Those in the gaming world are very familiar with Steam; I use it myself to play a few games. It is a content delivery system for game titles. I remember when Steam first launched there were those that said it would never work and that nobody would prefer to buy games online compared to traditional boxed retail.
Every one of those critics were wrong.
Steam works. Yes it is criticized often but the fact of the matter is that nobody else does it better.
It is being rumored like crazy that Google will be acquiring Steam. It is completely understandable why the GOOG (assuming they have interest) would want this system because it does have a proven track record of stability for the most part and moreover it’s a solid revenue generator.
A small example of how steam works:
First and foremost, Steam is free to download and use – a big perk. From there you simply pick and choose what game you want, buy it, the game is downloaded and you start playing.
But lets say your computer dies for whatever reason. Are all your games gone?
No.
You can reinstall Steam on your new computer and re-download all the games you bought just by logging in. No digging for discs, registration codes and all that crapola. This is what makes Steam great.
In addition, Steam is a chat client. You can add friends on the network to your list and the system will state if they’re in-game or not – and also which game they’re in.
Steam is also a launcher of non-Steam games. If you have other games on your box you can add-in as many as you want.
Believe me, this is a good program to have if you game at all.
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Ya know what? As long as they don’t mess with a good thing, I say go for it. Maybe through some oddly contrived line of communications, Google can get Valve to hurry up and release HL2: Episode 3.