Steam - cheaper than retail box?. Archived from groups: alt.games.half-life () Should Steam-delivered software be cheaper than retail boxes? There's an argument that says you get less when you download, ie. no manual or box, so it should be (compare the...

a rare good sale. Just paid $40 shipped for retail L4D through Amazon. $10 off retail price is usually a pretty easy find for a new release in the USA. Occasional $15-20 off retail even. Steam version would need to be $5-10 cheaper than a boxed version...

a retail store for many titles. And if there is no box manual and dvd, why the hell does it cost more. There are still some games that are cheaper on steam, i would not have a problem buys games on steam when they are cheaper then the retail stores. I do...

and steam lovers ignore this, delete this from your newsreaders or mark as read but don't interfere or do the usual, and yes i know you all think doing any new thread related to steam in wanting to start a flame war cause for you questioning master valve...

they can survive but we'll be here > prepared to fight again >> the key is the retail market, who controls the retail market > controls pc games, so valve will do everything at its reach > to infect infest his steam virus into it so they will have > total...

to keep up, redTed. As I have said numerous times, iTunes and similar services compensate these restrictions by offering the tunes cheaper than having to buy a full CD for them. Steam games don't cost less than retail PC games, in fact they cost more....

given the other option is usually putting the DVD in the drive when you want to play the game, Steam definitely is the less hassle option. The only dowsides I can see with Steam: - Sometimes the game is cheaper in retail stores = Then buy it in store...

be cheaper than retail, but often are not. In fact, sometimes it's more expensive than mail order! If DD games were cheaper ide buy them, but currently when i buy games i usually check ebay or amazon for a used copy as they are cheap and you get the box. Steam...

etc. Ah yes, forgot where that came from. NPD only tracks retail, a problem imo, in music sales, retail has been going down fast, but downloads (itunes, amazon) has been going up quite alot. Though I doubt they're offsetting the decline in retail numbers....