they've got everything from junk titles to porn titles, it's a little sad!

Yes! I think the only problem they had in their initial days was the difficulty of good indie games getting onto their service. But I am pretty sure this was an industry wide shortcoming. It definitely is a little sad. Although if you know what you are wanting you can avoid all of the junk. It does mean that there is a lot less of me discovering titles on Steam that I might not have otherwise tried.

 

[Vaeve]

I wonder if this is an inevitable problem with platforms that get really big. Like Netflix - They're in deep shit rn, but say a few years back, they basically had way too much of an abundance of titles and you'd have to scrounge through to find something you enjoyed.

 

[PGen98]

Yes! I think the only problem they had in their initial days was the difficulty of good indie games getting onto their service. But I am pretty sure this was an industry wide shortcoming. It definitely is a little sad. Although if you know what you are wanting you can avoid all of the junk. It does mean that there is a lot less of me discovering titles on Steam that I might not have otherwise tried.

yeah, if they'd do a sort of highlight category, or a curated list of hidden gems every now and then, that would be amazing! As it is, though, anyone that makes any kind of game can just plop it on there, sight unseen almost. I keep a list of games and add them to my wishlist so I can track them that way, otherwise I do more or less the same thing as everyone else, check the homepage, wait for sales and hope...it's a little disheartening considering where Steam was before, but I understand the tactic, try and generate more money selling everything.

 

[PGen98]

I wonder if this is an inevitable problem with platforms that get really big. Like Netflix - They're in deep shit rn, but say a few years back, they basically had way too much of an abundance of titles and you'd have to scrounge through to find something you enjoyed.

They actually had good titles on their platform because there was next to no competition, now everyone's got a streaming app and what used to cost $10/month for a great library of titles is costing over $100 if you spread between the apps. It's insane! That's why I just go the old school route of buying DVDs and Blu Rays, then I can add them to my Plex server and never have to worry about content vanishing or transferring to a different platform.

As far as it being inevitable with larger platforms, I think it is. They get popular, people want to get their titles on that service, so they have to either continue to meticulously curate or just let on whatever they want to let on. Netflix went the original content route, and some of that works for them, which is good, but a lot of it...yikes.

 

[Vaeve]

They actually had good titles on their platform because there was next to no competition, now everyone's got a streaming app and what used to cost $10/month for a great library of titles is costing over $100 if you spread between the apps. It's insane! That's why I just go the old school route of buying DVDs and Blu Rays, then I can add them to my Plex server and never have to worry about content vanishing or transferring to a different platform.

As far as it being inevitable with larger platforms, I think it is. They get popular, people want to get their titles on that service, so they have to either continue to meticulously curate or just let on whatever they want to let on. Netflix went the original content route, and some of that works for them, which is good, but a lot of it...yikes.

Oh you're a mod now? I have to be controlled and can't annoy you as much anymore. T-T

And yeah I saw you talking about the Plex server in your ask thread. I guess that's more useful for retaining stuff or preserving it to always tune back later. But I never, ever go back to watch something again, no matter how much I liked it ahah. So Plex won't be as viable for me.

Speaking of this, I think HBO Max is much better at curating than Netflix and also a very preferred platform rn. Though they've been removing originals lately. Have you tried/thought of trying it?

 

[PGen98]

Oh you're a mod now? I have to be controlled and can't annoy you as much anymore. T-T

No need to hold back around me, heard everything you can imagine and then some.

And yeah I saw you talking about the Plex server in your ask thread. I guess that's more useful for retaining stuff or preserving it to always tune back later. But I never, ever go back to watch something again, no matter how much I liked it ahah. So Plex won't be as viable for me.

Yeah, in that case Plex wouldn't be a good fit, but for people like me who likes to go back and watch or share my library with my friends, it's handy!

Speaking of this, I think HBO Max is much better at curating than Netflix and also a very preferred platform rn. Though they've been removing originals lately. Have you tried/thought of trying it?

I'd like to try HBO Max, but I'm trimming down on streaming services, got to save my pennies!

 

[Vaeve]

I'd like to try HBO Max, but I'm trimming down on streaming services, got to save my pennies!

Oh what are you saving for exactly? I can introduce you to gambling~

 

[PGen98]

Oh what are you saving for exactly? I can introduce you to gambling~

Well, there's a certain medical operation...but more importantly I'm a full time caregiver to my mother, I don't get paid much of a wage anymore, so I just have to be careful.

 

[Vaeve]

Well, there's a certain medical operation...but more importantly I'm a full time caregiver to my mother, I don't get paid much of a wage anymore, so I just have to be careful.

I see. I hope it goes alright.

 

[PGen98]

I see. I hope it goes alright.

Fingers crossed!

 

[Scarlet Rose]

I wonder if this is an inevitable problem with platforms that get really big. Like Netflix - They're in deep shit rn, but say a few years back, they basically had way too much of an abundance of titles and you'd have to scrounge through to find something you enjoyed.

I think it is different problems that the two are facing. Although when it comes to Steam I do think it is made a lot more difficult by the size of the library. This could have been mitigated if they hadn't just given up on curation. It is most likely a case of not being able to put the genie back in the bottle now though.

yeah, if they'd do a sort of highlight category, or a curated list of hidden gems every now and then, that would be amazing! As it is, though, anyone that makes any kind of game can just plop it on there, sight unseen almost. I keep a list of games and add them to my wishlist so I can track them that way, otherwise I do more or less the same thing as everyone else, check the homepage, wait for sales and hope...it's a little disheartening considering where Steam was before, but I understand the tactic, try and generate more money selling everything.

Yeah, I do the same thing with my wishlist too, I try to put all the games on there that I am wanting to track for when they have decent specials. Every now and then I will use their discovery feature to see if I can find something new I might be interested in. But my gaming interests are too widespread so it seems to be misses more often than hits with that. I mean I am going through it right now and it just advised a train sim because

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Hahahaha no. Admitedly part of my dilemma is also from how I own multiple platforms and there are much more games being released across them all. Which I actually think is a really good situation to be in. The fewer exclusives the better.

They actually had good titles on their platform because there was next to no competition, now everyone's got a streaming app and what used to cost $10/month for a great library of titles is costing over $100 if you spread between the apps. It's insane! That's why I just go the old school route of buying DVDs and Blu Rays, then I can add them to my Plex server and never have to worry about content vanishing or transferring to a different platform.

As far as it being inevitable with larger platforms, I think it is. They get popular, people want to get their titles on that service, so they have to either continue to meticulously curate or just let on whatever they want to let on. Netflix went the original content route, and some of that works for them, which is good, but a lot of it...yikes.

Yeah, agreed. With the rise of competition for streaming we are increasingly seeing the services carving out their own little fiefdoms. Which is annoying. So I just stick with Crunchyroll and Netflix for streaming.