Comments on: Region restrictions a selling point for Steam http://steamreview.org/posts/speedball2/ Comment and discussion on Valve Software's digital communications platform. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:10:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Internode Games Network :: View topic - Would you like to see content server choices in Steam? http://steamreview.org/posts/speedball2/#comment-4057 Internode Games Network :: View topic - Would you like to see content server choices in Steam? Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:49:42 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/speedball2/#comment-4057 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] localised pricing, similar to EA selling Crysis for $US49.95 in the U.S. and $A99.95 here), but this page outlines the 'region restrictions' business. It seems to be mostly concerned with physical media, [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] localised pricing, similar to EA selling Crysis for $US49.95 in the U.S. and $A99.95 here), but this page outlines the ‘region restrictions’ business. It seems to be mostly concerned with physical media, [...]

]]> By: Tom Edwards http://steamreview.org/posts/speedball2/#comment-4036 Tom Edwards Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:17:51 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/speedball2/#comment-4036 <blockquote cite="http://steamgames.com/v/index.php?area=game&AppId=10700">Game-Center online community platform</blockquote>No Community here.

Game-Center online community platform

No Community here.

]]> By: Andy Simpson http://steamreview.org/posts/speedball2/#comment-3983 Andy Simpson Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:42:17 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/speedball2/#comment-3983 Almost without a doubt built into the game. Almost without a doubt built into the game.

]]> By: Greg http://steamreview.org/posts/speedball2/#comment-3979 Greg Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:22:58 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/speedball2/#comment-3979 So will steam be providing these match making functions or will it be built into the game?... So will steam be providing these match making functions or will it be built into the game?…

]]> By: Tom Edwards http://steamreview.org/posts/speedball2/#comment-3970 Tom Edwards Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:33:59 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/speedball2/#comment-3970 [quote comment="3966"]A convincing counter-argument is that Valve must have surely heard these objections from their publishing partners[/quote] Good point. I'm curious now too!

A convincing counter-argument is that Valve must have surely heard these objections from their publishing partners

Good point. I’m curious now too!

]]> By: Andy Simpson http://steamreview.org/posts/speedball2/#comment-3966 Andy Simpson Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:46:53 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/speedball2/#comment-3966 I don't know, we've never been suprised thus far. I still think that they're probably shopping these features around to anyone that'll listen, but I think they're not getting uptake amongst the larger publishing houses because of the same issue - actually using these features means tying your game to the Steam client, and that's still going to be unattractive. You don't want to bundle a product with yours that's stuffed full of promotion for games by your competitors. For small developers with a handful of games it isn't an issue, because they only have the one game to sell, and then it doesn't matter. If they did implement ways to use Steam features transparently, the uptake would be higher. At least that's my hypothesis. A convincing counter-argument is that Valve must have surely heard these objections from their publishing partners, which suggests that either this kind of thing is planned, already in development, or Valve have a very good reason for not doing it. I'd love to know the answer to that one! I don’t know, we’ve never been suprised thus far.

I still think that they’re probably shopping these features around to anyone that’ll listen, but I think they’re not getting uptake amongst the larger publishing houses because of the same issue - actually using these features means tying your game to the Steam client, and that’s still going to be unattractive.

You don’t want to bundle a product with yours that’s stuffed full of promotion for games by your competitors. For small developers with a handful of games it isn’t an issue, because they only have the one game to sell, and then it doesn’t matter.

If they did implement ways to use Steam features transparently, the uptake would be higher. At least that’s my hypothesis. A convincing counter-argument is that Valve must have surely heard these objections from their publishing partners, which suggests that either this kind of thing is planned, already in development, or Valve have a very good reason for not doing it.

I’d love to know the answer to that one!

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