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STEAM | September 2015 - The Phantom Pre-Load or: AAA Movies Are Just +1s To Us
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ashecitism
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Same goes for the controller. There are still people out there who don't know it has a gyro or dual-stage triggers or that it doesn't require a Steam Machine, even thought every info you need is right there on the store page.... I can already see the GB QL... This HW launch is going to be sweet.
DS4Windows created a fix last month, so yes.
paperspace
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I will never pre-load a game on Steam again.
I've been unpacking Soma for 1 hour now, and it took me 10 min to download the pre-load. Fun!
I've been unpacking Soma for 1 hour now, and it took me 10 min to download the pre-load. Fun!
Freedom = $1.05
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I think it's a terrific thing they're doing.
But if the typical average somewhat ignorant consumer tries to pick up a steam box for the same reasons that someone might pick up a prefab alienware PC ie you don't want to mess with shit and be able to play the latest releases day and date no problems then the steam box is like the last thing they should be picking up.
It's an enthusiast machine targeted at casual consumers. It's the perfect device for a consumer that doesn't exist
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I imagine they'll be like most of the threads made on other site where Christmas a few years ago parents rushed out to buy the cheapest laptop they could find - which happened to be Chromebooks. Then came the realization that little Johnny couldn't play Minecraft on it or load Microsoft Word
or play Steam games using Enhanced Steam
The solid truth is that some people simply don't research what they're buying before spending money. I guarantee there will be threads made where someone buys a $50 Steam Link (they're selling these at Gamestop, right?) and thinks it's a full blown console that can play games.
arts&crafts
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crimsonheadGCN
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Well, to be completely honest, it's probably more capable than Raspberry Pi, and you can play console games on the later.
Backlogger
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It's not a bad idea, but anyone that buys into it today is going to be an early adopter. Problem is, as Freedom eluded to, is when the buyer doesn't realize that they are buying into a concept that is still early in its infancy in terms of publisher support.
If you already have a decent gaming PC then you can stream games to it, but if you already have a decent gaming PC then you don't need a Steam Machine, you just need a less expensive PC or SteamLink.
I think GMG refunded users, but game was never removed.
My retailer didn't give me one when I nicely asked.
But in the end I was able to claim one from manufacturer via webpage just by providing serial number of card.
Yup, HDDs are bad when reading & writing to same disk. Symlinking preload cache to different drive is a good idea. (Or not bothering if you have very fast internet anyway).
paperspace
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I'm on a SSD though. Is it possible to download the pre-load to one drive and then unpack it to another?
BoosterDuck
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I don't know bro Counter-Strike runs better on Linux
How do you get around crippling consumer ignorance? The Steam controller threads generally turn into a trash pit despite the relevant information being readily available. Informed discussion and criticism gets pushed aside explaining simple concepts that are presented right on the home page.
The prize was getting the money back and still keeping the game :lol
What caps? I don't have any cap.
Neither do I, so consider us a couple of lucky Canadians.
Dammit stump. grrr
BlackRainbowFT
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Agreed. With SOMA anythough, I had abnormaly many problems. FIrst preload, then it wanted to download 2 more GBs while unpacking, Steam fucked that up so I had to uninstall the game. Then when I installed it again, Steam said it already downlaoded 8 GB, but it didn't. So I ended up with deleting everything except Steamapps and Steam exe.
Imo, Valve has been fucking awful with advertising Steambox, Steam link etc.
Hero Prinny
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thats as solid prize, i approve.
GODDAMIT STUMP
Leafhopper
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Good.
Also not talking about Steambox owners but, I want more games on Linux so I don't have to deal with Windows anymore.
Granted I would need to find drivers for some stuff.
You disappoint me, Leaf. ;(
Baron von Loathsome
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Steam is dead.
lashman
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BUNDLE WHERE?
Good advertising, good in-store displays, and educating store employees. If Valve wants Steambox to sit in Walmart and sell and succeed, that's what it needs. But given the way things have gone so far, I find that extremely unlikely.
That's actually surprising. Maybe they'll go back and do complete editions of DA2 and the Mass Effect games as well.
Bah. You and stump are why we can't have shitty games that shouldn't be on Steam.
I knew there was a reason why I held off buying the game.
Leafhopper
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lashman
Steam-GAF's Official Ambassador to Gaming-GAF
We're lucky Stump uses his powers for doing (mostly) good things.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Wait, why were we against I Spent Two Years On This ?
?Hero Prinny
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This game is the true definition of trash. How media outlets gave it such high scores and was a GOTY contender is beyond me
Wait, why were we against I Spent Two Years On This
Didn't spend long enough.
After all of the mediocre to bad games that have gotten GOTY awards over the years, I'm no longer surprised.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Any time an idea comes along that challenges the established way of doing things, people (aka idiots) will collectively bark about how this thing isn't the right way of doing it. People are inherently afraid of change, and fear makes people's rationale go out the window.
Every once in a while an idea or product comes along that challenge's the established way of doing things, and succeeds. This can be because of good marketing, good word of mouth, or just random chance. Successful companies know this and that's why you see an emphasis on marketing and in-store education. Suddenly this idea or product becomes the new way of doing things, and something else will eventually come along to challenge that status quo and thus the cycle continues.
Some of us are wise enough to step back and look at things objectively, and offer advice to others such as "It's okay - this is like the time when Apple challenged the established way of doing things by making a cell phone with a screen covering the entire front of the phone. It was weird at first but it caught on and spread like wildfire and now it's almost impossible to find a cell phone that doesn't do this."
I'm inclined to think that this has been a part of human nature for a long time. Even though it's often poked fun at, it's still very much a real problem especially in the age where this shift can happen in a span of years when it used to happen in a span of lifetimes.
Freedom = $1.05
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That hitman delay shouldn't be a shock to anyone. That game was coming in hot if at all.
My eyes are ruined after seeing that GOTY section.
ramoisdead
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We'll never see the launch trailer for this.
Atraveller
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GOTY lol
Kaleinc
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I don't see a point preloading and my internet is garbage. If you can download a game in 10 minutes then this feature is pretty much useless.
To think I only put 15 minutes into the game and most of my experience with it has been downloading patches upon patches every time I load up Origin.
Can't wait to re-buy it as goty edition.
More time for Dragon's Dogma this January.
Oh, it's on Steam now?
The Witcher 3 wasnt out that time to show how trash Inquisition is.
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