Standard DVD Edition Confirmed for UK

*Chris_D* · #1 05-10-2004, 11:58 AM

GAME Stores Group have today confirmed that the standard UK version of Half-Life 2 has been confirmed as DVD only and will not be released on CD. There is no confirmed news regarding the rest of Europe as yet.

For those of you that don't yet have a DVD drive on your computers, it is either time to buy one or purchase the game through Steam.

Similar titles that have followed this same path are Far Cry, which shipped on DVD in Europe, whereas it shipped on both CDs and DVDs for most of the rest of the world.

Sprafa · #2 05-10-2004, 11:58 AM

I'll still buy it on Steam tho

good news nontheless

Ecthe|ioN · #3 05-10-2004, 12:00 PM

Good for those buying a boxed copy. I'm supporting Valve 100% so I'm buying through Steam.

irishbloke · #4 05-10-2004, 12:03 PM

Its about time DVD games shud be the norm now. I mean who wants 6 Cd's to install a game?

#5 05-10-2004, 12:13 PM

Exactly, Doom 3 should also be released on dvd. I think cd-romplayer owners are a minority. The majority has dvd-rom

#6 05-10-2004, 12:14 PM

its crap who has the ****ing money

Dux · #7 05-10-2004, 12:22 PM

Hurrah \o/

Plays Insert Disc 2 to continue.
Plays Insert Disc 3 to continue.
Plays Insert Disc 4 to continue.
Plays Insert Disc 1 to continue.

Urgh.

#8 05-10-2004, 12:24 PM

is europe the only region going dvd only? why is that?

#9 05-10-2004, 12:29 PM

I've made the error to command a CDs version of UT2004 instead of the DVD box ... I can say now than 6 cd for one game it's really too boring. So thanks to Valve, DVD is much better.

Gunner · #10 05-10-2004, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ecthe|ioN

Good for those buying a boxed copy. I'm supporting Valve 100% so I'm buying through Steam.

You know if you're a hardcore Valve fan you will buy both the Steam version and the retail box, since they still get money from retail as well

DarkGhost86 · #11 05-10-2004, 12:41 PM

\o/! DVD RULE!

Methias · #12 05-10-2004, 12:42 PM

I wonder why they're doing this in Europe and not the US? I guess it wouldn't be too hard to believe that Europe is a little ahead, technology wise. People are afraid of change here in the states

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#13 05-10-2004, 12:44 PM

HORRAY

Now I don't have to buy this extremely crappy CE of HL2

I was so pissed off reading what a stupid CE they put together for HL2. But I was still thinking about buying it for the sake of a DVD...

Now I can avoid that. Sorry but which HL2 fan needs a strat. guide? And which fan who's proudly bought a CE accepts to only get a tester of a strat guide that he doesn't need. And then who needs a damn US XXL Tshirt?

No sorry but reading what the packages contents were really made me sad. It's HL2 for crying out loud. I would have loved to have the CE box but the killer factor for me was having the making of HL2 book in it...

Now I am going for the standard version and buy the book separately.

Shurakai
Very happy with Blizzard CE's so far...
Very sad about HL2 CE

*Chris_D* · #14 05-10-2004, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JuicyLucifer

is europe the only region going dvd only? why is that?

UK is the only one confirmed at this time.

FthrJACK · #15 05-10-2004, 12:55 PM

why is this such big news?

i mean, its hardly the first game ever on DVD, heaps of games are DVD over here. Its just that USA doesent seem to like DVD drives int heir PC's for some very very odd reason..

I could understand this being news if say.. it was the first ever game on DVD or something but...

Its like making some news post saying "Eminems new album is confirmed to be CD release in Europe, where as the USA will be recieving Tape copies of the album as well as CD"

its just.. non news :/

Do you really want to play DJ with 6 CD's anyway? I dont even know anyone with a PC (as their main PC that is) that doesent have a DVD drive. Not having ones like.. not having a CD drive, its unheard of.