Now if I ever have that problem again, which is unlikely due to the way Steam patches games, all I need to do a quick scan.

I got tired of failed patching due to a file that wasn't recognised by the patcher, then having to reinstall. My steam games however, I only needed to do a quick scan, and it would download only the needed files. Sims 2 and 3 are the biggest pain due to the amount of disks. During that time I had to reinstall games quite a few times. It would often corrupt files, and it took me a while to track down the problem. Steam has taken care of both those problems, especially as I don't need to keep the installation files anywhere.įinally, a while ago I had a system with bad RAM. That storage could have been used better elsewhere. Having to store hundreds of Gig of ISO on a drive somewhere. Having to search through hundreds of disk covers just to find a game or having two of certain games for my Wife's games as well, I'd need to dedicate a room in the house just to game disk shelving. Sims wasn't much of an issue, thanks to the type of CD check, but most other titles were. I finally had enough of having to worry about cracks and cracked patches, and performance or stability issues due to DRM emulation cracks.

I stopped getting cracked games a couple years back. The sales they have on Steam are crazy, and we never get anything like it in retail outlets here. Now for me it's mostly about the price of Steam games Vs retail, which are often about 50% cheaper on Steam than retail, also that I can get a lot of games on Steam that are no longer available in retail outlets, often for a few dollars.

I was anti-steam for years, and I only ever had the Valve games on there, until I accidentally bought a retail game that required Steam and while installing I happened to see their catalogue had grown considerably since I last used it and a few cheap titles grabbed my attention.

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