Weekend Open Forum: Where do you buy your PC games?

This.
Is the problem.

It get them for free, never ever bought a game legally

This is the solution.

Local shop for local people...

Steam looks good but not on my connection.

Steam

I usually download games from torrent and try it as a demo.

If I like it I go on steam and buy it if not available on steam and no other way to buy it over internet in digital format I am simply not buying.

I buy all my games in store. Would probably buy from steam if I didn't stay in South Africa. Only way to download games form steam is to have a 4mbs or 10mbs internet connection (fastest home connections in SA btw), else it takes about 100-200 hours on a 384kbs line like most people in SA have

I almost always buy physical copies of my games, either from local retail or online stores such as play.com. It's only the few small indie games that aren't available on physical copy that I purchase via download.
Yeah, downloading is convenient and all that crap, but there's something special about having shelves filled with rows of games dating all the way back to Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max, up to todays titles like Mass Effect 2 and Fallout New Vegas.

I've always been buying my games from a local gaming-guru. But the municipality opened up a state-run game shop nearby and forced him out of his business (... greedy ***'s).

Since I acquired Internet access (exactly) one year ago, I've been purchasing my games online. (Not through Steam - never got it up and working )

Steam is way too expensive, I buy from Amazon/Ebay.

Steam - but only if there is an offer on (+ I dont like selling my soul!).

Otherwise depends on the age of the game and what it is! Amazon, Gamestation & Game are usually my go-to people for games.

http://www.shopto.net/ for console
Store.steampowered.com for PC

Steam. I'm too lazy to buy them in a store. And prices here are crazy compared to other countries.

I forgot about shopto!

It says 'buy' not 'obtain' you dolt.

I did the illegal thing for a while, but there is just so many times where they dont work - especially on older games.

Now i find myself doing the illegal thing mainly for games i already own (but have lost/CD broken etc) and buying "new" games from GOG and various boxed games from online retailers.. Denmark has a service that allows us to search for a specific game and then sort it by price, so i have no favorite boxed site!

Mostly Steam. But sometimes D2D or other places if a good deal pops up.

When I purchase games, especially ones that are not released yet, I use Amazon. If its a game that has been released already, Gamestop.

Amazon is great for pre-ordering games because they offer special promotions and same release day delivery.

Mostly Steam (due to sales). There was a period during which I bought lots of games at Big Fish Games. I buy my Wii games at TheHut.com.

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