Can I? Buy a "new orange box" (turns out used). Buy the game through steam, and install it from the used retail disk?

scortlewabermop · Nov 2, 2013

I bought a "supposed new the orange box game" that turned out to be used. Thankfully, I got a refund. Can I buy a steam copy of the orange box, and install it from the used retail disk, without it asking me for a cd key, and without downloading the full game (excluding updates), if I already bought it on steam? Just to use the disk as a faster installation method.

pauls3743 · Nov 2, 2013

This is the modern equivalent of it. If you wait until the xmas sales you'll get it for half price.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/29197/?snr=1_7_15__13

The steam platform won't install from your disk as the applications on it are out of date, instead it will download fresh from the internet.

scortlewabermop · Nov 2, 2013

pauls3743 :

So I can't use the disk to even install the base game, then install the updates from steam?

pauls3743 · Nov 2, 2013

Valve and other developers release updates for their games pretty regularly. Valve themselves are going through a process of changing the format of all the games available on the Steam platform. Lastly, Steam has got to be on-line to install any games.

You can try the disk but I think Steam will simply download the game with the updates already installed.

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Can I? Buy a "new orange box" (turns out used). Buy the game through steam, and install it from the used retail disk?

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