Prey 2006

[App4that]

I went looking to buy Prey 2006, but didn't see it on Steam. But G2A is selling Steam keys? I don't get it. 

 

https://www.g2a.com/en-us/prey-2006-steam-key-global-i10000035423002

[wirs]

The game was taken down from steam after the release of the reboot. Keys can still be activated but keep in mind that most g2a keys are obtained illegally 

[App4that]

*%$#, thanks. Welp, to the high seas I go. Give me a bottle of rum, and a compass to guide me. 

 

Guess I'm play Sea of Theives instead *cough* yeah. Talking about Sea of Thieves. 

[wirs]

1 minute ago, App4that said:

*%$#, thanks. Welp, to the high seas I go. Give me a bottle of rum, and a compass to guide me. 

 

Guess I'm play Sea of Theives instead *cough* yeah. Talking about Sea of Thieves. 

You can always go to a local multimedia store and buy prey from the bargain bin for cheap. The keys can still be activated with steam as I mentioned previously

[Princess Luna]

Ah Prey... I really didn't like the last game... I thought I'd have a half-life experience... was very mistaken.

[App4that]

10 minutes ago, wirs said:

You can always go to a local multimedia store and buy prey from the bargain bin for cheap. The keys can still be activated with steam as I mentioned previously

Slim pickings around here, no one carries PC stuff. Old or used anyway. Makes me want to open a shop.

 

7 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Ah Prey... I really didn't like the last game... I thought I'd have a half-life experience... was very mistaken.

Yeah, I've still to finish the last game, can't get into it. 

[Froody129]

30 minutes ago, wirs said:

The game was taken down from steam after the release of the reboot. Keys can still be activated but keep in mind that most g2a keys are obtained illegally 

How are they obtained? Not doubting you, just wondering since I hear so much about G2A being dodgy

[wirs]

Just now, Froody129 said:

How are they obtained? Not doubting you, just wondering since I hear so much about G2A being dodgy

Mainly credit card fraud.

 

here's a blog entry from an indie game that had to battle against the grey market

https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-171

[alicskysareblue]

I loved the 2006 game why they took down the original?

[veli2501]

5 hours ago, Princess Cadence said:

Ah Prey... I really didn't like the last game... I thought I'd have a half-life experience... was very mistaken.

 

5 hours ago, App4that said:

Yeah, I've still to finish the last game, can't get into it. 

You guys are tripping.  The reboot was dope.  Better than the original which I thought wasn't great back when.

[Frankenburger]

On 5/7/2018 at 1:39 PM, elderago said:

I loved the 2006 game why they took down the original?

Word of mouth is that the keys Steam was selling were actual CD keys, not keys specific to the Steam store, and they have no way of replenishing those keys.

 

I doubt it'll ever come back. It's been taken off the Steam store since at least 2011 (which is when I bought my physical copy, since Steam didn't have it anymore).

[Delicieuxz]

On 07/05/2018 at 10:32 AM, App4that said:

I went looking to buy Prey 2006, but didn't see it on Steam. But G2A is selling Steam keys? I don't get it. 

 

https://www.g2a.com/en-us/prey-2006-steam-key-global-i10000035423002

Thanks. I was thinking about the original Prey recently and wondering why it isn't on Steam. I just bought a copy from your link from _eplay ($4.56 CAD) without G2A Shield and it activated on Steam just fine. It is a retail box key, which doesn't matter to me at all.

 

If you're into the game, might want to grab a key while they're still around.

 

Though, I assume that Bethesda will re-add it to the Steam store at some point.

 

A reason why it's not available for purchase anymore could be because licensing agreements for some of the music (like Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult) expired.

[Delicieuxz]

On 07/05/2018 at 10:35 AM, wirs said:

The game was taken down from steam after the release of the reboot. Keys can still be activated but keep in mind that most g2a keys are obtained illegally 

I doubt they are. Some may be, but there are a lot of legit sellers on there.

 

Also, Prey (2006) hasn't been manufactured for many years. It's not possible anyone is getting ripped off by anyone selling the remaining keys out there for it.

[wirs]

7 hours ago, Delicieuxz said:

I doubt they are. Some may be, but there are a lot of legit sellers on there.

 

Also, Prey (2006) hasn't been manufactured for many years. It's not possible anyone is getting ripped off by anyone selling the remaining keys out there for it.

So you're fine with buying from a vendor whose wares are mostly stolen but in this case it's ok because the game doesn't get printed anymore?

Sure there are legit resellers out there and they are all listed on sites of different devs and steam. G2A is not one of them. 

[Delicieuxz]

52 minutes ago, wirs said:

So you're fine with buying from a vendor whose wares are mostly stolen but in this case it's ok because the game doesn't get printed anymore?

Sure there are legit resellers out there and they are all listed on sites of different devs and steam. G2A is not one of them. 

Your first statement is not a "but in this case" situation. If I was fine with buying from a vendor whose ware are mostly stolen then I wouldn't need a "but" exception based on extra criteria.

 

Also, you're responding to me saying "I doubt they are", so your question is preempted by what it's responding to.

 

Now: So, you're fine with arbitrarily slandering all sellers by calling them thieves based on no evidence and only assumption? Anyone can sell on G2A - that means anyone with spare keys can sell on G2A. That includes me as I have lots of spare game keys - all acquired legitimately. You have no basis to allege that most people there are selling stolen goods, and I think you've bought into a developer's anti-private-reseller propaganda.

 

If you don't buy from private resellers due to concern that the games you're purchasing could have been acquired fraudulently, then you should also not buy anything from eBay or Craigslist for the same reason. The same possibility of fraudulent exists in all second-hand markets.

 

You go ahead and not buy or play the games you want to buy and play out of some unfounded paranoia. Meanwhile, I am 100% fine with buying an out-of-print game that I'm interested in at a great price from G2A or elsewhere, and I'll happily own and continue playing Prey.

 

And I repeat my recommendation that anyone wanting a copy of Prey 2006 gets it from G2A while it's still available to be had.

 

 

By the way, I wrote a blog post about the subject of anti-3rd-party-reseller propaganda before: