Steam sale is live

nadnerB

I got a Just Cause pack for, roguhly, $7 AUD.

It has JC 1 & 2 + all the DLC content.
^ this is why I don't usually buy games on release day. You can get all the content for much less, if you can wait. However, this doesn't work for FPS games as nobody plays them after the new version comes out

scottalanmiller

@nadnerB said:

I got a Just Cause pack for, roguhly, $7 AUD.

It has JC 1 & 2 + all the DLC content.
^ this is why I don't usually buy games on release day. You can get all the content for much less, if you can wait. However, this doesn't work for FPS games as nobody plays them after the new version comes out

Same here, I happily wait years for my games and because of that I get thirty to one hundred games for every one that people who buy on release day get.

coliver

Wish there are was a decent deal on Steam Machines this morning. I really want to pick one up now that my gaming PC is packed away.

scottalanmiller

@coliver said:

Wish there are was a decent deal on Steam Machines this morning. I really want to pick one up now that my gaming PC is packed away.

AFAIK they are all backordered now anyway. We had one in the first few days and it was supposed to ship that day and it has been delayed for weeks. The one company has completely stopped selling them, they sold so fast.

coliver

@scottalanmiller I figured as much. I am debating building my own but the pricing for these is really competitive.

scottalanmiller

@coliver said:

@scottalanmiller I figured as much. I am debating building my own but the pricing for these is really competitive.

Yeah, I was close to getting parts from one of these vendors for my own system and the Steam Machine option was quite a bit cheaper, actually.

hubtechagain

i have an i5 pc that i'm gonna slap ram and a video card in. will report back later

coliver

Purchased a Steam Controller today. Going to give it a go on a laptop.

Nic

I picked up a couple games from these lists that Total Biscuit made:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBi7r-ROhV8
Youtube Video

original_anvil

@coliver said:

Purchased a Steam Controller today. Going to give it a go on a laptop.

How`d it go?

scottalanmiller

Mine has been great. It is a bit to get used to and you have to put in effort getting it set up for each game, but it really does work well as a mouse replacement.

coliver

I was browsing ml with it yesterday night. It worked really well. I'm going to work on it q bit tomorrow to get it working better. The virtual keyboard is surprisingly functional.