Borderland Question

[50centricher]

I just bought borderland from gamestop and I am aware it is a steam game. When I installed the game through the CD shouldn't it of appeared in my game list? What is up with that? Anything I need to do to get it on steam besides the third party game? What I am asking is when I put the cd to install the game shouldn't it of installed with steam or no? Any information on it?

* I asked this on steam support on the 3rd and no response... ^.^ So any of you got any information for me on it?

I know the game is listed under steam but shouldn't it of installed with steam when I put the cd in or no?

 

[SuperShoot]

Well, if it's possible to buy it in the steam store, it should appear under steam games, aye! so look it up in store I don't know more than that, but hope it helps you.

 

[50centricher]

Well, if it's possible to buy it in the steam store, it should appear under steam games, aye! so look it up in store I don't know more than that, but hope it helps you.

Yeah I know it would then but i bought it at gamestop and it is listed under steam games, why wouldn't it install under steam? It is like Killing Floor. I bought the cd, put it in my pc and it installed through steam. Why wouldn't borderland?

 

[SuperShoot]

hmm..im not really sure, never happened to me. But I if undertstand correct, you can still play the game, aye ?

 

[Cut Chem!st]

Yeah I know it would then but i bought it at gamestop and it is listed under steam games, why wouldn't it install under steam? It is like Killing Floor. I bought the cd, put it in my pc and it installed through steam. Why wouldn't borderland?

I don't know where your seeing that it's a steam game. On this list https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-wusf-3601 borderlands isn't listed anywhere. The game isn't integrated into steam, just able to bought off steam. It uses gamespy for everything else. The only retail games that you can buy and put into steam are the ones on that list.

 

[50centricher]

I don't know where your seeing that it's a steam game. On this list https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-wusf-3601 borderlands isn't listed anywhere. The game isn't integrated into steam, just able to bought off steam. It uses gamespy for everything else. Only games on that list are able to be registered with the retail version steam.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/8980/

its right there under the store. I know it uses gamespy, which I hate because I am having trouble playing online with that Lol.

See that is what confuses me is that it is listed under the store but you get the cd and it doesn't go up there lol and I see what you mean by your post how it isn't listed under the cd key.

 

[Cut Chem!st]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/8980/

its right there under the store. I know it uses gamespy, which I hate because I am having trouble playing online with that Lol.

See that is what confuses me is that it is listed under the store but you get the cd and it doesn't go up there lol and I see what you mean by your post how it isn't listed under the cd key.

Just because it's sold on steam dosen't mean the retail version can be registered with steam, just that it is sold on steam and will be integrated with steam when you buy off steam. The developers have to set their game up to let you register your CD key from your retail box that you got from a store with steam which a lot of companys don't do except the ones on the list I posted.

Retail Version =! Steam Digital copy

You can how-ever add it as a "non-steam game" which just lets you execute the exe from your computer through steam to use the steam overlay. But it still isn't "registered" with steam and wont be on your account forever. It works like just a shortcut, it's removed if the game gets uninstalled, so you still need the disks and everything.

Killing floor worked because they integrated their game with steam, even the retail editions. It is on that list and thats the reason it worked. Thats not the case though with Borderlands.

 

[50centricher]

Just because it's sold on steam dosen't mean the retail version can be registered with steam, just that it is sold on steam and will be integrated with steam when you buy off steam. The developers have to set their game up to let you register your CD key from your retail box that you got from a store with steam which a lot of companys don't do except the ones on the list I posted.

Retail Version =! Steam Digital copy

You can how-ever add it as a "non-steam game" which just lets you execute the exe from your computer through steam to use the steam overlay. But it still isn't "registered" with steam and wont be on your account forever. It works like just a shortcut, it's removed if the game gets uninstalled, so you still need the disks and everything.

Killing floor worked because they integrated their game with steam, even the retail editions. It is on that list and thats the reason it worked. Thats not the case though with Borderlands.

I see. Thank you very much haha. You answered it faster then steam did. I was confused on why it didn't show up and that is how I have it now. As a none-steam game.

 

[Cut Chem!st]

I see. Thank you very much haha. You answered it faster then steam did. I was confused on why it didn't show up and that is how I have it now. As a none-steam game.

Yeah, I know what you were thinking. When I first got steam I bought hl1 and all the packs and they all auto'd installed on steam same with hl2. Then when I finally bought another game that I saw in the steam store I came home and tryed to enter it for like 2 hours before I realized the store dosen't have anything to do with retail copies.

 

[50centricher]

Yeah, I know what you were thinking. When I first got steam I bought hl1 and all the packs and they all auto'd installed on steam same with hl2. Then when I finally bought another game that I saw in the steam store I came home and tryed to enter it for like 2 hours before I realized the store dosen't have anything to do with retail copies.

ah ok makes sense. I was just confused when I did see it in their and I was like, why isn't it under my steam? So i asked a question lol and thank you for answering it for me.

 

[Zinx]

i wajnt borederlands :/

 

[Zinx]

i wajnt borederlands :/

 

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