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Re: Steam Machines at GameStop

From	Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: Steam Machines at GameStop
Date	2015-10-30 14:43 +0000
Message-ID	<d9he06F2rdcU3@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 10:37:32 -0400, Charmed Tuna wrote:

> On 2015-10-30 10:34 AM, Lloyd Parsons wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 10:14:33 -0400, Charmed Tuna wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2015-10-30 9:59 AM, Lloyd Parsons wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 09:47:57 -0400, Charmed Tuna wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2015-10-30 9:29 AM, Lloyd Parsons wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 09:22:10 -0400, Charmed Tuna wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2015-10-29 9:58 PM, Lloyd Parsons wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:51:36 -0400, Charmed Tuna wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 2015-10-29 9:46 PM, Lloyd Parsons wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:39:36 -0400, Charmed Tuna wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 2015-10-29 9:35 PM, Lloyd Parsons wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:22:09 -0400, Charmed Tuna wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2015-10-29 8:39 PM, Ezekiel wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Lloyd Parsons" <lloydp211@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:d9fqgeFlbv0U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 19:45:09 -0400, Ezekiel wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Lloyd Parsons" <lloydp211@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:d9elveFc42lU2@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:25:20 -0500, Nobody wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.gamestop.com/steammachine
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Just in time for the Xmas shopping season!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, you can at least pre-order them according to your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> link.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> PS Plus is a PS4 thing. Why would they provide Xbox games? I must
>>>>>>> be misreading your paragraph.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or I mistyped it!!  :)  My bad. I meant to type Xbox Live Gold.
>>>>>
>>>>> I assume that they're competing directly with PS Plus which offers
>>>>> more of the same thing.
>>>>
>>>> Pretty much.  One's $10/year higher than the other, but overall
>>>> provides similar benefits.
>>>
>>> Well considering how Xbox Live is mandatory to play against others
>>> online, it's nice that they're offering something back.
>> 
>> That's true though I don't play online against others.
> 
> Neither do I. I was active in playing against others in NHL 2K9 though.
> That year, I was one of the top players in the world (under the name
> CellFish).
> 
>> But I have been getting 2 games free a month for the Xbone, now I'll
>> get 4 with the Xbox 360 compatibility.  And they have sales of some
>> pretty good stuff at pretty good discounts just for members.  Overall a
>> good value.
>> 
>> As is PS Plus from Sony.
> 
> The Steambox will counter by providing you with two free games a month
> as well... 80s-style platformers you wouldn't pay a dime for.

Hold on there pard!!  :)

I love platformers!



-- 
Lloyd

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Steam Machines at GameStop Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-28 23:25 -0500
  Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 13:41 +0000
    Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-29 10:48 -0400
    Re: Steam Machines at GameStop "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-10-29 19:45 -0400
      Re: Steam Machines at GameStop "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-10-29 20:39 -0400
        Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-29 21:22 -0400
          Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-29 21:39 -0400
            Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-29 21:51 -0400
              Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 09:22 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 13:29 +0000
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 09:47 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 13:59 +0000
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 10:14 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-10-30 10:22 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 10:31 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-10-30 10:42 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 10:48 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 14:55 +0000
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 14:36 +0000
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-10-30 10:47 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 12:25 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 14:34 +0000
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 10:37 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 14:43 +0000
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 12:21 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 16:25 +0000
  Re: Steam Machines at GameStop chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-29 09:48 -0500
    Re: Steam Machines at GameStop ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 14:56 +0000
      Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 15:04 +0000
      Re: Steam Machines at GameStop chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-29 13:26 -0500
        Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-10-29 14:33 -0400
          Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-29 16:59 -0400
          Re: Steam Machines at GameStop GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-29 19:56 -0600
            Re: Steam Machines at GameStop GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-30 15:48 -0600
          Re: Steam Machines at GameStop JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-10-30 11:12 -0500
            Re: Steam Machines at GameStop chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-02 08:02 -0600
              Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 14:15 +0000
        Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 18:35 +0000
    Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 15:02 +0000
  Re: Steam Machines at GameStop ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 14:54 +0000
    Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 15:03 +0000

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