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[Various Artists]

Supposedly so according to Valve.

It'll be rad to see the benchmarks then!

 

[fluffydelusions]

Spot on. I'm almost certain that all Valve games will be Steam exclusive from now on. Wanna play Left4Dead? Buy it on Steam or buy a Steambox. Valve is not a third-party developer any more, it's a platform holder.

Just the thought of hearing half life 3 steam exclusive makes me happy lol

 

[SunSunich]

4chan anon reveals next valve announcement

 

[ashecitism]

That was posted before and most thought it's fake.

 

[SunSunich]

That was posted before and most thought it's fake.

Oh, sorry, just saw it on twitter.

 

[scitek]

unless you have to log in to your steam account to use steamOS, I'm on board with it

I still can't use linux since there's no photoshop for linux but I'd make a partition and give it a shot

I'm guessing you do, and the main reason they announced family sharing is so multiple people can have log-ins on the same machine and still access the games, but have their own achievements, saves, etc.

 

[Quasar]

4chan anon reveals next valve announcement

Well those statements if true have me a lot less interested.

 

[Sentenza]

Well those statements if true have me a lot less interested.

Why, exactly? Crude language aside there would be a lot of good stuff there.
Especially the part about them achieving excellent performance gains.

 

[Jzero]

That was posted before and most thought it's fake.

Sounds fake as hell because it "supports all CPU's". Yea right.

 

[angular graphics]

Sounds fake as hell because it "supports all CPU's". Yea right.

What's wrong with that statement? Unless you mean "no duh, it does".

 

[Quasar]

Why, exactly? Crude language aside there would be a lot of good stuff there.
Especially the part about them achieving excellent performance gains.

The nvidia relationship and the joy at screwing amd part is one aspect.

 

[Kocolino67]

4chan anon reveals next valve announcement

Hate to be fake

 

[EatChildren]

> groundbreaking new game engine on which all Valve's games will run
> may not ever support PlayStation 4, a major upcoming home console, despite recent positive history with Sony

Right. Right.

 

[Horse Detective]

I must be crazy for finding that 4chan post well written and believable.

I don't visit the board often though.

 

[Glorified G]

Five more hours until the revealing of Steam Controller.

fixed

I think the final announcement will be steam box

 

[Kocolino67]

fixed

I think the final announcement will be steam box

this would totally screw my today's excitement schedule

 

[Dinosaur Tamer]

I must be crazy for finding that 4chan post well written and believable.

I don't visit the board often though.

For some reason the unnecessarily crude language makes it really hard to believe for me. Why would an anonymous Valve employee feel the need to write like that? Excitement? I don't know. Strikes me as really odd.

 

[devildog820]

So this is likely the force behind Nvidia's thawing attitude towards Linux?

 

[angular graphics]

For some reason the unnecessarily crude language makes it really hard to believe for me. Why would an anonymous Valve employee feel the need to write like that? Excitement? I don't know. Strikes me as really odd.

I think whoever wrote it was meant to show he is "one of them" and they can "trust him". I mean I assume that's how 4chan members usually talk.

 

[Chairmanchuck]

For some reason the unnecessarily crude language makes it really hard to believe for me. Why would an anonymous Valve employee feel the need to write like that? Excitement? I don't know. Strikes me as really odd.

Who knows. There are quite a few people writing there.

I remember before screens of Witcher 3 were announced we saw some of the pics that were released officially later in a good res in a horrible resolution.

 

[OminoMichelin]

Sounds fake as hell because it "supports all CPU's". Yea right.

What's weird with that?
It seems fake to me because it says they would use an AMD CPU. I get that they are multicore and so on, but there is a reason why gamers don't use them...

 

[Horse Detective]

Why would an anonymous Valve employee feel the need to write like that? Excitement? I don't know. Strikes me as really odd.

I can think of less reasons for why an anonymous person wouldn't want to write like that. Being a part of Valve is irrelevant. And honestly, if I was in his position, I would probably have the same attitude. That, "You aren't going to believe me anyway so whatever" attitude.

 

[angular graphics]

What's weird with that?
It seems fake to me because it says they would use an AMD CPU. I get that they are multicore and so on, but there is a reason why gamers don't use them...

Not to mention they have a long partnership with intel.

 

[RulkezX]

4chan anon reveals next valve announcement

So it's a guide on how to build a PC


If you believe that shit you also have to believe Valve are working with Nvidia to shit on AMD.

 

[Corto]

It sounds fake for me because it's from 4chan.

 

[Terbinator]

I must be crazy for finding that 4chan post well written and believable.

I don't visit the board often though.

It's for the best.

 

[PG2G]

Not steamOS but steam in general would be the best thing to move units IMO. All valve games steam exclusive. People who can't afford to build a PC buy a steam box

The problem with this is that a steam box isn't going to be any less expensive than a PC (ignoring cost of OS). Not to mention a steam box will have much less utility for that price.

If you can't afford a PC, you're not going to be able to afford a steam box either.

 

[Horse Detective]

The only thing I really dislike about the post is the last part.

If the sudden ambiguity is a hint at what we are supposed to think it is a hint at, I just don't see something like that being announced through some random feature on the last page update.

It seems more like something that would be announced during a major event. I'm not saying it matters to me how something that great is announced, but it sure doesn't seem like a normal move.

 

[DouglasteR]

Well those statements if true have me a lot less interested.

Well, its already pushing the possibilities.

i HOPE that these are the real ones.

 

[Glorified G]

this would totally screw my today's excitement schedule

It makes sense for them to save it for last. How could they possibly top it? (besides Half Life 3)

 

[Terbinator]

Are we expecting some sort of hardware announcement today (~4 hours) then?

 

[Horse Detective]

Are we expecting some sort of hardware announcement today (~4 hours) then?

Apparently.

 

[pixlexic]

The problem with this is that a steam box isn't going to be any less expensive than a PC (ignoring cost of OS). Not to mention a steam box will have much less utility for that price.

If you can't afford a PC, you're not going to be able to afford a steam box either.

You can build a steam box that just had a amd APU that could run every game on low to mid settings at high frame rates for around $200.

With windows add another hundred.

 

[Terbinator]

You can build a steam box that just had a amd APU that could run every game on low to mid settings at high frame rates for around $200.

With windows add another hundred.

Really? You're looking at nearly £200 here for a 6800K and 8GB of RAM.

 

[PG2G]

You can build a steam box that just had a amd APU that could run every game on low to mid settings at high frame rates for around $200.

With windows add another hundred.

So basically the kind of machine no gamer would ever want to use.

 

[KingKong]

It makes sense for them to save it for last. How could they possibly top it? (besides Half Life 3)

yeah Im expecting a controller today

 

[iceatcs]

Are we expecting some sort of hardware announcement today (~4 hours) then?

I think just AMD will announcement new hardware.

Valve might annoucement their flagship hardware, but it will be little "un-ecosystem" IMO, but likely just said which hardwares will support.

 

[pixlexic]

So basically the kind of machine no gamer would ever want to use.

You will get the same iq level as a ps4 I assure you.

 

[DripDropDrippin]

Does anyone know if there will be a live stream for this event? Thanks.

 

[Sentenza]

Does anyone know if there will be a live stream for this event? Thanks.

I don't think there will be any "event", given Valve's track record.
Most likely just a press release. Best case scenario a trailer.

 

[RulkezX]

You will get the same iq level as a ps4 I assure you.

For $200 !

I assure you you absolutely would not.

 

[monome]

give me a no bullshit box
a comfy controller
and good devs/pubs support.

then we can talk prices.

 

[fallout]

Does anyone know if there will be a live stream for this event? Thanks.

I think this is about as eventful as Valve has ever been.

 

[Ricker]

So hopefully the SteamBox that might be announced early this afternoon(with gamepad),if I understood all this right,will bypass the need to have a PC,thus making all this SteamOS/Steambox thing ''feel'' more like a console...right... right...?

 

[NaM]

I don't think there will be any "event", given Valve's track record.
Most likely just a press release. Best case scenario a trailer.

I would LOVE a trailer with this music.

 

[DripDropDrippin]

I don't think there will be any "event", given Valve's track record.
Most likely just a press release. Best case scenario a trailer.

That's what I figured, I was hoping there would be some sort of announcement stream to help make this mundane workday go by faster.

I think this is about as eventful as Valve has ever been.

Event was definitely the wrong word to use. I forgot who we were dealing with for a moment.

 

[Vinterbird]

Does anyone know if there will be a live stream for this event? Thanks.

There is no "event". They just update their website.

 

[Felix Lighter]

Not to mention they have a long partnership with intel.

They also wouldn't maliciously schedule the announcement to counter AMD's announcement. Valve has no desire to hurt relationships with any of the major gaming PC manufacturers.

 

[pixlexic]

I just want a good PC controller with NO LIGHTS!!

 

[mug]

The problem with this is that a steam box isn't going to be any less expensive than a PC (ignoring cost of OS). Not to mention a steam box will have much less utility for that price.

If you can't afford a PC, you're not going to be able to afford a steam box either.

What information are you basing this off of?