In all fairness, is there anyone amongst us who hasn't considered trying to move to that glorious land? :D
Maybe I have a tab open in my browser right now about IT jobs in New Zealand...
With XCOM2 being so cheap this weekend, I thought I'd get a copy for my dad who put ~200 hours into Enemy Unknown/Within. But when I go to make the purchase, I get the message that the game isn't available in his region (we're both in the US). Anyone seen this before?
Steam Summer Sale is now open, June 24 - July 8.
Who cares about the deals, there's a CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE metagame!
Biggest question I have is does it run Windows and can I play games from other stores?
The dock is really compelling to me.
Biggest question I have is does it run Windows and can I play games from other stores?
The dock is really compelling to me.
It runs off SteamOS, so it'll be Linux based. They are stressing that it is a specialized Linux PC however, and that they aren't limiting third party apps, so any Linux based application is likely to work, including Linux versions of other storefronts (like the Linux version of EGS, for example).
PaladinTom wrote:Biggest question I have is does it run Windows and can I play games from other stores?
The dock is really compelling to me.
It runs off SteamOS, so it'll be Linux based. They are stressing that it is a specialized Linux PC however, and that they aren't limiting third party apps, so any Linux based application is likely to work, including Linux versions of other storefronts (like the Linux version of EGS, for example).
They also won't stop you from reformatting the Deck and loading up a full-blown Windows install instead.
PaladinTom wrote:Biggest question I have is does it run Windows and can I play games from other stores?
The dock is really compelling to me.
It runs off SteamOS, so it'll be Linux based. They are stressing that it is a specialized Linux PC however, and that they aren't limiting third party apps, so any Linux based application is likely to work, including Linux versions of other storefronts (like the Linux version of EGS, for example).
And.... hard pass. 
That was fast. Why don't they just sell the damn thing with Windows? I don't care how easy it is to install myself, it should just come on the thing.
Price. Windows would add another $50 to the cost or something along those lines. Plus they want to optimize the out of the box experience to just launch right into Steam I assume.
Yeah, also Windows comes with a lot more OS bloat than Linux does - there would be less memory available for games to use.
My point is that there are now a ton of other Windows-based stores that I own games on. Sure Steam is still dominant, but this device is too little too late for me now.
ARISE THREAD!
Steam Families is a collection of new and existing family-related features. It replaces both Steam Family Sharing and Steam Family View, giving you a single location to manage which games your family can access and when they can play.
Among other nice features, it also changes the way libraries work from the previous "Family Sharing" model, such that one person playing a game from a shared library does NOT prevent someone else from playing a different game from that library - it only prevents multiple people from playing the same game from that library.
This seems like a fantastic pro-consumer move. Thanks Gabe!
This seems like a fantastic pro-consumer move. Thanks Gabe!
Yes and. Some of the small print suggests that it's a more limited program than the existing Family Sharing...
While we know that families come in many shapes and sizes, Steam Families is intended for a household of up to 6 close family members.
To that end, as we monitor the usage of this feature, we may adjust the requirements for participating in a Steam Family or the number of members over time to keep usage in line with this intent.
Current system lets me share with basically anyone, anywhere. I have several friends who don't live with me in my current Steam Family Share (one of whom is two states away) that I suspect are going to lose access under the new scheme, as they're not part of my "household".
I'm not mad about it, honestly the previous system felt absurdly permissive, so a slight scaling back isn't exactly "anti-consumer", but it does read as a tightening of the rules to me.
Steam now supports constant background recording of your game, including making clips and sharing the videos. No extra software required, and it even works on the Deck.
I swear I'm not a shill for Steam, but...
The article title basically sums it up, but yeah, Steam's going to have more stringent requirements for listing season passes & DLCs, and backing that up with potential automated refunds back to customers if the devs don't follow through with their claims. And if you'd prefer a ~20 minute video of an Irishman digging into some of the nitty-gritty details & impact analysis, I've got you covered:
Overall this probably isn't going to impact us very much in our day-to-day lives, but good to know Steam's still trying to look out for their consumers.
Are we sharing these? Not a bad year for me, considering I had 2 major surgeries which had me hospitalized for about 2 months total. Click the image for more info than you could ever need about my gaming habits.
Yeah, no big surprises here.
Well there's non-space games in your top 5, that's a surprise. 
A little sad that Starcom: Nexus and Citizen Sleeper didn't win the respective months I played them, or make my top 5. Great games that should be in my GotY list.
Well there's non-space games in your top 5, that's a surprise. ;)
Variety is the spice and all that.
Plus I can't play space games all the time, that's insane.
The winter sale is live.
I am surprised at how out of 107 game on my wish list I don't have any I really want to buy. I think my wishlist is more of a "I wish I wanted to play this" list.
Steamworld Heist 2 is $3 cheaper at Fanatical, for a Steam key.
Metaphor Refantazio is $6 cheaper at Fanatical, for a Steam key.
X4 Planets edition is $4.50 cheaper at GMG, for a Steam key.
Star Wars: Outlaws is $5.50 cheaper at GMG, for a Steam key.
Buying direct from Steam gives some peace of mind that you have an option to refund, for whatever reason. Can’t do that with a key purchased elsewhere.
Star Wars: Outlaws is $5.50 cheaper at GMG, for a Steam key.
Augmented Steam and GMG themselves say Ubisoft Store/Connect.
*Single-image proof that perfect life can be achieved*
Good grief... I hope I'll be able to do that when I retire in 15 years or so.
Stele wrote:Star Wars: Outlaws is $5.50 cheaper at GMG, for a Steam key.
Augmented Steam and GMG themselves say Ubisoft Store/Connect.
Ah oops. Didn't click through. Surprised, but not surprised. When I got AC games on Epic it just launched Ubisoft Connect to install them.
Something I've been doing for a few years is if something shows up as On Sale from my wishlist and I don't buy it, I remove it from the wishlist. Though Im not super strict about that, just something I consider and usually do when it comes up. Helps keeps things small. Now it's mostly Upcoming games I don't want to miss.
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