Elite Dangerous now on Steam

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CmdrPSB

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Crikey, I wasn't expecting that on a sleepy Thursday afternoon :D http://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/

Edit: I have been asked nicely to include the response from Michael Brookes to requests for Steam keys if you've bought the game from the Frontier store:

Michael Brookes said:
We haven't removed any option - as for providing steam keys for people who already own the game we'll look into it and go from there.
Michael
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Edit 2, 3/4/15:

Nearly 2000 posts in, I can summarise the thread if you want to save yourself from wasting an evening reading the whole thing:

  1. Some people would really like a Steam key, for various reasons.
  2. Some people are not bothered whether or not they get a Steam key.
  3. A few people would not like a Steam key, for various reasons.

If you jump into the thread and start reading about 5 pages before the latest, you will get the idea, it's on a loop. Save yourself. Run away.

Edit 3 9/4/15: Latest official statement from FD regarding keys:

Edward Lewis said:
Here's the latest official word:

'For those of you who already own Elite: Dangerous from our store and asked about getting the game in your Steam collection: we hear you and we’re looking into it. We can’t speak for other cases where the same question has come up, but turning EliteDangerous.com customers into Steam customers unfortunately isn't 100 percent our decision and isn’t free for us in the context of the game’s ongoing growth and development. It could take a few weeks to work through, but we hear your feedback and addressing it is a priority for all of us.'

All found in the latest dev update: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=135952
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Edit 4 16/04/2015: Latest from Michael in today's Dev Update thread:

Michael Brookes said:
The situation hasn't changed since last week, it's being looked into and is likely to take a few weeks to sort out.

Michael
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Edit 5 01/05/2015: Quick update from Michael:

Michael Brookes said:
We're still looking into this and will announce when a decision has been made.

Michael
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Edit 6 8/5/15 - the final update:

Edward Lewis said:
Hi everyone,

Some breaking news for you:

We’ll soon be offering Steam keys to anyone who bought Elite: Dangerous from the EliteDangerous.com store who would like a key, and to anyone who buys the game from our store in the future.

We always appreciate it when you buy direct from our store because it means we can put more into supporting and developing Elite: Dangerous, but we know a number of long-time players and backers like to play through Steam and we think it’s fair everyone has that option, not just new players.

Elite: Dangerous runs on Frontier’s servers, so we’ve been working with Valve to give you a way to seamlessly connect your Steam and existing Frontier accounts in a way that’s easy. It’s coming soon. From May 28 you’ll be able to generate a Steam key from your account page, and we’ll have full instructions right here on the forums closer to the time.

The team really has been working hard on this one, and we’re all super happy to finally have an answer for you. Thanks for bearing with us and thanks for playing, as always.

Edit: This applies to Kickstarter backers, too.

Ed
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dreamer1986

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Oh nice, but how do I add my key in Steam so I can write a review? I hope I don't have to buy it again, to have it on Steam...
 

CmdrPSB

CmdrPSB
I'm sure all will be explained and questions answered when the forum communication pixies catch up with the Twitter ones :)
 

grofit

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Noticed its on steam, as a backer do I get a steam key? Noticed its on steam, as a backer do I get a

I noticed its now on steam, which is great news.

So as a backer of the game am I able to claim a steam key so I can register the game on my steam account? I tried checking the site and googling but no information.
 

Blood Lust

Blood Lust
grofit said:
I noticed its now on steam, which is great news.

So as a backer of the game am I able to claim a steam key so I can register the game on my steam account? I tried checking the site and googling but no information.
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I purchased the game via digital download. Can we have a steam key or receive assurances that should ED every cease its servers that we would get one then?
 

Fisker

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Looked around on the storefront just to check if they had silently added a "Retrieve steam key"-button or anything, nothing yet.
 

grofit

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Other games tend to do this, there was that zombie game which allowed people to pre order the game then once they got it onto steam everyone got steam keys. I know of other kickstarter games which give out steam keys once they finally get on there.

So logistically this is a common sort of thing I believe, but I have found no info on the subject yet :(
 

dreamer1986

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I have over 500 games on Steam, but Elite:D deserves a special place in my Steam library :) . Also, I preordered the game, and a key to activate on Steam would be great. Maybe I could avoid the launcher with all its clicks this way, and start the game directly.
 
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