Steam Users can't get Boxed CE?

[Etone]

activate the product code using the STEAM menu, don't see why that wouldn't work.

[Ashkendor]

Why would you buy it through steam in the first place?

I bought it through Steam to try it out because it was on sale for $14.99. I figured for 15 bucks, why not try the game out for a month? If I didn't like it, it wouldn't be much of a loss. It just happened to turn out that I really loved it and ended up staying. As for the CE, I was gonna go digital anyway so it makes no nevermind to me.

@OP - Square isn't to blame for the physical CE not being compatible with Steam. That's like being mad that your PC edition isn't compatible with your PS4. Sure, they're both for PC but Steam is in essence a different platform.

[Fyce]

activate the product code using the STEAM menu, don't see why that wouldn't work.

It wouldn't work because SE needs to give Steam the list of all the CE keys for that. And they are not gonna do it.

[Dawnshade]

I posted this in another similar thread.

I'm just not sure about this. I read that if I play through Steam I have to buy Heavensward through Steam. Does this mean if I bought it on Steam, I'm locked and have to buy the Steam version of Heavensward or if it's just like the PS/PC thing where you have to buy a PS copy to play on PS and a PC copy to play on PC (as in you need the Heavensward Steam version to go with the FFXIV:ARR Steam version) 'cause I heard some people bought the game on Steam but play through the official SE client.

If someone knows about this and has a source to confirm it it'd be great. The only things I've found, it could be interpreted either way.

[Mrfox0707]

Main reason not to use STEAM for games form companies like SE and Blizzard whom like to control the distribution of their games.