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Re: Steam Machines at GameStop

From	Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: Steam Machines at GameStop
Date	2015-10-30 10:37 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<n0vv76$g39$3@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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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.

-- 
Charmed Tuna

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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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