Chimpware prefers... Steam

When I first threw the idea of a chimpware prefers... about Steam at Si his initial reaction was "Against what?" But this simple question actually helps to illustrate my point. Steam is THE game delivery system around now. Sure it's not the most used, but it is the best. Si's question shows just how far Valve are ahead of the pack, what other delivery system around can compare to Valve's masterpiece? Well EA have "EA downloader" on which you can buy stuff like the Special Forces expantion for BF2. This works just like steam when you buy the game too, a bit like a p2p network, you can turn off your computer and continue the download from where you left off. However Steam is more then just a game delivery service, it streams updates directly to you machine whenever your online, this eliminates having to trawl through websites and finding a mirror that isn't broken in a stroke. Sure the freinds network is a joke, but if they ever do fix it, Steam will have a built in Xfire-a-like where you can chat, see where people are playing and join them. Thats if they fix it mind. Steam also provides us gamers with news on what Valve are doing and the output of the mod community with is weekly news updates, again eliminating the need to actively search for it yourself. This is gaming on the easy.

Now Darwinia and Ragdoll Kung Foo have been released Valve have shown that they might just be the developer of choice for up and coming studios or just for pieces of Indie gaming. Just look at Red Orchestra which should be out soon, also on Steam. Valve are making games which otherwise would not get released, because they are not financially viable to produce on CD or DVD and giving them a market and advertising. Download Darwinia now. Steam also makes finding your games online easier too, you can search for servers for any of the games you have, even mods. Guess what it's reliable too, unlike say Battlefield 2 which lies to you about a servers latency. So yeah we all know it's not a perfect system, but it's the best out there and it's being constantly upgraded to bring you the easiest gaming experience around. It doesn't hurt that it provides some of the best games ever either does it? If you haven't already (you cave man you) then get with the program, head over to steampowered, download, update and pwn some noobs.