Steam

[oOCursleyOo]

Does anyone know exactly what this program is? I have the ATI Radion HD 3870 512MB graphics card and this was what it downloaded when i installed football manager 2009(1st game on this pc) and that is the only place i can access the game is through that program, its like a libary and you can d/l demos and media files, any help?

Thanks

 

[rohan23]

Steam is an online program. Kind of like Xbox Live. It helps you connect to your friends or find games on the internet.

 

[oOCursleyOo]

Why is it the only way i can access football manager 2009 then?

 

[rohan23]

Why is it the only way i can access football manager 2009 then?

It's a way to fight piracy, I guess. I can't play Half Life 2 without opening up Steam first. You don't have to be online. Just think of it as a launcher.

 

[oOCursleyOo]

Aww cool but how can it stop piracy?

 

[rohan23]

Aww cool but how can it stop piracy?

To play games online, you need Steam to run. It verifies the serial number. Without it, you can only play single player or over a local area network.

 

[oOCursleyOo]

To play games online, you need Steam to run. It verifies the serial number. Without it, you can only play single player or over a local area network.

Ahh, i see but can people that know about pc's not get round that easy?

 

[StratosP]

Exactly, it's a good way to fight piracy, but you can download non-steam versions of games. It's very difficult to get online though, but it's possible.