sclpls Posted September 19, 2013 I feel like kickstarter helps the Linux platform as well. At least anecdotally I see lots of kickstarters where the target platform is PC/Mac/Linux Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted September 19, 2013 I just wonder what controller they're doing. Hopefully not a dualshock like gamepad. Those keyboard pants from Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
singlespace Posted September 20, 2013 Something is happening: http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted September 20, 2013 ohmygoditmustbehalflifethree Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted September 20, 2013 My twitter is awash with "3 buttons" Wake me up on Nov 30th! Ohhhhh my bad that's 71 hours not days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted September 20, 2013 It's pretty intruiging... I'm looking forward to the announcement in a few days! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonCole Posted September 20, 2013 I'm surprised there's no associated Universe Expanding Steam Sale. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dewar Posted September 20, 2013 Yay, announcing an announcement Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted September 20, 2013 Three buttons is enough for everybody Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted September 20, 2013 Three buttons is enough for everybody It's enough for three people, at LEAST! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feelthedarkness Posted September 20, 2013 I hope it's just an illustration. Much of the software they sell is also optimized around 4 button console controllers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted September 20, 2013 They'd be shooting themselves in the foot massively if it was only 3 buttons I think its just an illustration to hint at something else with a 3 in the title...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted September 20, 2013 They'd be shooting themselves in the foot massively if it was only 3 buttons I think its just an illustration to hint at something else with a 3 in the title...? WHOA! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigJKO Posted September 20, 2013 It's three announcements. Or are you all just joking? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted September 20, 2013 No. It's pretty clear that they are announcing the controller one button at a time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youmeyou Posted September 20, 2013 So what do you guys about how this will possibly influence Steam's already powerful sway over the PC games market? Especially in light of stories like this and others: http://flippfly.com/news/race-the-sun-a-month-after-launch-losing-steam/ which suggest it's Greenlight or the highway if you're trying to get your indie game sold on a PC. Ultimately what makes PC games great is the open and grassroots nature of the PC ecosystem, and while Steam doesn't necessarily represent as closed an ecosystem as your average console, it is curated (even if its the users doing the curating) and thus is defacto somewhat closed. And with a console out, EVERY dev is gonna want their game on it, and would potentially be losing out on a huge market if Greenlight fails them (which it is likely to do, statistically). Obviously no clue what the actual box will entail, just thinking aloud. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dewar Posted September 20, 2013 At this point we still don't know what the announcement is, so there's no way to know how it will influence the PC game market. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted September 20, 2013 On a related note, the PC I bought this week is a HTPC for my bedroom. It's running Linux (obviously) and I also installed Steam. I have about 89 Linux games available to me (of the <400 I have on Steam). Despite the PC having a Geforce 610M it is an Atom CPU, so not a lot of games will run great. Also, I use a wireless keyboard with touch pad. I tried one of my PS3 controllers, but it doesn't work out of the box. Either way, with my current set up, FTL is playable really well (the control scheme works perfectly with my kayboard/keypad). Getting Steam on the Linux system wasn't that difficult. I'm a Debian person, but sort of use Ubuntu for desktops. Installing Steam is easy as shit. And after that, it's just Steam. Install a game, start it, play it. Big screen mode still kind of sucks. I prefer minimalistic stuff. Big screen more is slow and and useless animations and graphics. It's like those dumb XMB things, and probably the xbox ui stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youmeyou Posted September 20, 2013 Well I don't think there's no way. After all, we already know how Steam influences the market. It's not too hard to extrapolate how Steam in the livingroom space might effect things. I'd just rather talk about stuff like that than pontificate over half-life 3 ad nauseum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenetic Pony Posted September 20, 2013 Well I don't think there's no way. After all, we already know how Steam influences the market. It's not too hard to extrapolate how Steam in the livingroom space might effect things. I'd just rather talk about stuff like that than pontificate over half-life 3 ad nauseum. Did you say Half Life 3? HALF LIFE 3????? HAAAAALF LIIIIIIIFE THREEEEEEE!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irishjohn Posted September 20, 2013 They've told Geoff Keighley that they'll make three announcements. So. Half-life 3. Half-life 3. Half-life 3. Episodes. Actually, I am very curious about the Steam Box. I want a gaming PC but can't afford one... so I wouldn't really care about the living room, I would love something I can use as a PC that I can actually afford. Not really holding my breath. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigJKO Posted September 20, 2013 No. It's pretty clear that they are announcing the controller one button at a time. :shifty: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted September 20, 2013 Come on people... we'll see Duke Nukem Forever 2 before HL3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sno Posted September 20, 2013 I think they should just announce Half-Life 4, and write it so that it constantly refers to the events of a theoretical Half-Life 3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites