Well, while we are waiting here, might as well jump on the bash Steam bandwagon. NV is my first experience with Steam. I'm still trying to figure out what value it brings. All I see are problems and users having to deal with an unorganized third party. Yes, you CAN blame Bethesda because they made this deal with Steam, obviously for their own needs, not to serve ours.
Steam is the jerk that won't let me play the uncensored US version. :flame:
I'm a dual citizen living in Germany, and whenever I try to play a game here, it automatically downloads the German version. Even if I manage to download the English one, it forbids me from playing it. I don't think it's such a big deal for New Vegas (unless if you absolutely love watching body parts fly everywhere) as they've gotten more lenient, but Fallout 3's german version censored EVERYTHING. I was amazed the first time I saw a video of Jericho online and I realized his personality was actually that of a foul-mouthed badass. The German version censors him down to a tired old man who only curses once. I have nothing against censorship, but when they're literally rewriting an entire character's personality, that's bull****.
If it weren't for Steam, I could just make sure I buy the game while I'm in the US, but noooooo...