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Thanks for the response. It does not install while Steam is in offline mode. A pity. From now on, then, all Steam games are a no-go for me. After all, there's little point in buying a disc that is useless.

[Can't install from media]

I had a problem similar to this. I bought the game on PC and had to download a 3 gb (thereabouts) before I could play. There was no way to bypass the patch, so it was download or sit with what was essentially a shiny coffee coaster. The problem is not unique: every PC game I've ever bought (20+ titles) using Steam requires any updates to be downloaded before the game can be played. For example: I bought LEGO Jurassic Park recently and that required a 13 gb update out of a 14 gb install, despite the fact that all games file are, in fact, present on the disk, and again, there is no way to bypass it.

 

I wonder if developers in general are aware of this, considering your response, celliott?