Red Alert 3 Invades Steam

[Sonic 296]

Just before Christmas we reported that many EA games were being added to the ever expanding Steam catalogue. As of today Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 was made available via Valve's popular digital distribution service. If you want to get Red Alert 3 through Steam it will cost you US$49.99, that's a good deal. More information about Red Alert 3 on Steam can be found here. It is mostly likely that the newly announced Red Alert 3 expansion, Uprising, will also be made available on Steam in March.

[Inferno 22]

Yeah, already knew that for a while

[Banshee 28]

USD 49,99 is not a good deal for brazilians. The boxed version is being sold in the stores here for R$99, which is much cheaper than the offer from Steam (R$113,48) and comes with the manual and you don't need to waste your time downloading it.

 

At the moment, 1 USD = R$2,27

[Gben 20]

Was there a typo in your original post Sonic?

 

It you want to get Red Alert 4 through Steam it will cost you US$49.99

 

Because I was thinking, dang, I'm really out of the loop!

 

[Duke 0]

Hmm "pics or it didn't happen?" :lol:

[Gben 20]

 

Nothing to see!

Move along now!

 

[Sonic 296]

USD 49,99 is not a good deal for brazilians.

Its called "padding the news with mindless ****", I've been doing that for years

 

Was there a typo in your original post Sonic?

There was but I fixed it within a few minutes of posting it.

[Malevolence 6]

I seriously don't like the idea of digital downloads. I rather be happy with a retail box.

[Luk3us 63]

Digital downloads are OK, if you have a nice connection.

 

My connection atm is dialup.

[sith_wampa 6]

Digital downloads are OK, if you have a nice connection.

 

My connection atm is dialup.

This ancient technology is still compatible?

[Inferno 22]

I seriously don't like the idea of digital downloads. I rather be happy with a retail box.

Couldn't agree more.

[TheBlackOut 7]

I'm fine with digital downloads. =/

[Luk3us 63]

My main problem with digital downloads is the servers are never anywhere near me. So I get "slow" speeds.

 

If they had more "local" servers I'd be happy.

[Koen 2]

I'm always worried about "losing" the game if I reinstall my machine, and I don't have a retail box. But I've heard about Steam that you can redownload your games, right?

[Inferno 22]

I'm always worried about "losing" the game if I reinstall my machine, and I don't have a retail box. But I've heard about Steam that you can redownload your games, right?

Yeah unless you of course lose your account info

[rEdaSbLood 1]

and due to the fact that i have a steam account for my CSS, you can request your account info with your... e-mail is it?

Edited January 12, 2009 by rEdaSbLood

[Malevolence 6]

Don't you guys feel better to own a physical disc instead of an account stating you own a certain digital stuff.

 

What happens when that server shuts down, let's say in some unforeseen circumstances, um, don't you lost the digital stuff for good?

 

What happens if your internet connection speed is uber slow, say, 56k dial up, opr worse, you don't have internet.

 

I still prefer a physical gamebox with the software in a disc.

Edited January 13, 2009 by Malevolence

[Nmenth 291]

Don't you guys feel better to own a physical disc instead of an account stating you own a certain digital stuff. What happens when that server shuts down, let's say in some unforeseen circumstances, um, don't you lost the digital stuff for good?

While I consider download only (with a maybe for future retail) to be a mistake on their part, this isn't a very good argument. I think your online copy is probably safer from accidents than the physical disk unless you keep your games locked down in a concrete bunker.

[rEdaSbLood 1]

well i don't think it should be download ONLY....maybe if it was the image that you could burn to a disk, with a key so only one copy can be active. there are multiple answers to all of these questions and lets just hope they choose the appropriate one.

[Malevolence 6]

I don't understand EA's concept of digital download, won't that make piracy so much more simple and painless?

[recover 2]

I like digital downloading. To be honest, optical discs are becoming obsolete. HDD space is very cheap nowadays, so that really shouldn't be an issue.

The only issue with digital downloading is that whatever service you are using might disappear, and you won't be able to download it again.

EA offers digital downloads, but if I remember correctly, you can only download the game for a certain period of time after you bought it. And that is REALLY BAD, kinda defeats the whole purpose.

Valve is doing many things right with Steam, fast downloads, auto patching, games never expire, etc.

Digital downloads are often cheaper too, and that's never bad.

Edited January 14, 2009 by recover

[Luk3us 63]

Yeah EA allow you to download for like 6 months or something, then cut your service. They charge an extra cost to extend the service for a couple of years... Which kinda defeats the purpose of the "discount for online goods only" concept.

[rEdaSbLood 1]

that is absolutely absurd

[recover 2]

I also heard that Crysis had some kind of problem if you downloaded it online from EA. There was a patch that didn't properly apply, and broke the game for x64 users. I also remember that EA really didn't do anything about it until a user complained a lot. They also cease support once your download time expires, and asks you to buy it again. Who are they kidding?

On Steam, it doesn't matter if you buy it in the store or online, it ends up to look the same on your computer anyways.

Additionally, if you buy a Valve game in the store, the Valve servers will still need to work, i.e. if they have gone bankrupt, you are still as much out of luck as the ones who purchased it online.

[Malevolence 6]

EA offers digital downloads, but if I remember correctly, you can only download the game for a certain period of time after you bought it. And that is REALLY BAD, kinda defeats the whole purpose.

 

That will be another point to add why I will not support Uprising as a digital download exclusive.