How much do u trust Steam. is it future proof?

Hey Gamers. i just wanna know how much do u guys trust Steam? let see i got about 80-100 games on Steam and now im thinking what if the service just stop or the company go bankrupt? whats gonna happen to my games that i paid for? let say 5 year from now u wanna play one of ur oldie games, how can u play it then if steam is not around? maybe im just over reacting but with these financial issues companies got there is no telling what could happen...

btw I LOVE STEAM!!

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I this topic pop up way to much

Steam is very very unlikely to go bankrupt at this point.

At the end of Steam there will be a meeting with its big shots saying something like "we got big bills coming in and we've had 2-3 bad quarters so we should think of moving to something else" ; do you really think at that point someone will rise up, much less convince the rest, to honor their commitment setting up a plan which require 5-10 times our normal bandwidth for our loyal customers that made our fortune?

Forget about that! The only way I'd use such a service is if there would be an ongoing backup service, every 3-5 purchases you're sent DVDs/bluray.

I remember hearing they'll let you back your games up to DVDs or something.JigglyWiggly_

Pretty sure Valve has addressed this issue. They have said that in the unlikely case that Steam goes under they will release a tool that frees your games from Steam authentication.

Do you really think at the end of Steam there will be a meeting with the big shots of Steam and say, ok we got big bills coming in and we've had 2-3 bad quarters so we should think of moving to something else ; do you really think at that point someone will rise up, much less convince the rest, let's honors our commitment and we'll set up this plan which require 5-10 times our normal bandwidth for our loyal customers that made our fortune?

Forget about that! The only way I'd use such a service is if there would be an ongoing backup service, every 3-5 purchases you're sent DVDs/bluray.

DynV

They wouldn't have explanations to giveo nly to fans if they go bankrupt they'd have to give em to every publisher/developer that sells games there. Besides business can't be bad on Steam even for a single quarter.

Do you think that? scratch that, do you actually know what/who Steam is?

They wouldn't have explanations to giveo nly to fans if they go bankrupt they'd have to give em to every publisher/developer that sells games there. Besides business can't be bad on Steam even for a single quarter.

DanielDust

I don't care if they're bilionnaires, when (I'm pretty sure they won't last 20 years) the time come to move on, money will triumph over loyalty.

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Do you think that? scratch that, do you actually know what/who Steam is?

They wouldn't have explanations to giveo nly to fans if they go bankrupt they'd have to give em to every publisher/developer that sells games there. Besides business can't be bad on Steam even for a single quarter.

DynV

I don't care if they're bilionnaires, when the time come to move, money will triumph over loyalty.

I just had to post. Future Proof is one of my favorite songs!

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I've bought a few games off of Steam and they seem to do okay. I don't really buy a whole lot of video games these days so I have to be choosy. So far so good as far as steam goes.

[QUOTE="DanielDust"]

Do you think that? scratch that, do you actually know what/who Steam is?

They wouldn't have explanations to giveo nly to fans if they go bankrupt they'd have to give em to every publisher/developer that sells games there. Besides business can't be bad on Steam even for a single quarter.

DynV

I don't care if they're bilionnaires, when (I'm pretty sure they won't last 20 years) the time come to move on, money will triumph over loyalty.

Not even D2D won't go down and their system is terrible compared to Steam, worst case scenario somebody buys them and keeps the system alive, but Steam dominates DDs and they're getting only stronger.

Allowing users to download the games directly onto the computer is probably the likeliest choice. Can you imagine the amount of lawsuits if Steam goes under with the games?Dtnoip28

I trust steam but nothing is future-proof.

Have you ever considered your electric and water companiess might go under and stop providing service? No? Buts its possible, isnt it?

Think of steam as a utility company at this point.

STEAM has been growing by 50% EVERY years for quite a while now. Also its a privately owned company so I would say not to worry.

Hey Gamers. i just wanna know how much do u guys trust Steam? let see i got about 80-100 games on Steam and now im thinking what if the service just stop or the company go bankrupt? whats gonna happen to my games that i paid for? let say 5 year from now u wanna play one of ur oldie games, how can u play it then if steam is not around? maybe im just over reacting but with these financial issues companies got there is no telling what could happen...

btw I LOVE STEAM!!

rig spec:

Core i7 920 @ 3.21

EVGA GTX 295 Co-Op Edition

6GB Domminator DDR3 @1600

300gb Velocirapto, 1TB Caviar Black

EVGA x58 Classified MB

Siamak8286

Nothing is future proof. Not your computer. Not your backup strategy. Not steam. Not even the electric company is future proof.Renevent42

Nothing is future proof. Not your computer. Not your backup strategy. Not steam. Not even the electric company is future proof.Renevent42

im fairly certain the electric company wont be dead anytime soon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrQBkje1CLA&feature=channel

oh yes.. i went there.

[QUOTE="Renevent42"]Nothing is future proof. Not your computer. Not your backup strategy. Not steam. Not even the electric company is future proof.Daytona_178

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"][QUOTE="Renevent42"]Nothing is future proof. Not your computer. Not your backup strategy. Not steam. Not even the electric company is future proof.Renevent42

LOL, so you admit you knew what he meant, you just chose to give a technical answer which was of no help at all.

Whatever dude.

Steam gets bigger and bigger every day.

While I generally avoid digital downloads (unless something is like 5 bucks on steam) I'm not too worried about it caving in and leaving people without a way to play their games. If it does that, digital downloads and online authentication is probably over. People will end up playing the games they bought on steam, one way or another.

While I generally avoid digital downloads (unless something is like 5 bucks on steam) I'm not too worried about it caving in and leaving people without a way to play their games. If it does that, digital downloads and online authentication is probably over. People will end up playing the games they bought on steam, one way or another.

Cobra_nVidia

You're absolutely right! But for the sake of the thread, you think they'd do it the right way when the time come?

Also people better be aware of the risk, checking if their law allow to have a copy and, if it's the case, keep proof of purchase to show you hold the copyright. The first thing I do when I get a media is to make a copy, as my local law allows it, but some reprentatives try to change that so that only an original would be valid, so I dearly hold to the originals.

in the event Valve does go bankrupt, I imagine another company or publisher will pick up Steam before it comes to the whole backing up the games on DVD thing.

seriously, it is an epic system and there is a lot of money and millions of established and loyal clients, with millions more waiting to get hooked.

Hey Gamers. i just wanna know how much do u guys trust Steam? let see i got about 80-100 games on Steam and now im thinking what if the service just stop or the company go bankrupt? whats gonna happen to my games that i paid for? let say 5 year from now u wanna play one of ur oldie games, how can u play it then if steam is not around? maybe im just over reacting but with these financial issues companies got there is no telling what could happen...

btw I LOVE STEAM!!

rig spec:

Core i7 920 @ 3.21

EVGA GTX 295 Co-Op Edition

6GB Domminator DDR3 @1600

300gb Velocirapto, 1TB Caviar Black

EVGA x58 Classified MB

Siamak8286

in the event Valve does go bankrupt, I imagine another company or publisher will pick up Steam before it comes to the whole backing up the games on DVD thing.

seriously, it is an epic system and there is a lot of money and millions of established and loyal clients, with millions more waiting to get hooked.

mrbojangles25

I dont trust them at all.

To much of these topics.

I trust this man with my life...

I trust this man with my life...

shaneras

How can you say no to a face like that?

I remember hearing they'll let you back your games up to DVDs or something.JigglyWiggly_

The thought of Valve closing down of now is like considering Microsoft or Apple going under....to put it simply, they are just making waaaay too much money to go under.

I have strong faith in Steam and Valve.

However, if it was to go under... then the world must be ending. It's the only way possible! But, really, Steam isn't future proof, nothing is. At some point it will go down hill... or maybe it will go with the times. Who knows?

[QUOTE="shaneras"]

I trust this man with my life...

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