The Valve and Steam Platform Discussion Thread

[kingcomrade33]

I can't get access to my old account because I don't know Dragon Age lore, what the fuck has the Codex come to?

 

[Kane]

I can't get access to my old account because I don't know Dragon Age lore, what the fuck has the Codex come to?

what you wanted it to become.

 

[Kane]

http://www.vg247.com/2012/11/27/valve-economist-sees-the-future-discusses-ar-tech-hardware/

Valve hardware chatter continues, following economist Yanis Varoufakis’s spell as the studio’s ‘Economist-In-Residence’. Varoufakis has blogged about his time with the studio, has discussed Valve’s dabbling in hardware, and claims to have seen ‘the future’ while there. Get his thoughts below.

“I’ve signed an NDA so I can’t reveal much more. I’ll just say that I really saw the future. (it’s not a small deal to see a virtual but highly realistic alien stand beside a real human in the same room with you, walk around the room and wink at you. And all that without a screen, a projector or even a computer near you…)”

HE HAS SEEN THE FUTURE

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

But I already posted about this on Monday! In this very thread! 9 posts above you!

 

[Kane]

But I already posted about this on Monday! In this very thread! 9 posts above you!

I don't really follow most threads. Too time consuming.

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

If Gaben allows me to rape Alyx ohh gawd TEKK UY MONEYZ!!!11

 

[Metro]

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[Don Peste]

I didn't know Gaben was one of those kiwi dingos.

 

[ohWOW]

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[Ulminati]

Allow me to wear the plasma crowbar as a hat and you've got a sale, good sir

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

Thank you!

 

[Ulminati]

Eh, Chell was hotter.

Obligatory :meltdown:

Spoiler

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Eh, Chell was hotter.

Spoiler

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

http://kotaku.com/5966860/gabe-newell-living-room-pcs-will-compete-with-next+gen-consoles

Whatever Gabe. Just don't forget to actually release a real game at least once per decade, yes?

 

[Metro]

Great, turning PCs into just another console -- quite the legacy there.

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

Sure, why not? Next, Valve is going to explore mobile PCs.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Apologies for the Kotaku link but apparently the glorious god Gaben is indeed interested in selling Steam boxes.
http://kotaku.com/5966860/gabe-newell-living-room-pcs-will-compete-with-next+gen-consoles
For the anti-Valve out there this quote should light your torches.

"Well certainly our hardware will be a very controlled environment," he said.

And everyone else will notice how immediately after that he says if you want more flexibility you could just use a normal PC. "Steam console" will apparently just be Linux running Steam big picture mode and presumably some multimedia crap too. To be honest I'm not entirely sure it'll be worth it for anyone since it would theoretically rely on people releasing Linux versions of their games on Steam. So you'd end up with a fair chunk of indie games and basically no "Major" titles unless Gaben's pixies come up with some Steam Wine magic or something.

I dunno Gaben, I dunno. Not like I'm particularly interested in it anyway, I've even got a PC I do all my TV shit on anyway. Just doesn't have enough grunt for anything beyond moderate gaming, so I can do shit like play the Walking Dead on the TV with a controller if I want. Since there isn't a hell of a lot I prefer playing with a controller I just leave it hooked up to my primary PC 90% of the time and then move it over if there's something I wanna TV play for whatever reason. Probably my most played TV game is just going slackjawed with Bejeweled 3 using a wireless mouse.

 

[Metro]

If he required publishers to release a Linux version for inclusion on Steam I'd say it would strongarm at least 75% of them to do it.

 

[Don Peste]

 

[Luzur]

reminded me of OCP logo.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

http://kotaku.com/5966860/gabe-newell-living-room-pcs-will-compete-with-next gen-consoles

Whatever Gabe. Just don't forget to actually release a real game at least once per decade, yes?

Good heavens, I just realize I pulled a Raw!

 

[Kane]

Half-Life3 will be a a Linux exclusive. Yes you read that right. http://techcrash.net/valve-announces-half-life-3-exclusively-for-linux/

 

[Konjad]

Half-Life3 will be a a Linux exclusive. Yes you read that right. http://techcrash.net/valve-announces-half-life-3-exclusively-for-linux/

nice try, raw

 

[Commander Xbox]

if they made the steam box easily customisable it could be really cool. like make taking out and swapping graphics cards ect idiot proof. make it as easy as flipping a latch or two then doing it with a set of instructions you get with your vavle released steambox card. that way the thing really is just a mini stripped down pc that sits hooked up to the tv

 

[OSK]

if they made the steam box easily customisable it could be really cool. like make taking out and swapping graphics cards ect idiot proof. make it as easy as flipping a latch or two then doing it with a set of instructions you get with your vavle released steambox card. that way the thing really is just a mini stripped down pc that sits hooked up to the tv

...Have you ever swapped out a graphics card?