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Prey To Be Digitally Distributed

Posted by Zonk on from the shadow-of-steam dept.

Gamasutra has word that the Human Head/3D Realms title Prey will be digitally distributed in a manner similar to the Steam service, though not over Steam itself. The Game xStream service, the chosen distribution channel, seems to offer improvements over Steam as well as convenience. From the article: "Gamers will be able to pre-order and pre-load Prey onto their hard drives, ready for instant activation and play upon the official release date...Or, after the official release, players will be able to buy the game and begin playing in minutes, as if the full game was already downloaded. This is what sets Game xStream apart from anything else the industry has seen."

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  1. Will it be cheaper? by maddh · · Score: 2, Interesting

    They should save alot of money by skipping publishing and packaging. Will the savings be passed on to us? Also there will probably be some gray area in 'owning' the copy. If it still costs $50 i'd like to have an actual copy that I can back up, or sell later, etc. All the same questions from the HL2 release.

  2. Am I the only one that doesn't like Steam? by yotto · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I hate Steam, from the little I used it (Original HL/Counterstrike only). I don't like it as a distribution method or a game playing method. When I uninstalled it, it was using a GIG of my hard drive. A gig!

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  3. The future of gaming... by Satertek · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...is a new distribution service icon in my taskbar for every game developer.

  4. Prey To Be Digitally Distributed? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Very strange headline, but OK, I will:

    Dear Lord, please make me digitally distributed. Thank You.

  5. prey by syrinx · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't see how they expect us to download full games over a 33.6k modem.

    Oh, whoops...we were talking about Prey, so I thought it was 1997 for a minute there.

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  6. Who cares it was delayed almost a decade?!? by mconeone · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Look at these screenshots!

  7. Re:Watch them sell zero copies by XO · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://atlas.secs.oakland.edu/~lcmatero/prey/histo ry.htmThe history of Prey, the game that could not be

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