Digitally Download your games.

Gamespy has recently blogged about why digitally downloading games are the next big thing. One of the problem stated is that retailers just don't give shelf space to PC games anymore. So forget them.

Mentioned in the article is a link to Game Informer, interviewing Gabe Newell and why Steam is great.

I've gotten some feedback on the state of digital games and read some forum posts. There's one issue that I would like to address. Many have complained that digital versions of games should be cheaper than the retail version. This is an argument that I have used myself, but I now know how wrong I was to say that.

The problem is that retailers are putting pressure on Steam and other direct downloading systems by threatening to not stock their games if their prices are lower. So don't blame Steam for keeping your game prices high. To add insult to injury, Circuit City released Bioshock at 39.99, ten dollars lower than Steam's price. Stop letting retail stores strong arm other sales mediums. Support Steam, support Direct2Drive, hell, even support EALink.