can i buy and download starcraft 2 online?

the_4ork

can i buy and download starcraft2 online somewhere? without having to wait for shipping?

like steam? checked it, they dont have it :/

there are no pc game stores where i live, not even kmart sells pc games anymore

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Yes, from Battle.net

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/launch?ref=/sc2/

the_4ork · 07-28-2010, 04:50 | posts: 258 | Location: California

man screw that, its still $60 and i dont even get a hard copy and a box with a manual ect?

should be cheaper since they dont have to physically make or ship anything. ill wait till i go into town and buy it then :/

Mkilbride · 07-28-2010, 07:11 | posts: 8,078 | Location: US, New Hampshire

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Originally Posted by the_4ork

man screw that, its still $60 and i dont even get a hard copy and a box with a manual ect?

should be cheaper since they dont have to physically make or ship anything. ill wait till i go into town and buy it then :/

It's actually illegal for Blizzard to sell it for cheaper.

Because if it was 20$ cheaper, or even 10$, then who the fudge would buy Retail? It's a law set by the Gov. & Blizzard and all that. Retail stores get their cut.

Also, you're paying for a license, the packaging, case, ect, all that? Blizzard already payed for it themselves, regardless if it's used or not, so to make the profit they expect, need to go full.

Why are new games on Steam Retail prices? Same reason, Retailers would sue the **** out of Valve for "under-cutting" on release, it's a rule.