If Steam didn't exist, would you still be a PC gamer?

[WereCat]

Sure... I was PC gamer before Steam even existed.

[Solrix]

If steam didn't exist it would be harder for indie developers to get their game out there and we wouldn't have such great games

[Polyvalent]

If steam didn't exist all we would have is origin.

 

*shudders*

[SkilledRebuilds]

You order on a website, or go locally, You've been doing this for years...... a warehouse somewhere in your country ships you a boxed copy of the install DVD's after a varied small amount of time,it arrives you install, if anything goes wrong you ring them and have a chat, or possibly go online to rectify via emails.

 

^Modern Oldschool^, before Download services broadened out their wings.

 

[paras]

Probably would have been

[bmxtricky5]

Of course I would be I love PC gaming nothing will change that

[Applepienation]

No, actually. I used to game on PC as a secondary method of gaming to my Xbox as I didn't have the hardware for good gaming (My Xbox ran most games better than my desktop). I only bought a new computer because of steam and there being enough games I enjoyed on PC (most of which I learned about through steam) that I felt it was justified to get a new up-to-date one.

 

Still need a new GPU though.

[cafe]

steam is only a drm

the games run without it

so yes, I would

[Avericious]

Very likely. Still, I would have taken a while longer than I did to get into it fully. Convenience really helps for that sort of thing.

[razor767]

Yes, although I would probably have no where near as many games.

[WiiManic]

I was a PC gamer before steam, I see no reason why I would be after it went.

 

It would be more a hassle to manage, but I'd probably own less games but enjoy and play the ones I owned more.

[-iSynthesis]

If Lord GabeN was never born, and there was no Steam (nor origin or uPlay or anything like that) would you be a PC gamer? I know personally I wouldn't. But I want to hear from you guys

Maybe, maybe id be playing more on my wii and gamecube though

[Psykomantis00]

I was a pc gamer before steam. I'll be a pc gamer after steam. 

[Torg73]

I was a a PC gamer log before Steam was around.

 

The way people talk about Gabe Newell these day's is the way Apple fanboi's talk about Saintly Steve Jobs, have you joined a Cult like these crackpots at Scientology or something?

[david cassar]

The only game I've been playing for the last month is monster hunter on the ppsspp emulator with a friend. So yeah i probably would still be a PC gamer.

[zappian]

Not because i built a pc because of dota.

[-TesseracT-]

Yes. Because PC. That is all.

[KTMDirtFace]

If Lord GabeN was never born, and there was no Steam (nor origin or uPlay or anything like that) would you be a PC gamer? I know personally I wouldn't. But I want to hear from you guys

Yes I was a PC gamer before steam existed anyway. Someone else would have done it. In fact I think I bought my first Digital game with EA's downloader BF 2142. ( which is now that pos origin )

[Thony]

Steam is not the reason why im a pc gamer lol. So yes.

[PerfectTemplar]

Steam wasn't always the only option for a lot of games you know. I grew up without Steam being related to EVERYTHING. Steam existed but it was not mandatory. Valve having this sort of power that actually makes people think about whether they'd play on PC is ridiculous, this is why I support more publishers doing self publishers through DRM free means or their own DRM applications such as Origin and Uplay (Although Uplay is terrible because it was implemented very poorly and never was fixed).

[IhazHedont]

Why should it change anything ?

 

I bet most of people are buying games from Kinguin and websites like these.

 

Steam = DRM, nothing else.

[ComradeHX]

I was playing PC games(such as StarCraft...etc.) before Steam existed.

[tovleander]

I was a pc gamer BEFORE steam, of course I still would be.

[Humbug]

Steam did solve a set of problems which was plaguing the industry; limited shelf space, problems of physical discs, need for non-intrusive DRM, faster updates, distribution issues, connecting communities etc... They do deserve some credit for the PC gaming resurgence. But if Steam was never invented there is a chance somebody else would have implemented something similar at some point.

[Tim Drake]

I probably would of gone console if there was no really good digital stores.

 

Don't hurt me