Skyrim CD Key

[Sexiest Lady in the Wild West]

I've recently bought the Skyrim PC DVD from a thrift shop on vacation so it's second hand. Will my product key still work even if the older user used it b4? I can only check it on Saturday since I'm on vacation till Friday night.

Btw this isn't Steam key, its the PC DVD version. Also its the normal Skyrim, no DLC.

[Bluemenkranz]

I dont believe so if its already been registered

[Sexiest Lady in the Wild West]

Originally posted by Valkyrie:

I dont believe so if its already been registered

So how many pc can I register then?

[StarscreamSAS]

Yeah it will work if the guy uninstalled the game on his PC

[Futa Fanatic]

um.. "normal" skyrim is steam locked you know that right? i bought the dvd myself...

[Sexiest Lady in the Wild West]

Originally posted by Game->Killah!!:

um.. "normal" skyrim is steam locked you know that right? i bought the dvd myself...

wuts steam locked?

[Valden21]

Originally posted by Pootis The Hoovy | ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Originally posted by Game->Killah!!:

um.. "normal" skyrim is steam locked you know that right? i bought the dvd myself...

wuts steam locked?

It means that you can't buy the game through the Steam store anymore, so you can only the game at a brick-and-mortar store. As long as the game's DVD case is unopened, you should still be good as far as using the key (I don't know for sure). But if the seal's broken and the case has been opened, I wouldn't bet on the key being available. Once a Steam key's used, it's pretty much permanent, and the PC version of Skyrim requires Steam to work.

[Falro the Great]

Originally posted by Valden21:

Originally posted by Pootis The Hoovy | ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

wuts steam locked?

It means that you can't buy the game through the Steam store anymore, so you can only the game at a brick-and-mortar store. As long as the game's DVD case is unopened, you should still be good as far as using the key (I don't know for sure). But if the seal's broken and the case has been opened, I wouldn't bet on the key being available. Once a Steam key's used, it's pretty much permanent, and the PC version of Skyrim requires Steam to work.

You can buy it just fine, it's just hidden from the search.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/

OP, if the key is used, then it's useless. There's no way to transfer ownership either.

[Sexiest Lady in the Wild West]

Originally posted by Falro the Great:

Originally posted by Valden21:

It means that you can't buy the game through the Steam store anymore, so you can only the game at a brick-and-mortar store. As long as the game's DVD case is unopened, you should still be good as far as using the key (I don't know for sure). But if the seal's broken and the case has been opened, I wouldn't bet on the key being available. Once a Steam key's used, it's pretty much permanent, and the PC version of Skyrim requires Steam to work.

You can buy it just fine, it's just hidden from the search.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/

OP, if the key is used, then it's useless. There's no way to transfer ownership either.

I bought it from a thrift shop for $5. My main point of buying it is for the poster but if the game still can be played, I'll probably ply it again. (Yes I've finished it b4 I bought this)

[Futa Fanatic]

Originally posted by Pootis The Hoovy | ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Originally posted by Game->Killah!!:

um.. "normal" skyrim is steam locked you know that right? i bought the dvd myself...

wuts steam locked?

steam locked means steam is NEEDED to play the game, ie skyrim needs steam to work properly unless your a dirty pirate.

or like fallout 4, only part of the game is on the retail disc, so you need to add it to steam to get all the full game / dlc and to play etc. etc

also if your game is second hand and the key's all ready been redeemed on steam that copy you got is only good as a tea coaster

[red255]

pretty sure the Used PC game market died years ago, because its not legal to sell games whose CD's are used.

implied warranty. God knows where you got it from but Used PC game market doesn't exist.

[Vrakos Anthrakir]

Originally posted by Valden21:

Originally posted by Pootis The Hoovy | ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

wuts steam locked?

It means that you can't buy the game through the Steam store anymore, so you can only the game at a brick-and-mortar store. -snip-.

yeah that's not correct at all... you can still buy it from the steam store and that's not what steam locked means

Originally posted by red255:

pretty sure the Used PC game market died years ago, because its not legal to sell games whose CD's are used.

implied warranty. God knows where you got it from but Used PC game market doesn't exist.

this also isn't true at all :|

[liosalpha]

Any copy of the game is steam bound, so unless you coppy has not been bound to a steam account, yours will be useless.

[Sexiest Lady in the Wild West]

Originally posted by liosalpha:

Any copy of the game is steam bound, so unless you coppy has not been bound to a steam account, yours will be useless.

I'm going to try out the game in a few hrs, hopefully it'll work. if not, I still have the poster lol.

[Sexiest Lady in the Wild West]

Well, it said it has been activated b4... :( I gt find the owner somehow, hopefully I can find him.
At least i still have the poster lol.
Anyways, thanks for all of your help

[Bomb Bloke]

"Finding" the person who redeemed the key is pointless - they can't transfer their game license to your account. The only people who could be held to reimburse you would be the thrift shop owners, and if you can't reach them any more, then that's the end of your $5.