COD4 on Steam

[Jed]

Hey guys,

I already bought COD4 ages ago. I didn't buy it on Steam.

There is a 50% off discount on COD4 this week on Steam.

Can I somehow take my original COD4 game and register it on Steam or do I have to buy it again from Steam?

I'd prefer to have it on my Steam as it is so much easier to interact with friends and it also records gameplay hours.

Thanks,

Hatton

[DarkByke]

You can't use retail serials in Steam.
But you can create a shortcut to your game in the Steam library, and at best get the in-game overlay.

[pmc64]

gotta buy it again.

[t1ddl3r]

As stated by DarkByke, just create a shortcut to the game in your steam window, then it will launch through steam and still have the friends UI when you press shift-tab together.

I put all my games in steam, whether they are actual steamworks games or not, it just makes them more handy, and if I am playing something and see someone is playing something else MP then I get notified right away and can quit my current game and join them quickly.

[Jed]

Ok I think i'll just create a shortcut then, thanks guys.

[ATLbandit]

Originally Posted by DarkByke

You can't use retail serials in Steam.
But you can create a shortcut to your game in the Steam library, and at best get the in-game overlay.

Not to be a Debbie Downer here, but you'll need to disable the in-game overlay to play on Punkbuster-enabled servers.

[DarkByke]

Originally Posted by ATLbandit

Not to be a Debbie Downer here, but you'll need to disable the in-game overlay to play on Punkbuster-enabled servers.

Ah. Yeah I supposed it depends on the game, so I put (at best) you'll get the steam overlay. Good to know though! Punkbuster can be good and bad at the same time.