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Seeing how Steam is on Mac now, I've made the decision to get the Orange Box, particularly Half Life 2, but I have a question.

If I were to buy the retail version of the Orange Box, would I be able to run it using the Mac version of Steam? Or am I gonna have to buy it and download it? Because I don't have a credit or debit card.

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Thats a question i'd like to know myself, but i don't think its worth the risk.

Aperrently Gift cards from credit card company's work like actual credit cards.

You could just buy $50 dollar gift card, it doesn't really matter wether its visa or american express.

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Seeing how Steam is on Mac now, I've made the decision to get the Orange Box, particularly Half Life 2, but I have a question.

If I were to buy the retail version of the Orange Box, would I be able to run it using the Mac version of Steam? Or am I gonna have to buy it and download it? Because I don't have a credit or debit card.

Im not 100% on this, but I bought retail and I can either install from the disk or download it. I don't have a mac, but I assume you could download the mac version from steam.

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Im not 100% on this, but I bought retail and I can either install from the disk or download it. I don't have a mac, but I assume you could download the mac version from steam.

Why did i feakn forget that?!  :facepalm:

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Better safe than sorry: buy the Orange Box off Steam.

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Better safe than sorry: buy the Orange Box off Steam.

Not always an option, and sometimes quite expencive.

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Not always an option, and sometimes quite expencive.

*Cought*Piracy*Cought*

...

Jokes aside, CD/DVD versions are usually easier

to carry around. If you buy thorough Steam, you have

to download every time to reinstall it, where CD installs

are usually faster.

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Its pretty fun, though there were few of us on the server last week we actually had a good time.

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I'll give a helpful reply. Anyway, you might be able to enter the CD key on the retail version into Steam but I'd say just buy the Steam version. Just go to a drugstore and buy a pre-paid credit card.

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Not always an option, and sometimes quite expencive.

Orange Box off Steam is 20 bucks. Not expensive.

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*Cought*Piracy*Cought*

...

Jokes aside, CD/DVD versions are usually easier

to carry around. If you buy thorough Steam, you have

to download every time to reinstall it, where CD installs

are usually faster.

Though Steam may be on Mac now, I'm still not entirely sure if the Retail version of The Orange Box would work on Mac, and I don't have a credit/debit card, or a paypal account, so I can't exactly buy the download either.

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Orange Box off Steam is 20 bucks. Not expensive.

Newsflash AMERICA ISNT THE CENTRE OF EARTH!

The global polatics of steam I can't really go into and don't really want to anyway, but tricks like price fixing, regional pricing ($20 = £20 to valve sometimes, which is a mark up in most EU countries) censorship and so on. I occationally act as a middle man for a german because he only has an over priced cut to crap version of the games we play.

Plus, not everyone has a credit card, paypal ect. Again, this isn't America where everyone get's one at age 12.

I'll give a helpful reply. Anyway, you might be able to enter the CD key on the retail version into Steam but I'd say just buy the Steam version. Just go to a drugstore and buy a pre-paid credit card.

Yes you definatly can. Most Steam retail games work this way. You put in your key, then you can either install from disk or download from steam. If steam play is to be believed that means he can just buy and DL.

Also, from the mouth of valve

If I purchase "The Orange Box" in real life, Can I use the code to download the Mac version?

Yes. The code links the software with your Steam account. This means that you can download the game pack onto your PC or Mac.

Source

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1269939

So, from the sounds of things you can buy it retail, but can't install from disk, and thus will have to download each game. They are a few Gb each so make sure you have the connection for it.

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Newsflash AMERICA ISNT THE CENTRE OF EARTH!

The global polatics of steam I can't really go into and don't really want to anyway, but tricks like price fixing, regional pricing ($20 = £20 to valve sometimes, which is a mark up in most EU countries) censorship and so on. I occationally act as a middle man for a german because he only has an over priced cut to crap version of the games we play.

NEWS FLASH NOT EVERYONE WHO MENTIONS THE USD IS A DAMN AMERICANCENTIRC IGNORANT TWAT. Stop being so butthurt and act a little mature. Obviously an American is going to speak from his point of view, as I am a poor man who can't afford to fly to Europe or Asia and monitor the video game buying rituals there, so you'll have to excuse my "ignorance" on such a "subject", because you know, there's more informative ways you can tell people this shit.

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Well, I just did an online sweep of all Gamestops, Best Buys, and local gaming retailers in my area, none of them have The Orange Box, I'm just going to have to wait until I get my own debit card and buy it off of Steam, I just gotta be patient.

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Well, I just did an online sweep of all Gamestops, Best Buys, and local gaming retailers in my area, none of them have The Orange Box, I'm just going to have to wait until I get my own debit card and buy it off of Steam, I just gotta be patient.

:facepalm:

Can you not read? Go buy a pre-paid card, it's not that difficult.

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:facepalm:

Can you not read? Go buy a pre-paid card, it's not that difficult.

Maybe they don't have them there? I've never seen one.

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Maybe they don't have them there? I've never seen one.

Yeah. We do not even 'know' what is a pre-paid

credit card around here.

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Yeah. We do not even 'know' what is a pre-paid

credit card around here.

Something like this

vanilla-visa-gift-card.jpg

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:facepalm:

Can you not read? Go buy a pre-paid card, it's not that difficult.

As far as I can tell, where I'm at, you can't just go to the store and buy a prepaid card, you gotta set up an account that you can load the money into, so if I'm gonna do that, I'd rather wait until my bank account is set up and I just use a debit card.

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As far as I can tell, where I'm at, you can't just go to the store and buy a prepaid card, you gotta set up an account that you can load the money into, so if I'm gonna do that, I'd rather wait until my bank account is set up and I just use a debit card.

Am i on your ignor list or or something?

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Am i on your ignor list or or something?

No. You're not.

I'm making myself look like a complete dumbass aren't I?  :facepalm:

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