HL2 retail upgrade??

[kylmionkorjaaja]

Hi all,

I just heard that if you buy a retail version of HL2 it will not be possible to upgrade it to the Silver version via Steam. What's the point in this??

I think the majority of the people who buy HL2 get the retail version, and if later on you might want to try Day of Defeat: Source (or HL1: Source) you'd have to purchase the Silver version via Steam in order to do this and then basically own two copies of HL2, right? I mean, the Bronze package can be upgraded to the Silver one, so why doesn't this apply to the retail version as well?? This really sucks ass to be completely honest. :flame:

 

[Ghetto_Rice]

This would be good to know... bump

 

[JPack]

They'll offer DoD:S as a stand-alone product.

 

[oldagerocker]

oh f*ck that does suck, i always assumed that the retail copy was down on steam as Bronze and it worked from there, it appears not. ;(

 

[JPack]

There may be something signficant barring Valve from offering upgrades for retail packages. (e.g. They have to split the revenue with Vivendi.)