Chances are there are a lot of people out there using Steam right now. For the rest of you though, you might not know that Steam is a place where you can purchase games on the Web, and then download them via their special desktop client. The idea here is to eliminate the need of keeping up with game disks and clutter – and it works, as long as you have an internet connection that is fast enough.
After taking a look at the EA Store Digital Downloads, I was asked by several people to give Steam a shot too – because some say it might even deliver a better experience. There is a wider selection of games on Steam, but I can’t recommend one over the other. I think both services are worth checking out.
The process of buying a game through Steam is pretty easy. You find a game you like, you then purchase the game, you download their client to download the game, and then you can download and install the game. The Steam desktop application serves as a way to manage the games you have downloaded as well as another gateway into the store interface.
The big thing to love about Steam is they are always putting out great deals or discounts on games or game bundles. A few week back, I bought both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 for around $10.
Now, I might still rather have the game disk, but as services like Steam get more popular I have faith that I am not tossing money out the window, and if anything bad happens – I can still re-download the games I have paid for. You too can give Steam a shot (they now support both Mac and Windows) at SteamPowered.com.
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