From every fking HL2 site out there:
It's disturbing to look at HL2 sites and seeing guys saying crap like "that gold version on Steam looks mouth watering"...how big of a ing loser can you be? "Oh god, I NEED THOSE THREE HL2 POSTERS AND THAT POSTCARD AND HAT!" Nice contest - who the hell wants to go meet some fat guys sitting around in front of computers? If I want to do that, I'll go to a cybercafe.
You can tell Valve is pissed at Vivendi because the retail packages are, at least at the moment, looking pathetic by comparison. Since all of the drooling Valve fanboys are blind to seeing both sides of the issue, the reaction is often "HA HA SERVES VU RIGHT."
Whatever. I'm sort of torn here - Steam still sucks and I want a copy on disc, but what also sucks is the fact that the only way I can get HL2 on DVD is by buying their uber-nerd Collector's Edition that comes with a t-shirt that won't fit since I'm like 6'7, a book that I couldn't care less about, and a half-assed remix of HL1 that I have no interest in.
I'll probably just end up waiting a few months, at which point they'll probably release a regular edition version on DVD just to piss off the people who bought it immediately. Valve needs to take a lesson from Epic when it comes to Special Editions....at least the UT2004 Limited and Special editions came with stuff you'd actually have a use for.
I guess all that's left is waiting for the prices. Anyone care to start placing bets if the Gold version on Steam will be over 100 bucks?
"The Half-Life 2 offers have been finalized. Details are pasted below. The Steam offers will be available for purchase next week. Those who purchase via Steam, will receive the final version of Counter-Strike: Source immediately. Half-Life 2 and other games in the Steam offerings will be made available to purchasers upon their release."
Retail Boxes
Standard Edition - includes HL2 and CS:Source. Ships on six CDs, in one of three box-art packages (Gordon, Alyx or the G-Man).
Collector's Edition — includes Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 1: Source, a Half-Life 2 T-shirt and a Prima book sampler. Ships on a single DVD.
Steam Packages
Bronze - HL2* and CS:Source.
Silver - HL2*, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 1: Source*, Day of Defeat: Source*, Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam.
Gold - HL2*, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 1: Source*, Day of Defeat: Source*, Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam, Complete Strategy Guide from Prima Games, 3 different Half-Life 2 posters, Half-Life 2 hat, Half-Life 2 postcard, Half-Life 2 stickers, Half-Life 2 Soundtrack CD, Chance to win a trip to Valve! (1 trip offered for every 5000 Gold packages purchased).
*To be made available upon product's release.
It's disturbing to look at HL2 sites and seeing guys saying crap like "that gold version on Steam looks mouth watering"...how big of a ing loser can you be? "Oh god, I NEED THOSE THREE HL2 POSTERS AND THAT POSTCARD AND HAT!" Nice contest - who the hell wants to go meet some fat guys sitting around in front of computers? If I want to do that, I'll go to a cybercafe.
You can tell Valve is pissed at Vivendi because the retail packages are, at least at the moment, looking pathetic by comparison. Since all of the drooling Valve fanboys are blind to seeing both sides of the issue, the reaction is often "HA HA SERVES VU RIGHT."
Whatever. I'm sort of torn here - Steam still sucks and I want a copy on disc, but what also sucks is the fact that the only way I can get HL2 on DVD is by buying their uber-nerd Collector's Edition that comes with a t-shirt that won't fit since I'm like 6'7, a book that I couldn't care less about, and a half-assed remix of HL1 that I have no interest in.
I'll probably just end up waiting a few months, at which point they'll probably release a regular edition version on DVD just to piss off the people who bought it immediately. Valve needs to take a lesson from Epic when it comes to Special Editions....at least the UT2004 Limited and Special editions came with stuff you'd actually have a use for.
I guess all that's left is waiting for the prices. Anyone care to start placing bets if the Gold version on Steam will be over 100 bucks?