Cannot activate physical copy on Steam?

[Hooligan Spooks]

I have the physical PC copy of the game and it wont activate on steam. Is this a bug or is there a work around?

If this was done on purpose im returning it tonight for a refund. Having a game that is availible on Steam means there is no excuse for the same game being unable to be activated just because there are some CD's with it... that still require you to enter the damn codes anyways.

[UbiVertigo]

Hey Hooligan Spooks -- All game keys attached to physical PC copies need to be activated through Uplay.

[Hooligan Spooks]

So what you are saying is that people who want to play on steam because they like their sevices and acheivemnts/messaging/community, and would also like to have the collectables like the art and figure for a series that they love... have no option but the buy BOTH a steam version and a physical copy?

So to re-phrase, why cant I play the game on steam when the game is availible on steam. There are plenty of other games where I own the physical copy and can also activate them on steam. In fact this is the first game I came across that is available on steam, yet cannot be activate if the physical copy is also owned. Uplay is capable of this, I have done it with Far Cry 3. I used the same Key to activate the game on steam after I activated it on Uplay and I was able to play the game in steam with full services like it was purchased from steam.

Everyone who has the physical copys should be able to use the same key, or be given one, to activate the game in steam.

[CandiSan - Laziest Queen Alive]

I WISH I WAS TOLD THIS BEFORE PREORDERING IT MONTHS AGO WHAT THE ♥♥♥♥

[Hooligan Spooks]

Originally posted by Candice-San CAL:

I WISH I WAS TOLD THIS BEFORE PREORDERING IT MONTHS AGO WHAT THE ♥♥♥♥

Exactly. I have the Physical copy of the Stick of Truth with the statue and map because I love South Park, and it activated on Steam no problem. I was happy at lauch and playing the game the same day. Why it was chosen to do something different with this game is a real drag.

They are treating Programs like seperate machines that have different versions and its bad business, especially since those differences were not stated during selection of the digital/physical versions of the game... both just saying PC, and were not specific.

A better discription would have been PC-Steam capable but no physical copies availible and PC- Physical copies and differnt versions with collectibles but is not Steam compatable. If that was the case I would not have pre-ordered the physical copy with collectibles and picked the Steam version.

If a solution isnt made I am going to return the more expensive version and buy the cheaper steam version. Something as simple as a compatibility patch to update accepted steam activation keys to include the keys given to the owners of the physical game would fix this issue.

[Njord]

Originally posted by Hooligan Spooks:

Originally posted by Candice-San CAL:

I WISH I WAS TOLD THIS BEFORE PREORDERING IT MONTHS AGO WHAT THE ♥♥♥♥

Exactly. I have the Physical copy of the Stick of Truth with the statue and map because I love South Park, and it activated on Steam no problem. I was happy at lauch and playing the game the same day. Why it was chosen to do something different with this game is a real drag.

They are treating Programs like seperate machines that have different versions and its bad business, especially since those differences were not stated during selection of the digital/physical versions of the game... both just saying PC, and were not specific.

A better discription would have been PC-Steam capable but no physical copies availible and PC- Physical copies and differnt versions with collectibles but is not Steam compatable. If that was the case I would not have pre-ordered the physical copy with collectibles and picked the Steam version.

If a solution isnt made I am going to return the more expensive version and buy the cheaper steam version. Something as simple as a compatibility patch to update accepted steam activation keys to include the keys given to the owners of the physical game would fix this issue.

Stick of truth is a different game from a different developer. The only thing they have in common is Ubisoft as their Publisher.
So guess what you need Uplay for a Ubisoft game, YES you didnt need it for Stick of truth but again guess what for Fratured but Whole the Developer is Ubisoft San Francisco. So its a complete Ubisoft game this time, so yes you need Uplay.
I wish people would stop compairing Stick of turth with fractured but whole, because ecept for the Publisher and Theme of the game they have not much in common.

And Yes even if you return it to buy the Steam version, you still need Uplay.

[CandiSan - Laziest Queen Alive]

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Originally posted by Njord:

Originally posted by Hooligan Spooks:

Exactly. I have the Physical copy of the Stick of Truth with the statue and map because I love South Park, and it activated on Steam no problem. I was happy at lauch and playing the game the same day. Why it was chosen to do something different with this game is a real drag.

They are treating Programs like seperate machines that have different versions and its bad business, especially since those differences were not stated during selection of the digital/physical versions of the game... both just saying PC, and were not specific.

A better discription would have been PC-Steam capable but no physical copies availible and PC- Physical copies and differnt versions with collectibles but is not Steam compatable. If that was the case I would not have pre-ordered the physical copy with collectibles and picked the Steam version.

If a solution isnt made I am going to return the more expensive version and buy the cheaper steam version. Something as simple as a compatibility patch to update accepted steam activation keys to include the keys given to the owners of the physical game would fix this issue.

Stick of truth is a different game from a different developer. The only thing they have in common is Ubisoft as their Publisher.
So guess what you need Uplay for a Ubisoft game, YES you didnt need it for Stick of truth but again guess what for Fratured but Whole the Developer is Ubisoft San Francisco. So its a complete Ubisoft game this time, so yes you need Uplay.
I wish people would stop compairing Stick of turth with fractured but whole, because ecept for the Publisher and Theme of the game they have not much in common.

And Yes even if you return it to buy the Steam version, you still need Uplay.

Man atleast with steam it would be completely organized and shared with all my games and wont be lost :c

[Hooligan Spooks]

Originally posted by Njord:

Originally posted by Hooligan Spooks:

And Yes even if you return it to buy the Steam version, you still need Uplay.

I dont think you comprehended the issue well, I have no issue with using Uplay. What annoys me is that the physical copies cannot be used on steam and are uplay only. The only comparision with the Stick of Truth was so I could point out I had a Physical Copy that I could activate on steam.

Some more games I have Physical copies of that I can also activate on Steam:
Stick of Truth, Far Cry 3, Far Cry 4, GTA V, Dawn of War 2, Spore, Spec ops the line, American Megees Alice, DOOM, xcom 1 and xcom 2, bioshock Inf, Skyrim, Civilization V.

Modern PC games I have physical copies of that are available on Steam that I cant activate on Steam:
The fractured but whole.

[Njord]

Originally posted by Hooligan Spooks:

Originally posted by Njord:

I dont think you comprehended the issue well, I have no issue with using Uplay. What annoys me is that the physical copies cannot be used on steam and are uplay only. The only comparision with the Stick of Truth was so I could point out I had a Physical Copy that I could activate on steam.

Some more games I have Physical copies of that I can also activate on Steam:
Stick of Truth, Far Cry 3, Far Cry 4, GTA V, Dawn of War 2, Spore, Spec ops the line, American Megees Alice, DOOM, xcom 1 and xcom 2, bioshock Inf, Skyrim, Civilization V.

Modern PC games I have physical copies of that are available on Steam that I cant activate on Steam:
The fractured but whole.

Oh i do understand it, it just makes it a bit more difficult in the end for you, since you would need to have Uplay and Steam open in the background, if you buy it on Steam.
This way its only Uplay.