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    Used games + steam registration

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Korre07, Nov 5, 2010.

  1. Korre07

    Korre07 Notebook Guru

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    My m11x is on it's way as we speak and im going from an acer 1st gen netbook to this and i have no good games. I'm cruisin Amazon and was thinking about picking up some used games:

    Slalker: shadow of chernobyl
    F.E.A.R. 2
    and just cause 2

    the Question is, if i buy just cause 2 used will i be able to use the c.d. key and register it on steam?
     
    Korre07, Nov 5, 2010
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  2. c4sc4

    c4sc4 Notebook Consultant

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  3. SparhawkJC

    SparhawkJC Notebook Evangelist

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    I wouldn't even bother buying used PC games. Certain games have certain install limits and you have no way of knowing whether or not they've been used up or not. This question would have been better asked in the gaming forums also.
     
    SparhawkJC, Nov 5, 2010
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  4. Darkness62

    Darkness62 Notebook Evangelist

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    Stalker will be fine, but why risk it? It is cheap on Steam, but the retail CD is not tied to Steam. Fear 2 and Just Cause 2 are both tied to Steam even if it is a retail cd, so it won't work if the previous owner has used it.
     
    Darkness62, Nov 5, 2010
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  5. rschauby

    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    Stalker was just on sale for $10 for 2 of the games in the series. The Christmas Steam sales are only a few weeks away, I would just wait until then.
     
    rschauby, Nov 5, 2010
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  6. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    Yup. Wait for the Christmas sale. Each of those will go on sale for $10 or less.
     
    Kevin, Nov 5, 2010
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