Yeap, as the title says Fallout 3 is finally coming to Steam. I will buy the game from Steam. You can pre-order now too. :)
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Eh, it's on the Xbox 360, no DRM and you get the live community to brag about it with your friends, not so bad. Sure it's modless, but you never have to deal with having to reinstall, losing a cdkey, etc. Just make sure to upkeep your disc.
FYI, I pre-ordered for 360.

Well... crap. I wanted to buy the Collector's Edition, but this is certainly enticing.

PC version also has no DRM just CD check. On Steam version just Steam DRM like other Valve Games.

there's also a special edition (PC only) available only at amazon -- you get everything from the collector's edition plus a pipboy desk clock.

Meh to the collectors' editions. That's how feel because I don't take very good care of my belongings in the physical world.
I'm just glad we're in the digital distribution age of gaming. I used to be like all the other luddites wanting to have a physical disc in my possession for some stupid reason. But the more games I add to my Steam list, the more I see how convenient it is to keep track of my library and manage my hard drive space effortlessly.

Don't get me wrong, I love steam, I have every Valve made game released through steam. I also have some other games, like Redfront ost orchestra (or whatever it's called, boring ass game), Sin Episodes, and Vampires Masquerade: bloodlines. But anyway, Steam is a very convienent management tool, and it's getting there as far as a community goes (still not impressed with groups), but I still find it eats up a little bit too much memory for me, I only load it up when absolutely necessary, that is my biggest problem with steam, is the memory it can occasionally hog. I've used it on multiple computers, and it's the same all the time. It pains me to a great degree. Otherwise management is awesome, I like how you can defrag your games files, download and install at anytime, etc.. and how if you're logged in as a different user it sees the files still and says 'pre-load complete.' but the memory thing kills me!

Actually, I believe it's not just a desk clock, but something actually wearable on your wrist. Although I can't see how any self-respecting person would take it out into public, but that's just my opinion.
That said, the Pip Boy is the only extra item you get with the Amazon "survival edition," and it costs $50 more than the standard collector's edition. Basically, you have to ask yourself whether you're willing to fork over $50 for a souvenir clock. It's just not worth it to me.

I hear ya, but I would wear a pipboy wrist watch, of course I work in tech support so I'd be hailed as the highest in fashion, at work.

hehehehehe Then just call me a luddite, though I haven't destroyed any textile mills, lately anyway... :)
I like having the box to stack on my shelf. I use Steam too, but with my 'broadband' connection something that big takes HOURS to d/l. Add to that my wife and/or stepson whining about how I am "bogging down the network!!!" it'll just be easier to hit the local Wally World on my way to work Tuesday morning to pick it up.

here are some pictures of what's in both the collector's and survival editions. i didn't know that the pipboy could be worn -- it looks that way from the prototype pictures, but the final product is mounted on a stand.
$50 is a lot, but then again, it's not like you're ever going to see this available at any other time in the future. personally not worth it to me either, but it might be to someone here.
not to mention that all your games are usually tied to one steam account. for homes in which there are multiple gamers, you can't play two games from the same account at the same time. you can only be logged onto steam on one computer at a time. i know there is offline mode, but then one player can't use any of their game of choice's online features. even if a household used multiple steam accounts, it's still a juggling act between which games are connected to which accounts.
and it's always good to have your own, physical copy. if valve were to shut its doors, and you had not made back up copies of every single steam purchase, you'd be cut off from all the software you purchased.

Weclock: Get a better computer, noob! Kidding... but it won't be much of an issue once technology improves. Personally Steam has always worked fine for my hardware running as a background app.
SkullCowboy: Full games take a good few hours for me to download too, but it's not like I sit at my computer just waiting for that game. Let it run do other crap. If you don't want to download it all at once, pause it and continue later. I dunno, it beats going outside and *gasp* interacting with other human beings to get my gaming fixes.

Intel Quadcore, 2.4ghz, 3gigs of ram. radeon 2600HD

Then WTF are you complaining about, dude? Seriously, is it really affecting your performance that much? I understand you want to squeeze every ounce of power out of your machine. But really, what are you not able to run with Steam in the background?

It mostly just chokes my machine at startup and sometimes if I'm streaming videos.