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Question about steam

#1 Posted by mussbus999 (320 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago

Can i download a game on steam and then go to a friends house and log on at my friends house and play the game there?

#2 Posted by OmegaPirate (5462 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago

Yes you can :)

#3 Posted by BiggerBomb (6944 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago
OmegaPirate said:
"Yes you can :)"

When you buy a game on steam, the game downloads to your computer. How would you be able to play it elsewhere?
#4 Posted by mussbus999 (320 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago

yeah thats what i was wondering bomb

#5 Posted by mussbus999 (320 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago

bump

#6 Posted by BiggerBomb (6944 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago

I'm going to go out on a limb and say, probably not. Steam is a non DRM protected, price cut, digitally downloaded service that probably has its own place under "Convenience" in the dictionary.

Allowing people to play it on someone elses computer would be just a free pass to play the game without paying. I could just tell a buddy my Steam password and he could play the game whenever he wanted without paying for it, that would be ridiculous. So, I'll say no?

#7 Posted by OmegaPirate (5462 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago

Because you can download it onto another pc? if i go to a mates house and he has css downloaded and installed- i simply log onto my account and play it there.

If he has steam but not that game, i download it to his pc and then i can play itht here? then simply remove my login details when i leave so that he cant hog my account?

I dont actually do any of that - i have one pc, and none of my friends run steam

But they are options
#8 Posted by TheGTAvaccine (2883 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago
BiggerBomb said:
"I'm going to go out on a limb and say, probably not. Steam is a non DRM protected, price cut, digitally downloaded service that probably has its own place under "Convenience" in the dictionary.

Allowing people to play it on someone elses computer would be just a free pass to play the game without paying. I could just tell a buddy my Steam password and he could play the game whenever he wanted without paying for it, that would be ridiculous. So, I'll say no?"
Ever used Steam? Yes, you can go anywhere in the world and play your game on that computer.

If I downloaded TF2 on my computer, but went to a friends and logged onto my Steam account, I could download it again at his house. You have to be logged into Steam to play the games, and one account cant be logged in at 2 places.
#9 Posted by mussbus999 (320 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago

so steam knows that i bought it and i can install it on my friends computer when i log on?

#10 Posted by OmegaPirate (5462 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago

Yup

#11 Posted by TheGTAvaccine (2883 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago
mussbus999 said:
"so steam knows that i bought it and i can install it on my friends computer when i log on?"
Yes, as long as you log in with your account, you're good to go.
#12 Posted by pause422 (6072 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago

Yep everything is saved on your account in steam always, so where you log in to it from you can just install those games that will be on your games list just like at home from anywhere, and be playing them shortly wherever :) Steam rocks!

#13 Posted by KillswitchNL (3 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago
#14 Posted by xruntime (1920 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago

Make a steam support account, send them a ticket...they should reply quickly.

This is one of the many reasons why people tolerate Steam - it's DRM but it's not that intrusive or annoying, comparably.

If Windows gaming united behind steam, then maybe the PC would be a stronger platform compared to the consoles.

#15 Posted by KillswitchNL (3 posts) - 4 years, 8 months ago

thanks, i'll try that

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