The Valve Thread

[Rudi von Starnberg]

fucking CAD

[PK]

[DocG]

PK just won the goddamn Internet.

[Kyouma]

In 2 years, I will be playing on a steambox with oculus rift and the new haptic super gamepad, and I will feel exactly like this kid did in the 1980s.

Mark my words.

[Dr Nookie]

In 2 years, I will be playing on a steambox with oculus rift and the new haptic super gamepad, and I will feel exactly like this kid did in the 1980s.

Mark my words.

Is that really coming out in Autumn?

[NecroMorrius]

Tripwire: “SteamOS, Steam Machines, and Steam Controller will be the best thing to happen to PC gaming since digital distribution”

[Ferine]

The funny thing about that headline is that you could reasonably swap out "digital distribution" for "Steam".

[MechE]

My hope is that in 4 years time a low cost livingroom pc would be powerful enough to make the PS4 & Xbone look distinctly underpowered causing a widespread move over to PC gaming. Then, what I really would like to see is Sony to respond by not bringing out a PS5, but instead to bring out their own livingroom pc, ending the age of the closed console.

Imagine a glorious age where you weren't restricted to consoles from three different companies, but instead you could choose from big names such as Dell, Lenovo and Asus, small boutique companies such as Piston and Chillblast, or you could build your own.

You'd never have to worry about system exclusives again, or pay for annual passes just to watch on demand TV. You could buy DRM free versions of indie games direct from the developer without having to give a 30% cut to some multinational. Backwards compatability would no longer be a thing.

I'm welling up just thinking about it.

[Mr. Gerbik]

My hope is that in 4 years time a low cost livingroom pc would be powerful enough to make the PS4 & Xbone distinctly underpowered

This is guaranteed to happen.The rest of your post, less so.

[RubberJohnny]

So Piston apparently were working with Valve but didn't want to commit to solely Steambox, so their device supports it (or should) as an alternative. Also it costs $1000

I suppose that's the closest to an actual hardware announcement we've got.

[revlob]

I'm struggling to determine from that article what we didn't already know six months ago. We knew Xi3 were making a Steam Box, we knew they were calling it Piston, we knew it would cost $1000.

[MechE]

This is guaranteed to happen.The rest of your post, less so.

I wholeheartedly agree - but it's nice to dream.

[NecroMorrius]

So Piston apparently were working with Valve but didn't want to commit to solely Steambox, so their device supports it (or should) as an alternative. Also it costs $1000

I suppose that's the closest to an actual hardware announcement we've got.

Specs for the prototype are coming this week

[Nick R]

fucking CAD

At least the posted webcomic shows that he's expanded his range of facial expressions a little, compared to how he used to draw:

[revlob]

B^U

[Rudi von Starnberg]

This is the best thing to result from CAD, and it's purely intended to mock it:

[Meat]

Gabe has a terrific breast. His breast is quite expansive.

[mushashi]

That would more mean that Sony, a bit like Microsoft's cross-platform strategy, are hedging their bets and setting themselves up for what they really wanted to be anyway, the gate keeper of the theme park, taking a cut for everything that comes through the gates, the ultimate platform holder.

Which might be one way of looking at Valve's ambitions too, 30% of everything.

[RubberJohnny]

Valve files trademark for HL3

IT'S HAPPENING

[Spacehost]

[Not Thread Owner]

B33333v3

[NecroMorrius]

Wait, they didn't have that trademarked already?!

[revlob]

Doesn't mean anything.

It means everything.

[Alex W.]

Half Life Threeever.

[James Lyon]

Is this just not one of those things where they have to renew the TM after a long period of acti?vity or they lose it?

(Beli3ve)

[Wroth]

This news is so big it shut down the american government

[revlob]

The teachers all went on strike so thy can sit at home refreshing Facepunch and Neogaf. And RLLMUK.

[simms]

I r3ally beli3v3 that half life 3 will be th3 gam3 to d3monstrat3 th3 St3am controll3r. I'm doing this wrong aren't I?

[daveodeth]

Well as gaf's down then all they have is muk.

[spork]

Well as gaf's down then all they have is muk.

It's currently receiving a friendly hug from Reddit.

Also stolen from Reddit...

Half-Life trademark filing date: Nov 27, 1997

Release date: Nov 19, 1998

Half-Life 2 trademark (filed as Half-Life) filing date: Feb 25 2005

Release date: Nov 14, 2004

So this annoyingly means very little other than them having to use the trademark within 3 years.