Digital Nightfall on 27/4/2011 at 13:28
I am pondering this choice myself. I am leaning towards Steam just because it's easy to have everything in one place. At the end of the day I don't expect any of the free stuff to actually matter. But... which way does the wind blow?
van HellSing on 27/4/2011 at 14:13
Boxed, CE actually.
And for the life of me, I can't understand why people would want to buy digital versions. Sure, if it's some indie game that doesn't have a boxed version then that's understandable, but otherwise? Without a box it'd feel the same as playing a pirated version. I like things tangible.
Matthew on 27/4/2011 at 14:25
I have nowhere left to store boxes. Seriously, all the big-box Amiga and early PC games are in huge stacks in the loft, all the CD jewel cases and DVD cases are taking up most of the shelves in my study that aren't bookshelves. My rooms just won't take in any more.
Edit: I am however getting a physical copy of The Witcher 2 - the Limited Edition or whatever the one without the figure is called. Part of the problem is that I am a sucker for artbooks, soundtracks and random assorted shit.
EvaUnit02 on 27/4/2011 at 15:47
I'll be getting a boxed Premium Edition, which is the standard edition. All those premium goodies are packaged with every release. You'd be insane to prefer PDFs and MP3s(/WAVs/whatever format) digital copies over lovely physical versions, especially when the price tags are more or less the same. (Actually the physical release can be had for a lot cheaper if you use the right e-tailers).
Sulphur on 28/4/2011 at 20:36
There's no way in heck I'm going to find a boxed copy here any time in the near future unless CD Projekt's publisher is EA/2K/whatever, so I'd rather go with the option that comes with as few strings attached as possible - ergo, Gog.Com it is for me.
Jason Moyer on 28/4/2011 at 20:40
Getting it on GoG, since it's the only way to get it DRM-free.
Malf on 28/4/2011 at 21:35
I initially had the top-of-the-range version on pre-order with Amazon, but then I came to my senses, cancelled it and went for the GoG one that was a third of the price.
Phatose on 28/4/2011 at 22:00
Steam. The DRM that steam uses is completely transparent, so it's essentially equivalent to GoG as far as I'm concerned. And since the artbook is something I'd never even look at, always up to date is more valuable to me then it is. Retail is completely out of the question - nothing reduces my desire to replay a game later more then having to scare up a goddamned disc.
CCCToad on 28/4/2011 at 22:19
So what happens if you are in an area without internet for an extended amount of time and you want to fire up your copy of Witcher 2 that you bought over STEAM?
EvaUnit02 on 28/4/2011 at 23:05
Quote Posted by Phatose
always up to date is more valuable to me then it is.
Meh, every other copy of W2 (inc. retail and GOG) will include an updater program that will inform you of the availability of new files and give you an opt-in option. Far better than Steam's opt-out auto-update solution, where games can be held for ransom.
The only real advantage of the Steam version is game saves and settings being backed up on Steam Cloud (also trivial Web 2.0 "bragging rights" tosh like Achievements and play time tracking).
