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I will soon be switching from xbox one to a gaming pc and I was wondering how paying for dlc works, obviously on xbox my credit card details are saved with Live and I just pay that way but with pc it seems there is the potential to get scammed . I would be grateful for any tips how it works
It depends entirely on what games you are buying for. With Steam, you just buy the way you would through Live and it's automatically updated / downloaded and away you go. The same applies for other platforms such as Origin. Some games (Such as the earlier Mass Effect ones) you would go direct to the developers website and buy them there using PayPal. You would then get a download link sent to your email or allowed through from where you were on the website and you manually download the file and install it.
You'll find the majority of games out there can be bought through Steam now, so once you have an account set up there its easy peasy to buy games, DLC etc.
I wouldn't worry too much about being scammed, if you stick to the main platforms or websites you'll be as safe as you would any other online transaction.
You'll find the majority of games out there can be bought through Steam now, so once you have an account set up there its easy peasy to buy games, DLC etc.
I wouldn't worry too much about being scammed, if you stick to the main platforms or websites you'll be as safe as you would any other online transaction.
PCs always come with Windows,and then you down load Steam from www.steampowered.com. Its like a portal where you get your games from,create an account,fire it up,and download your game. There are loafs of free games,some good,some crap,but if you buy one,it retains your payment details.
Actually Steam IS bringing out its own operating system and game box but don't worry about that
Actually Steam IS bringing out its own operating system and game box but don't worry about that
Gaz413823 said:
Ok , thanks everyone, I'll google steam. Is steam an operating system or when I'm choosing my pc do I install windows?
Think of Steam like a digital library.You download Steam as you would any other PC software; create your login details and away you go.
The great thing about Steam is that 90% of AAA titles are available on there, including loads of Indie games. Once you've bought it, it stores the game in your library so you keep it forever; even if you change PCs. You can uninstall and reinstall as many times as you like; so you don't have to have the game installed all the time.
The best bit of all? Steam isvery competitive at pricing, so most games are sensibly priced. Not to mention that they have sales on a few times over the year, so you can get some awesome games at a stupidly cheap price.
Also, many PC games have what DLC was called before the big companies got hold of them. Mods.
Basically free game content delivered by fans. Quality varies obviously but some is very good. Counter-Strike is the obvious example here, a mod of Half-Life and pretty much the godfather of all online team based military shooters.
Basically free game content delivered by fans. Quality varies obviously but some is very good. Counter-Strike is the obvious example here, a mod of Half-Life and pretty much the godfather of all online team based military shooters.
Quick question about Steam - I have an account and have had for ages but only used it with my main PC. I now also have a MacBook that can run some of the later games (Borderlands Pre-Sequel, etc) so if I installed Steam on that, can I simultaneously install that game / any game on my laptop as well as the PC desktop, or can you only work with one installation at a time?
Game saves are stored in the cloud so in theory it would be great to be able to play on the laptop when away and then pick it up again at the same point on the desktop when at home again
Game saves are stored in the cloud so in theory it would be great to be able to play on the laptop when away and then pick it up again at the same point on the desktop when at home again
[quote=Moog72]Quick question about Steam - I have an account and have had for ages but only used it with my main PC. I now also have a MacBook that can run some of the later games (Borderlands Pre-Sequel, etc) so if I installed Steam on that, can I simultaneously install that game / any game on my laptop as well as the PC desktop, or can you only work with one installation at a time?
Game saves are stored in the cloud so in theory it would be great to be able to play on the laptop when away and then pick it up again at the same point on the desktop when at home again[/quote
I have done this with CIV5 and Football Manager 14.
Played game on PC and saved to the cloud, then continued game on my MacBook.
Game saves are stored in the cloud so in theory it would be great to be able to play on the laptop when away and then pick it up again at the same point on the desktop when at home again[/quote
I have done this with CIV5 and Football Manager 14.
Played game on PC and saved to the cloud, then continued game on my MacBook.
The Beaver King said:
The best bit of all? Steam is very competitive at pricing, so most games are sensibly priced. Not to mention that they have sales on a few times over the year, so you can get some awesome games at a stupidly cheap price.
This^^^There always seems to be some kind of sale on at some point. Highlights for me have included Skyrim for £3.49, Borderlands 2 for £3.49, and a while back I got the Oblivion game of the year edition (with all DLCs) for £4.99.
This makes it great for taking a gamble on games that you otherwise might not have brought- you don't even need to download them straight away.
Also they often do 'publisher bundles' where you can pick up an entire collection of games by a certain publisher. This is a great way of picking up loads of slightly older games for peanuts- I've brought a couple of these for around £15 each and added around 40 games!
For anything other than absolutely brand-new just-released titles it is always worth doing a search for the game on the store and seeing if it is available in any kind of sale bundles- they often are and it either means you save a load on the game on you can get a load of other games bundled with it for not much more than the game originally cost.
For new stuff there are often pre-sales or extra freebies and discounts as well but also check out cd key places as they seem to sell games at even less than Steam (you then load the key into steam and play from there). I picked up the new Wolfenstein game for about £10 less than Steam wanted.
Oh and on some steam games (the valve ones mainly, but you get the trading cards in most of the games) you get items that can then be sold on a market place for real money that can then be used to buy games or well market place items. I have over £5 of credit atm from random stuff that's dropped.
Foliage said:
Oh and on some steam games (the valve ones mainly, but you get the trading cards in most of the games) you get items that can then be sold on a market place for real money that can then be used to buy games or well market place items. I have over £5 of credit atm from random stuff that's dropped.
I have loads of these trading cards but no idea what to do with them all. How do you find out what you get when you get xyz cards etc?
The thing I love about PC gaming....Steam Workshop! Plus the fact a lot of the developers (mainly RTS ones) will add mod tools as well. Finished the game and want more missions? Well you can make your own and then share them with the community
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