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[FloatingDivider]

Stop talking about the possible testers because I feel bad for not putting in the effort to complete the tasks required. j/k talk about what you'd like. Also if any of you have ever installed joe danger, could you check if a bunch of xvid nonsense was installed too ?

 

[JaseC]

Actually, looking at the FAQ, I don't think there'll be an NDA at all:

Will beta testers be allowed to share info about their experience and post pictures and opinions online?
Yes, that really is the whole point. The input from testers should come in many forms: bug reports, forum posts, concept art, 3D prints, haikus, and also very publicly stated opinions.

Edit: Nice subtle Episode Three reference there, Valve.

It was confirmed its just 1 random Steam machine and 1 Steam controller right?

All that's been said is that the specs of the machines will vary and the controller being included isn't the final one as seen in the 3D renders, but instead a somewhat more crude prototype.

EDIT: Would be nice if they included a monitor too.

A monitor for a device intended to be used in the living room wouldn't make much sense.

 

[Milamber]

A monitor for a device intended to be used in the living room wouldn't make much sense.

Not having a TV at all and giving up cable may be my worst mistake yet.

That is, if I did get selected for the beta.

 

[PandaPedinte]

Anybody played Lilly Looking Through already? Is it fun?



Why so fast? (><)

You expect to be selected?

I only played the demo and liked it. I find the artstyle charming and the puzzles interesting and the solutions were more based om logic. If you're in doubt play the demo, it's short but gives a general to what expect from the game.

 

[Acccent]

Actually, looking at the FAQ, I don't think there'll be an NDA at all

Valve has always been using betas as a super efficient form of advertising and hype-generators, so I don't see why they wouldn't keep doing that with their Steam Machines

 

[JaseC]

Valve has always been using betas as a super efficient form of advertising and hype-generators, so I don't see why they wouldn't keep doing that with their Steam Machines

This is Valve's first foray into hardware so it wasn't an unreasonable prognostication that there'd be some sort of NDA involved, especially considering the Steam Machine "standard" will be designed to be enticing to many other companies, too.

Edit: Somebody in a recent thread said Sega should get in on the Steam Machine business. I just laughed it off initially, but since the company is still releasing arcade hardware, it's not exactly implausible.

 

[Copons]

Shenmue 3 confirmed on Dream Machine

 

[Arthea]

I only played the demo and liked it. I find the artstyle charming and the puzzles interesting and the solutions were more based om logic. If you're in doubt play the demo, it's short but gives a general to what expect from the game.

I like general idea and art style a lot.
Thanks, I'll try demo.

 

[FloatingDivider]

Edit: Somebody in a recent thread said Sega should get in on the Steam Machine business.

I would only accept this if shenmue gets ported and completed, that is all.

 

[kulapik]

I imagine the beta selection process will look something like this:

At the end you get your steambox.

Jase would be like Violet, but filled with games instead of juice

 

[JaseC]

I would only accept this if shenmue gets ported and completed, that is all.

Incidentally, last year Sega did tease the possibility of a Shenmue re-release for XBLA/PSN.

 

[Milamber]

Typing of the Shenmue confirmed!

 

[Copons]

Incidentally, last year Sega did tease the possibility of a Shenmue re-release for XBLA/PSN.

Stupid article title is stupid.
In the content there is no mention of XBLA/PSN (don't know about the actual interview, as I can't watch it right now) but more of "Shenmue and Skies of Arcadia HD versions like JSR", so XBLA/PSN AND PC.

But yeah, Shenmue and SoA on Steam would be my lifetime wet dream, so no, ain't gonna happen.

 

[Anteater]

Shenmue 3 confirmed on Dream Machine

Dream powered

 

[JaseC]

Stupid article title is stupid.
In the content there is no mention of XBLA/PSN (don't know about the actual interview, as I can't watch it right now) but more of "Shenmue and Skies of Arcadia HD versions like JSR", so XBLA/PSN AND PC.

But yeah, Shenmue and SoA on Steam would be my lifetime wet dream, so no, ain't gonna happen.

I tried to watch the video for myself, but couldn't get it to load. Other articles on the matter mention XBLA/PSN, too, but you know how copy-pastey video game journalists can be.

 

[Copons]

I tried to watch the video for myself, but couldn't get it to load. Other articles on the matter mention XBLA/PSN, too, but you know how copy-pastey video game journalists can be.

Yup also!
But my point (in a very unclear way , but I'm in bed with a friggin fever and my mind is numb as hell) was more that's sad that, in 2012, a somewhat authoritative game mag totally overlooks the hypotetical PC release on the article title, just becase eh, PC, who cares about it.

 

[wetflame]

For those people that use backlog/game completion trackers, would you mark a game as complete if you've beaten it on console but not on Steam? Thought I'd try some out so have been using steamcompletionist.net, but don't know whether to mark stuff I haven't played on Steam but have finshed elsewhere as "beaten". Suppose it depends on whether I'll actually want to play through those games again on PC.

I realise this involves the concept of actually playing games so I'll understand if people feel uncomfortable talking about it.

 

[MMBosstones86]

Yeah, no.
I'm not going into it again, but GTA V is a laughably unpolished shitstain of a game. Great systems and graphics, but everything that makes it a 'game' is utter dogshit.

are you high?

 

[JaseC]

Yup also!
But my point (in a very unclear way , but I'm in bed with a friggin fever and my mind is numb as hell) was more that's sad that, in 2012, a somewhat authoritative game mag totally overlooks the hypotetical PC release on the article title, just becase eh, PC, who cares about it.

I let the video buffer for a while and it worked. To be fair to the websites that reported on it, the title of the interview is literally "The next Dreamcast game on XBLA and PSN".

 

[kurahador]

are you high?

He's old.

I'm old, I'm allowed to be grumpy.

 

[woo and indeed hoo]

I'm old, I'm allowed to be grumpy. Also, GTAV's problems extend way past the "lolitsonlyamenu" thing you're all focusing on =p
I did the easy stage MGR without trouble, then it came back with one of those shitty "we're going to move the camera right up the boss' nostril so you can't see shit" boss fights, and I decided my time was better spent elsewhere. I might go back to it sometime, but not right now.

*zimmer frame bump*

Getting older is awesome. One is almost expected to be grumpy by other people so one gets a free pass .

How was this person able to IM me? I make sure to keep my friend's list clean because of a previous DDOS harassment problem I had. I'm in the Steam Trading Cards Group, is that how he was able to IM me? I thought a prompt would show up when someone from a Steam Group wanted to IM me.

What a charming fellow :/.

Yup also!
But my point (in a very unclear way , but I'm in bed with a friggin fever and my mind is numb as hell) was more that's sad that, in 2012, a somewhat authoritative game mag totally overlooks the hypotetical PC release on the article title, just becase eh, PC, who cares about it.

Get well soon Copons! *hugs*

For those people that use backlog/game completion trackers, would you mark a game as complete if you've beaten it on console but not on Steam? Thought I'd try some out so have been using steamcompletionist.net, but don't know whether to mark stuff I haven't played on Steam but have finshed elsewhere as "beaten". Suppose it depends on whether I'll actually want to play through those games again on PC.

I realise this involves the concept of actually playing games so I'll understand if people feel uncomfortable talking about it.

LOL

I don't use them but if I did I would do what works for me and wouldn't care about how that fit in with other's usage of that service.

are you high?

Don't wake the beast! [the stupid argument, not Turfster]

 

[RionaaM]

I'd imagine input into discussions, both on game hubs and over at SPUF, will be taken into account, too.

I weep for the poor guy who has to wade through that swamp of feces that are the Steam forums in order to see the two or three worthwhile contributions that have been made in its entire history. That's an empty shell of a human being in the making, right there.

I wonder how many lobotomies one would have to go through in order to remove the pain and any kind of memory of said torture of the mind. I, for one, don't envy him in the least.

Sir, I am duly chastened. I was forgetting about the Official Beverage of the 2013 Steam Thread(s). Though to be fair, it was a damn fine cup of coffee, especially with that slice of cherry pie.

It's never too late to repent, my fellow SteamGAFfer. You could start redeeming yourself by grabbing all the yerba bags (don't know how it's called in English) scattered around the world in Alan Wake 2, but you'll have to wait until the game is released first.

 

[Cyberquake]

Incidentally, last year Sega did tease the possibility of a Shenmue re-release for XBLA/PSN.

Stop twisting the blade. :|

 

[JaseC]

Stop twisting the blade. :|

But you're enjoying it so much!

 

[InfiniteNine]

Incidentally, last year Sega did tease the possibility of a Shenmue re-release for XBLA/PSN.

Well that and Skies of Arcadia were supposed to be the next ones up so I wonder what happened with that. Also the ports of Shenmue have apparently been done for quite a while.

 

[Arthea]

For those people that use backlog/game completion trackers, would you mark a game as complete if you've beaten it on console but not on Steam? Thought I'd try some out so have been using steamcompletionist.net, but don't know whether to mark stuff I haven't played on Steam but have finshed elsewhere as "beaten". Suppose it depends on whether I'll actually want to play through those games again on PC.

I realise this involves the concept of actually playing games so I'll understand if people feel uncomfortable talking about it.

This concept of playing games is disturbing. It really has no place in this thread. Just think of actually playing hundreds of games! Insanity, pure insanity!

Spoiler

I don't keep any backlog tracking anymore, also I haven't seriously played any game played before, on consoles or not on steam, and I have quite a few of those on steam. I just thought that I might make separate category for those games, thanks for idea!

 

[Nabs]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/65070/

 

[JaseC]

Well that and Skies of Arcadia were supposed to be the next ones up so I wonder what happened with that. Also the ports of Shenmue have apparently been done for quite a while.

Gamerzines claimed it was told by "an anonymous source" that HD remasters of the Shemnue games have been collecting dust for more than a year, and no other reputable sites commented. I wouldn't place much stock in the rumour.

 

[Knurek]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/65070/

GoTY 2013?

 

[Baron_Calamity]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/65070/

If it had trading cars featuring wheel rims I would buy it.

 

[Atraveller]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/65070/

Meh

 

[Baron_Calamity]

Gamerzines claimed it was told by "an anonymous source" that HD remasters of the Shemnue games have been collecting dust for more than a year, and no other reputable sites commented. I wouldn't place much stock in the rumour.

Also done could mean many different things to different people. Just because its "done" doesn't mean its in any state to be released.

I do wonder. How much work / money is needed to get Dreamcast games working via emulation to a releasable state? I would buy a ton of dreamcast games off steam.

 

[JordanKZ]

So apparently AoE2 HD: Forgotten Empires is out this week.

I'm officially hyped.

 

[PandaPedinte]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/65070/

Makes me wish for a NFS:U3 or at least a Steam release for the older games, but the lincensing might be problematic and the series is owned by EA.

 

[MMBosstones86]

He's old.

Don't wake the beast! [the stupid argument, not Turfster]

sorry, didn't realize how LTTP I was in the thread. Caught up now....glad I missed that, because wow....

 

[wetflame]

Oh, I won Greed Corp! Thanks, Seagoon!

 

[Mengy]

Well that and Skies of Arcadia were supposed to be the next ones up so I wonder what happened with that. Also the ports of Shenmue have apparently been done for quite a while.

The torture, it is excruciating. Why do we all keep teasing ourselves like this????

Why can't Sega just do what we want of them?

 

[Crub]

Dream Machine

That could potentially be really beneficial for Valve. Think of all the die-hard Dreamcast nostalgics who would jump on that if done right!

Give the machine a sleek white look, put a Dreamcast logo on it, include a nice controller, and have the machine preloaded with Linux ports of Skies of Arcadia, Shenmue 1 & 2, Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Sonic Adventure 1 & 2, Typing of the Dead, Nights, Sonic Generations, Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed and some Genesis classics.

 

[Parsnip]

Wow that Ride 'em Low font.

 

[trailmix16]

I played a little of Huntsman: The Orphanage last night. I enjoyed myself but I just seemed to be wandering through rooms setting off designated scare points. And I didnt realize you start with a flashlight until about an hour in.

 

[honorless]

For those people that use backlog/game completion trackers, would you mark a game as complete if you've beaten it on console but not on Steam? Thought I'd try some out so have been using steamcompletionist.net, but don't know whether to mark stuff I haven't played on Steam but have finshed elsewhere as "beaten". Suppose it depends on whether I'll actually want to play through those games again on PC.

I tend to think of these trackers as a kind of to-do list. So if you bought the game just because maybe you might wanna return to it someday after the console dies, mark it done. If you specifically intended to replay the game on PC for whatever reason (double-dipping on achievements, perhaps) leave it on the list.

 

[Anteater]

That could potentially be really beneficial for Valve. Think of all the die-hard Dreamcast nostalgics who would jump on that if done right!

Give the machine a sleek white look, put a Dreamcast logo on it, include a nice controller, and have the machine preloaded with Linux ports of Skies of Arcadia, Shenmue 1 & 2, Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Sonic Adventure 1 & 2, Typing of the Dead, Nights, Sonic Generations, Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed and some Genesis classics.

Oh man I would go for Sega if they're one of the choices.

I wonder if different companies will come up with their own version of steam controllers, or will they go with the exact same one as the prototype?

 

[Samer]

Is this true? A friend just sent it to me.

 

[Addnan]

Maybe

 

[Milamber]

Who knows.

 

[JaseC]

There's nothing in the meat of the text that screams "Fake!" to me, but "Cheers, The Steam Team" raises an eyebrow. We'll know soon enough.

 

[Stallion Free]

There's nothing in the meat of the text that screams "Fake!" to me, but "Cheers, The Steam Team" raises an eyebrow. We'll know soon enough.

Tony!!!!!!

 

[Cozmogramma]

Well, according to a guy on reddit it's real.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1ps7si/steam_holiday_sale_start_date_leaked/

Unfortunately to Valve and others, the screenshot is real and it is not a fake.
The screenshot was taken by a Russian developer who has a page on Steam Store (and whose game has been Greenlit some time ago). It was posted on a couple of forums. He also sent one of the copies to me (because I'm the chief editor of the Steam public page on VK.com so he wanted me to publish it).
Here's the full version of the screenshot (just UI and stuff): http://i.imgur.com/WdeErP3.png

 

[JaseC]

Tony!!!!!!

Haha, I think you may be on to something there!

Well, according to a guy on reddit it's real.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1ps7si/steam_holiday_sale_start_date_leaked/

Everything ever posted on the internet is considered real by at least someone.

 

[Arthea]

Everything ever posted on the internet is considered real by at least someone.

even HL3 and Shenmue 3?!

Spoiler

sorry, I had to!