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kacation_man
07-11-2007, 12:24 AM
does any one know if they will work on steam?
joule
07-11-2007, 12:38 AM
No. I'm pretty sure you need to buy the game from Steam.
k3ithrm
07-11-2007, 01:14 AM
No. I'm pretty sure you need to buy the game from Steam.

Then what's the point of the 'add non-steam game'?
Javert
07-11-2007, 01:17 AM
In THAT respect, yes, adding non-STEAM games will work. But adding a CD-key doesn't unlock a STEAM copy of CoD4, you will still need an actual DVD.
diluted
07-11-2007, 01:39 AM
Then what's the point of the 'add non-steam game'?

Basically, all that does is put a shortcut to an already-installed game (or any program actually) in Steam.
kacation_man
07-11-2007, 01:58 AM
They need to start make'n these Retail CD keys work over steam, they should all work, I fail to see any reason why they cant do this.
giant384
07-11-2007, 02:42 AM
They need to start make'n these Retail CD keys work over steam, they should all work, I fail to see any reason why they cant do this.

.........just no

if you wanted a steam version then buy it from steam.....
Iced_Eagle
07-11-2007, 04:07 AM
They need to start make'n these Retail CD keys work over steam, they should all work, I fail to see any reason why they cant do this.

Then Valve would have to deal with every publisher and tell them the CD Key auth system they use, and vice versa.

Like someone said, just do "Add Non-Steam Game" in Steam if you got the DVD version. Though for me, if I have the choice of doing Steam vs Non-Steam, I will go with Steam every time. That way I can always redownload it later and don't have to worry about CD's or DVD's.
Kyorisu
07-11-2007, 04:48 AM
I'll never use Steam for a third party MP game. As good as steam is they do happen to break things often.

1. Inability to connect to punkbuster services - sporadic not all the time.
2. Inability to play with retail users in some games.
PaoloM
07-11-2007, 09:07 AM
They need to start make'n these Retail CD keys work over steam, they should all work, I fail to see any reason why they cant do this.

I don't see why should Valve do that. Steam is a profit service, how could Valve make money from having retail CD keys work?
It's impossible, both from a technological and a commercial point of view.
Xendance
07-11-2007, 05:25 PM
I'll never use Steam for a third party MP game. As good as steam is they do happen to break things often.

1. Inability to connect to punkbuster services - sporadic not all the time.
2. Inability to play with retail users in some games.

I'm sure you can play with retail users with Cod2... not sure about Cod4, obviously.
Beerdude26
07-11-2007, 11:55 PM
Basically, all that does is put a shortcut to an already-installed game (or any program actually) in Steam.You can also use the in-game Steam menu (shift+something) aswell, then.
kacation_man
09-11-2007, 04:08 AM
I don't see why should Valve do that. Steam is a profit service, how could Valve make money from having retail CD keys work?
It's impossible, both from a technological and a commercial point of view.

This i can understand, however infinity ward signed up to run on steam, im sure they paid money for the service. I think I'd want them to be compatible, and they had signed up with steam long enough ago i would think to be able to incorporate retail cd keys.