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So it begins, like EA did.
So it begins, like EA did.
It's real simple. If it's not on Steam I will not buy it. I've got plenty of great games to play.
I just pre-ordered Dragon Age: Inquisition off Origin and I feel like I need a bath.
Would using VPN to access Steam work? I have a non UK credit card.
Would using VPN to access Steam work? I have a non UK credit card.
You can still receive gift copies of the game just fine, provided the user isn't in Eastern Europe, South America or South-east Asia. The titular issue is not the result of a region-locking mechanism being in place -- Ubi is just, asininely, continuing with the behaviour it has exhibited ever since UK retailers "rebelled" against Steam, beginning with THQ's Space Marine in 2011.
How does that work? I don't have anyone that could gift me games. Wouldn't using a VPN be easier?
As an important note, profit is only one (although the most important one) of the possible benefits a large publisher might look for in a product.
Another benefit that is also important would be control. Would a company, for instance, be willing to sacrifice some profit -- even in the long term -- if it meant that they could establish their own distribution system that they control and which allows them to price, distribute, and promote their products as they see fit? For a large publisher, the answer is frequently yes.
it did stop, and I am incredibly annoyed it has resumed.
How does that work? I don't have anyone that could gift me games. Wouldn't using a VPN be easier?
Look up TF2 Dispenser, it's an automated trading website.
Because of the cross-region trading/gifting restriction, TF2 Dispenser isn't going to yield him a cheaper copy.
As an important note, profit is only one (although the most important one) of the possible benefits a large publisher might look for in a product.
Another benefit that is also important would be control. Would a company, for instance, be willing to sacrifice some profit -- even in the long term -- if it meant that they could establish their own distribution system that they control and which allows them to price, distribute, and promote their products as they see fit? For a large publisher, the answer is frequently yes.
For the record, this is also why the major publishers tend to prefer the consoles to any other platform. On PC, Ubisoft can get lost in the enormous sea of software developers, where Ubisoft isn't even necessarily a top dog. One might list Valve, EA, Blizzard, CDProject, Mojang, Tencent, Zynga, and a variety of Chinese MMO firms as larger players in the PC space. On iOS, Ubisoft doesn't even register as a top 20 publisher.
On Xbox, it's really a competition between EA, Ubisoft, Take 2, and Activision. They have more control and more expertise in that arena, and that is a great benefit to them that is not extended to PC, iOS, Android, or of course Nintendo platforms.
I'm not looking for a cheaper copy, just a way to buy the game on Steam in the UK.
Yeah, Unity and Far Cry 4 just disappeared from the steam store for me (Argentina), and trying the regular US one gives me nothing.It's not just the UK now, but everywhere else too it seems.
What I said before is the best you can do short of risking an account restriction. That it works out cheaper for you is a bonus.
Watch Dogs is on Steam for me in the UK.
He means before release. It was only made available to the UK to purchase around release day, unlike every other country.
The best thing about an Ubisoft boycott is that the overall average quality of the games you play will rise dramatically.That's it I'm boycotting Ubisoft games, sell them on steam or loose my service guys.
Edit: Bar the copy(s) of Unity, the one I won on steam and the one I've bought my girlfriend for Christmas.
I generally cannot be arsed with these guys anymore.
Well, looks like they removed their games from Steam here in Argentina as well.
Wow, did not expect them to do it globally. Dick move Ubi.
Gone from Germany as well. I just checked.
I just checked the Steam App for NA and they're not showing up. wow
they really did it huh