Prey 2006
Prey 2006
Word of mouth suggests the Steam keys being sold were genuine CD keys, not store-specific ones, and there’s no way to restock them. I’m skeptical they’ll ever return. They’ve been removed from the Steam store since at least 2011, which is when I got my physical copy, as Steam no longer offered them.
I was reflecting on the original Prey and questioned its absence on Steam. I recently purchased a copy from your link at $4.56 CAD without G2A Shield, and it worked perfectly on Steam. It's a retail box key, which isn't important to me. If you're interested in the game, you might want to get one while they're still available. It's possible Bethesda will eventually add it back to the store. One reason it may no longer be sold could be that licensing deals for certain tracks, like "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult, have ended.
I question that claim. While some might be true, there are many trustworthy sellers available. Additionally, Prey (2006) hasn’t been produced in years, making it unlikely anyone is being cheated by those selling leftover keys.
Your first statement is not a "but in this case" situation. If I was fine with buying from a vendor whose ware are mostly stolen then I wouldn't need a "but" exception based on extra criteria. Also, you're responding to me saying "I doubt they are", so your question is preempted by what it's responding to. Now: So, you're fine with arbitrarily slandering all sellers by calling them thieves based on no evidence and only assumption? Anyone can sell on G2A - that means anyone with spare keys can sell on G2A. That includes me as I have lots of spare game keys - all acquired legitimately. You have no basis to allege that most people there are selling stolen goods, and I think you've bought into a developer's anti-private-reseller propaganda. If you don't buy from private resellers due to concern that the games you're purchasing could have been acquired fraudulently, then you should also not buy anything from eBay or Craigslist for the same reason. The same possibility of fraudulent exists in all second-hand markets. You go ahead and not buy or play the games you want to buy and play out of some unfounded paranoia. Meanwhile, I am 100% fine with buying an out-of-print game that I'm interested in at a great price from G2A or elsewhere, and I'll happily own and continue playing Prey. And I repeat my recommendation that anyone wanting a copy of Prey 2006 gets it from G2A while it's still available to be had. By the way, I wrote a blog post about the subject of anti-3rd-party-reseller propaganda before: