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Ok my friend wants me to buy BF2 collection, for him since its on sale right now. But hes on dialup so he won't be downloading it.
I can send him it via email(and he can set up a steam account) but won't be able to download anyways.
BUT, I have a retail copy of it, so he could install it with the disks, but I'm wondering if there is a way to activate with steam or?
The other option i'm thinking of, is if I download it for him, and just give him the game folder, he can insert into his game folder, and steam will recognize it like that? I know it worked like that with an Impulse game I downloaded.
A couple things I found already to take note of:
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If valve gives me a CD key that I can use on the retail install, then this will work out, does it look like that?
Thanks
I can send him it via email(and he can set up a steam account) but won't be able to download anyways.
BUT, I have a retail copy of it, so he could install it with the disks, but I'm wondering if there is a way to activate with steam or?
The other option i'm thinking of, is if I download it for him, and just give him the game folder, he can insert into his game folder, and steam will recognize it like that? I know it worked like that with an Impulse game I downloaded.
A couple things I found already to take note of:
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All retail Valve games and a number of third-party games can be registered to your Steam account. All of the following games can be registered through Steam: * Valve CD Keys in this format: ####-#####-#### * Valve CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q |
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Do I get a CD or printed CD Key when ordering through Steam? You will not need to enter a CD Key to retrieve your game, you will only need your to login to your Steam Account to get access to your games. Note: Games purchased online through Steam do not include a CD Key, a physical CD, a manual or any other physical goods. source |
Thanks