ShadowProctor Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Hello everyone, somewhat new here. I'm former PC gamer who went to console gaming years ago, and I've recently decided to ditch my consoles and come back to PC gaming - at least for Beth titles and MMOs. My new PC should arrive sometime tomorrow and I'll be getting Fallout 4 and Skyrim.My question is.. Should I be getting them on Steam, or are the physical copies better to have? I've read that for Fallout 4 you have to download some files from Steam anyway since the physical copies of the game do not contain all of the files that you need - and that there were some mods that actually require you to have the Steam version of the game as well. Could anyone tell me if they like using Steam better or prefer the hard copies, and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeir Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 All legal copies are connected to, and download from, Steam. The only difference between physical and digital is, well, having a box to sit on your shelf, and price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboUK Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 It's sometimes worth looking at disks because they can be cheaper on places like Amazon, but as said, they all require Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowProctor Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 Oh okay, thank you both. Admittedly, the whole Steam thing has been a bit confusing for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboUK Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Think of it like buying from XBL or PSN, it's not much different, it does have an offline mode so you don't have to be connected all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve40 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Buying the retail "disk" version is a waste of time, as you will still have to download the full game from Steam and go through the tedious decryption/installation process. The retail copies tend to be more expensive as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernt Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I saved quite a few $ buying a retail version on disc at a sale at one of our big supermarket chains. Of course I had to dowmnload the rest from Steam during install. On another note - I always play with Steam off-line in order to avoid getting ambushed by a feral patch. At least it leaves me with a just feeling of control this way. Though that feeling went up in smoke during the christmas sale when I went online to buy the DLCs. My game updated from 1.4 to 1.87 leaving all of my saves useless and having to reinstall all of the mods :whistling: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowProctor Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 Thanks for that advice. I actually found Fallout 4 on Amazon for $19.99, and Skyrim Legendary Edition for $17.99, both new copies. Couldn't believe how much cheaper they were, 2 games for less than the retail price of 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha8088 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Thanks for that advice. I actually found Fallout 4 on Amazon for $19.99, and Skyrim Legendary Edition for $17.99, both new copies. Couldn't believe how much cheaper they were, 2 games for less than the retail price of 1.Skyrim SE would be complete, but FO4 would still have need of the DLCs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorlyAged Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I bought the disk on sale and it came with the season pass. It cost less than the game and season pass from Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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