Blake wrote:
Good gracious... thirteen years later...
I guess the question is whether or not things have gotten better, worse, or remain the same for our genre of video games?
My hopes of seeing these games sold in stores (even in the checkout impulse purchase area) were never realized. Now with the demise of physical games that possibility is no longer there. The dominance of Steam and other online gaming stores is now very entrenched. WDS has their reasons for not using these stores and that's their call to make. I do wish there was a way WDS could put their games on Steam though.
When I first posted on this topic I was in my 20's. Now I'm in my 40's and am no longer a "maverick" kid playing a game against the old fellas. Now I suppose I am just an old fella
I am curious though regarding your take on Steam. WDS have chosen, for their own reasons, not to put their games on Steam, as stated previously. They could put them on Steam I don't doubt should they so wish, allowing of the financial implications to the company, but my question is.......Why would you want them on Steam ? What are the benefits to us, the customer ? At the present time, under the current system, having purchased a game from WDS, we download it to our hardrive/flashdrive/external drive or whatever, and it is there, ours.....forever ! I have Steam games, as do many of us I don't doubt, but there is always a 'little nag' in the back of my head.....what happens if Steam goes 'West', my games and money go west with them
Your thoughts and views in this regard appreciated, Sir