Praise Be to Bethesda: Skyrim Will Use Steamworks

Good to see Bethesda's doing something good for their customers.

In other news, I just clasped my hands together and made a girlish "Squee!" noise. 
 
If there was one thing I hated about reinstalling Oblivion it was restarting and doing the opening level AGAIN.

Awesome news, every time I hear about Skyrim I'm a little more hyped for it.

@Mumrik said:

This is being reported all over the place but I really can't help feeling that it's kind of non-news. No guys, it really isn't that big of a deal.

I'll assume you've never played a PC game burdened with GFWL then? A PC game really does not need a crappy xbox style dashboard thing, especially one as buggy as this.

@freedo said:

Will they incorporate Steamworks with the PS3 version, too (ala Portal 2)?

I would love that.

I hate having the game REQUIRE Steam the way New Vegas did, as it basically turns into an extended rental that can be pulled on an exec's whim.  On the other hand, Bethesda games are always garbage on console, especially when they first come out.
 
Choices, choices...

This will make it even easier for them to deliver that Horse Armour DLC! Just kidding though. I really love it when games use Steamworks, it's made my PC gaming experience way more enjoyable and you'd be surprised how awesome Steam cloud is when you find yourself using two computers. 

@freedo said:

Will they incorporate Steamworks with the PS3 version, too (ala Portal 2)?

I would love that.

Don't thinks this qualifies as news worthy? The people who use steam will figure it out for themselves.

I truly dislike this trend of jumping through hoops to play the games I've paid for.

I don't understand the implications, but judging from people's reactions, I take it this is a good thing?

Remember when we didn't want Steam in our games? Half Life 2 launch era and the hassle it is to get that game up and running. 
How far have we come since those torrid times I say.

@wolf_blitzer85: @Jazzycola: Thanks for the info!

Can't say I'm amazed. I'm a huge Steam-user, but I've grown to prefer Gog and Gamersgate's client-free model, especially if games sold on GG are DRM-free as well. I don't see why I should be excited over cloud saves when it means I'm forced to use Steam.
 
I originally didn't like digital downloads because it didn't feel like I owned my games (sites could potentially shut down at any time), but if I'm gonna jump on that train I'll prefer if my games don't need Steam/Origin/Nextbigthing to run.

Ooo yeah, integrate with that Steam...

Fuck yes. Achievements will be the icing on the cake for me. That 200 hours will now become 250 hours :P

If you close your eyes, you can pretend you're playing Skyrim right now. Don't open them.
 

@omgJOHN: You should turn off the steam overlay if its hurting your performance.

Much rejoicing indeed. Much.

Updates and patches, ahoy! 
 
As a former user of GFWL, I readily accept Steamworks.

@Henny said:

Remember when we didn't want Steam in our games? Half Life 2 launch era and the hassle it is to get that game up and running. How far have we come since those torrid times I say.

So true. Origin is now what Steam was then.

@Mumrik said:

This is being reported all over the place but I really can't help feeling that it's kind of non-news. No guys, it really isn't that big of a deal.

I'll assume you've never played a PC game burdened with GFWL then? A PC game really does not need a crappy xbox style dashboard thing, especially one as buggy as this.

@mosdl said:

I hope that means Steam achievments.

That's precisely what it means.

Remember when we didn't want Steam in our games? Half Life 2 launch era and the hassle it is to get that game up and running. How far have we come since those torrid times I say.

Great one more game that forces me to run a application in the background in order to play it. There is a reason why I don't buy games on steam but devs think it's fine to force us into using a 3rd party application.

@Rapid said:

@Henny said:

Remember when we didn't want Steam in our games? Half Life 2 launch era and the hassle it is to get that game up and running. How far have we come since those torrid times I say.

Remember when you needed steam just to play Counter Strike 1.5? Steam would crash constantly, how far they've come.

Nah. It was 1.6 that absolutely needed it. 1.5 was the last of the good old WON days.

Edit: Hah looked it up apparently 1.5 is still available to download. I wonder how many people are still playing it. It's probably guaranteed that they're crazy too.

Great one more game that forces me to run a application in the background in order to play it. There is a reason why I don't buy games steam but devs think it's fine to force us into using a 3rd party application.

@CL60 said:

@Xshinobi said:

Great one more game that forces me to run a application in the background in order to play it. There is a reason why I don't buy games steam but devs think it's fine to force us into using a 3rd party application.

Well everybody likes to cry and say they aren't buying a game if it's not on Steam these days.

I really don't understand this weird fear to use Steam either.

Look at the SHINY :D 

wait is..there a multiplayer aspect?

Hopefully that means Steam activation as well. I can usually get games a lil bit cheaper from retail. Also, hopin' this won't mean the end of mod support.

@CL60 said:

@Xshinobi said:

Great one more game that forces me to run a application in the background in order to play it. There is a reason why I don't buy games steam but devs think it's fine to force us into using a 3rd party application.

Well everybody likes to cry and say they aren't buying a game if it's not on Steam these days.

I really don't understand this weird fear to use Steam either.

Just smiling. Just so happy right now.

im afraid to play this game.... i can see the hours of the day passing by while doing side quests... the all Nighters with nothing but coffee, ciggs, and Better Made potato chips... ahhh it's all coming back, those nights playing ESIV...


ahhh fuck it im going to take the plunge into eternal madness for 4months.

I think i'll wait for the GOTY edition to come out before I consider getting this on Steam. Bethesda have said their gonna do expansions this time round(instead of meaningless dlc packs ala F3 or Oblivion) & that means they'll be included..

..Plus I kinda want a physical copy of this, what with the map & all ;)

Hell yeah.

That means cheap (well, cheap in comparison) UK Import and full Steam Support

Awesome

So all versions, retail, or from direct2drive etc will be able to register through Steam? 

Steam rules baby

Wooo!

Well, that's fine, I guess. I don't have any problem with Steam, GFWL or DRM-less at all. If having Steam means Achievements and Cloud (because, you know, I like having my 200-hour character safe somewhere, in case my PC fails or anything), that's great.

@DrRandle said:

wait is..there a multiplayer aspect?

No. Where did you get that idea? There's a ton of single player games that have Steamworks.

Steam <3 
Oh, and Skyrim <3

So it's going to have Steam Cloud save support?

Great! All games should have that.

Praise be to Valve.

@Funkydupe said:

So all versions, retail, or from direct2drive etc will be able to register through Steam?

Yes, that is what Steamworks does. When you install Skyrim it will install Steam if you dont have it.

@wolf_blitzer85 said:

@CL60 said:

@Xshinobi said:

Great one more game that forces me to run a application in the background in order to play it. There is a reason why I don't buy games steam but devs think it's fine to force us into using a 3rd party application.

Well everybody likes to cry and say they aren't buying a game if it's not on Steam these days.

I really don't understand this weird fear to use Steam either.

Well, some of us like for our games to actually be ours.  Weird, I know, but true.

I better fucking see a console when i press the tilde key. if not, someone is going to lose an arm.

@Rolyatkcinmai said:

@mosdl said:

I hope that means Steam achievments.

That's precisely what it means.

The steam page doesn't mention achievements at this time.

It makes me happy to see other bigger name companies use Steamworks, its been mostly smaller names to this point with the exception of Square-Enix. Skyrim with Steamworks integration is something I can't live without now that I know it will be present. Being able to roll out patches quickly will be good, if you know how buggy Elder Scrolls can get, you know what I mean. Having those bugs patched out ASAP will be gdlk. Cloud saving will be amazing. Just in case my PC dies, I know I won't lose it all. Steam Achievements are welcome too. This game is gonna be sick.

I use steam exclusively when it comes to buying PC games. Not only because I'm a Valve fanboy, but because I feel like they deserve my money more than Microsoft/D2D/EA/etc... Valve actually utilizes the money they make to create a better PC gaming experience, and also work on games that have complete polish. They don't have any suits telling them when to finish a game and I'm happy for that. So there is no Half-Life 3 yet. I'm not worried, I know it will be good when it does come out.

I also don't understand people's fear of Steam running on their PC. It is hardly noticeable. It only gives you an in game web-browser, friend chat, tells you who else you know that is playing the game, news on the game you're playing, and an easy way to find out the time without forcing your computer out of the game and into the desktop (honestly, I shift+tab just to find out the time maybe 8 times a sessions). Steam, depending on the game, will also protect you from cheaters if VAC detects them. Seems like a no brainer why I would use it. I can't think of any reason not to use it. It's not like other things running in the background of your computer. Steam is there to manage your gaming environment and nothing more.

This is being reported all over the place but I really can't help feeling that it's kind of non-news. No guys, it really isn't that big of a deal.