Converting "Product Keys" Into "Steam Activation Codes"

[Da Killah Genius]

I Wish Valve Would Come Up With Some Sort of Plan to "Convert PC Game Product Keys" Into "Steam Activation Codes", It Would Be Nice for a Change to Have an Option to Place PC Games on Steam Without Having to Add As a "Non Steam Game", .......Its Just a Thought (Idea)

[HLCinSC]

it's up to the game makers. If they want they can supply the keys from the physical copies.

[HLCinSC]

Here is where you can find a list of those that did. https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-WUSF-3601&l=english

[Da Killah Genius]

I'm Talking About Converting All Game Keys Into Steam Activation Codes In General, Not Certain Games, Not The Partial Amount of Games on That List, But All, Regardless If Its Up to the Game Companies or Not, I Don't See It Being illegal, Especially If They Were to Make Us Show Proof of Purchase....

HLCinSC eredeti hozzászólása:

Here is where you can find a list of those that did. https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-WUSF-3601&l=english

[HLCinSC]

Well like I said you need to talk to game makers. Steam will not spearhead the initiative because it does nothing but cost them money.

[Black Blade]

dakillahgenius eredeti hozzászólása:

I'm Talking About Converting All Game Keys Into Steam Activation Codes In General, Not Certain Games, Not The Partial Amount of Games on That List, But All, Regardless If Its Up to the Game Companies or Not, I Don't See It Being illegal, Especially If They Were to Make Us Show Proof of Purchase....

It is illegal and also a mess first that means converting all games to work with Steam that take some work, second of all its using someone else copyright stuff for use with out there permission that is not allowed

Also all the codes are by the publisher any how, and Valve has no way to get them with out the publisher giving it (or Breaking in and stealing, but i think you can understand that will not happen)

[ KARR™]

dakillahgenius eredeti hozzászólása:

Regardless If Its Up to the Game Companies or Not, I Don't See It Being illegal, Especially If They Were to Make Us Show Proof of Purchase....

If the game maker doesn't work with Steam, Steam doesn't know what your cd key is FOR, they also don't have the game files available to download! They can't just put up any game they want to be downloaded as that IS illegal.

Pretend YOU are Steam. It's like me coming to you, saying here is my receipt for 'GTA V' and here is a cd key. You can see that i have bought Gta V, however you don't know if that key is for that game or if it's a receipt I've borrowed from someone else. You also don't have the files to give me as no-ones given you the files.

The only way Steam can verify a key is for the publishers to give them to them, they also have to give Steam the game files to allow people to download them from Steam.