Sciere (930479) on 5/13/2010 8:30 AM · edited · Permalink · Report

So I was right after all in the post above =)

Also, what I was after: compared to games that have "free weekends", this one looks permanent. It doesn't show "xx days/hours left" like those others. That means you only need to click the license to add the game to your library before the 24th and the game is yours forever (forever as in until Steam becomes self-aware and takes over the world). That also implies you don't even need to download the whole thing right now, just add it to your library.

Giving away the game for free, especially for Mac users now, is brilliant marketing. The "first hit is free" crack dealer analogy does it again. Try to get it out of your system after that.

Daniel Saner (3503) on 5/22/2010 6:42 PM · Permalink · Report

[Q --start Patrick Bregger wrote--]You are right. This was confirmed in the Steam forums by Valve employees. [/Q --end Patrick Bregger wrote--]

Thanks for confirming! I usually don't partake in the "play X for free until Y" offers, and I almost missed the chance to add Portal to my permanent collection because of that.