Which format of Battlefied Bad Company 2 did you preorder (PC Version)


Which format of Battlefied Bad Company 2 did you preorder  

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For those posting about the console versions, that's like posting 'I don't have any pie' in a topic about pies.

This is the Computer Gaming section.

Edit: Ninja'd

I prefer to get a actual DVD of a game then just download it, in case I want to install it again without having to download it.

i'd rather use Steam's backup utility and keep a copy of the game on my usb hdd or on a flash card, rather than buy a dvd copy of the game

I wonder if you can enter your retail code into Steam, like a lot of other games?

There aren't really that many retail keys that you can add to Steam.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-WUSF-3601

Hmm, now that I look, there does seem to be a few more since last time I checked.

I wonder if you can enter your retail code into Steam, like a lot of other games?

That's what I was wondering too

edit:

Retail CD-Keys for this game cannot be registered through Steam. If you wish to create a shortcut to this game in the My Games tab

now through EA if your physical media gets destroyed you can enter your cd key and downloaded it w/o having to buy a new copy...now i just wish i knew where i put my manual for MOH-Airborne

now through EA if your physical media gets destroyed you can enter your cd key and downloaded it w/o having to buy a new copy...now i just wish i knew where i put my manual for MOH-Airborne

really? since when has EA been doing that?

Yep CrossCheck is definitely correct with the EA digital downloads. In fact that is how I installed Battlefield 2, as my disk I had was so used and scratched it no longer worked. When I contacted EA Support they wound up gaving me a new serial and "purchased" a copy of BF2 for me through the service. The support guy had actually mentioned they were doing it for all their releases for awhile now (meaning the digital downloads, I did need to plea a little to get my replacement copy LOL).

As he said just download the EA Download Manager. It is very similar to Steam, just way more bare bones and not as flushed out.

And oh BOT, I purchased it through Steam. I actually would have loved to purchase a physical copy, cause then you can just do the digital one, but I was antsy and wanted in on the Beta and Steam was the quickest, easiest way to do it.

Digital Download (Steam) FTW! Who wants those stupid boxes laying around and what happens if you lose it? You have to re-buy the game :pinch: .

The only time I would buy a DVD disc copy is if it the game came with a poster, music, art book, ect ect... But those mostly only come out for the Xbox and PS3 which sucks because I really wanted that cool record, CD, Poster and art guide that came with Bioshock 2! :cry:

Steam. With a 50Mb connection I can download the entire game in an hour or two and its nice being able to just have all my games automatically update and accessible from the one place. Steam friends integration is nice too.

Same here. Just a note, BF:BC2 uses the EA friends list so you won't be able to join a game through Stream friends. I think that's limited to Valve's multiplayer games.

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