new version of the sim on dvd ?

[Madfish]

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Originally Posted by Flying Pencil

I assume if you get from Steam you pay for it.

But if you buy the box you get a # so you do not pay to get CoD off Steam?

You lost me. Are you asking if the game can be used / played / installed without steam? Then the answer is no.
Steam is basically the copy protection of CloD. So you can't install it without having steam and an internet connection (at least during the activation process). After activation you could put steam in offline mode and play it offline.

Personally I didn't get it from steam but I, like everyone else, had to activate my copies on Steam. It doesn't matter if you buy a download version directly from steam or other stores, boxed or collectors editions.