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[SeventhSon]

"it'll be the Seven Hour War all over again... except this time we won't last seven minutes!"

 

[ComputerMKII]

Thanks, man.

 

[pixlexic]

seeing hardware is cool but valve really needs to wow with some big publisher support to really make it all work.

 

[Gamerloid]

Well, I hope they plan to make up for the short conference by dropping bombs later tonight and tomorrow

 

[sflufan]

Noo, don't my friend is trying to apply for a Job with them today. lol

No, I mean that it's being DDOS'd again right now. The cyberterrorist group that's doing it announced so via Twitter.

 

[Snaku]

 

[GravityMan]

That Gigabyte box looks kinda interesting.

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

I dunno how I feel about letting manufacturers make their own controllers, I feel like that's the one place where uniformity would be a good thing.

 

[TetraGenesis]

They took a sheet off of a table and revealed some black and white boxes of varying sizes.

Hahahahaha, oh man. People always talk about "drop the mic" hypotheticals for these press events and conferences but Valve does one and it totally tanks. And to think, there's only one thing they actually had to say to make that a reality.

 

[Abinash117]

Wasn't they going to announce AAA titles or that was another time in "early 2014" ?

 

[sflufan]

Wasn't they going to announce AAA titles ?

You don't announce games during CES.

 

[Tempy]

Need specs. But I do love tiny computers.

 

[Durante]

A speech where the amount of information presented actually warrants the amount of time spent on it? I wish more people (and particularly companies) would do that.

 

[TouchMyBox]

No, I mean that it's being DDOS'd again right now. The cyberterrorist group that's doing it announced so via Twitter.

I'm glad our internet freedom fighters are here to stand up to these open-source-embracing, fun-game-making bullies.

 

[sirseanconnery]

So pretty sure Steam just got DDos'd again

 

[Kerub]

I can't believe some people were expecting another Half-Life lol

 

[RaikuHebi]

7 minutes?

HL
HL2

L4D
L4D2

Portal
Portal 2

That's 6 games, so what's the 7th? HL3 confirmed.

 

[Yawnier]

A minute for every year of HL3's development.

Post of the year?

 

[Mariolee]

Wait, it actually finished in 7 minutes? Wow.

 

[ChiliManiac]

No, I mean that it's being DDOS'd again right now. The cyberterrorist group that's doing it announced so via Twitter.

.... Got ya.

 

[Nzyme32]

Gigabyte looks like something from their Brix line. The Alienware one looks surprisingly good.

pico and nano atx respectively?

 

[Komo]

They must have wanted to avoid the inevitable Ricochet 2 questions

 

[angular graphics]

Wait, it actually finished in 7 minutes? Wow.

That's what she said!

 

[wildfire]

We finally found the one thing Valve does fast.

Oh you.

 

[Barryman]

Valve really seems to be trying to be the least exciting company they possibly can be.

 

[HoosTrax]

What's the point? Anti-capitalist? Anti-DRM? Script kiddies who aren't worldly enough to think of a random large corporation that isn't involved with one of their hobbies?

Attention whoring.

 

[inm8num2]

That Alienware box is hot

I want to know its specs.

 

[Hugh Buelow]

Need specs. But I do love tiny computers.

It's probably coming, but not from Valve. The journalists will talk to the manufacturers.

 

[sflufan]

Do you have a link to any info on this? What's the point? Anti-capitalist? Anti-DRM? Script kiddies who aren't worldly enough to think of a random large corporation that isn't involved with one of their hobbies?

Why do any of these cyberterrorist groups do it? The answer is "for the lulz" of course.

 

[MormaPope]

Honestly, most conferences could/should be cut down to 7 minutes. It would be refreshing if conferences maxed out at 15 minutes. Fuck hype, show your shit and get out.

 

[phrizek]

pico and nano atx respectively?

Looks like this one:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4888#ov

 

[Sentenza]

A speech where the amount of information presented actually warrants the amount of time spent on it? I wish more people (and particularly companies) would do that.

Was there ANY amount of new information here?

 

[Jachaos]

I'm glad our internet freedom fighters are here to stand up to these open-source-embracing, fun-game-making bullies.

Do you have a link to any info on this? What's the point? Anti-capitalist? Anti-DRM? Script kiddies who aren't worldly enough to think of a random large corporation that isn't involved with one of their hobbies?

Yeah.

Their efforts would be much better spent on corporations like Monsanto or things like TPP.

 

[The Boat]

7 minutes?

HL
HL2

L4D
L4D2

Portal
Portal 2

That's 6 games, so what's the 7th? HL3 confirmed.

On the 7th minute, Gabe rested.

 

[Technosteve]

lol 7 mins war....

 

[Nzyme32]

Looks like this one:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4888#ov

I really hope Gigabyte are right around the corner and demoing it. That seemed to be Gabe's point - "go ask the hardware vendors"

 

[sflufan]

lol 7 mins war....

Hahahaha!

Nicely done - though it was the "7 Hours War"

 

[Bravo_Jade]

I can't imagine Valve's hardware/SteamOS push gaining traction without something aggressive directly from Valve. Everything so far has been interesting, but don't they need something more to be disruptive?

 

[Durante]

Was there ANY amount of new information here?

Well, a list of hardware vendors building Steam machines and their 13 initial boxes. 13 boxes, 7 minutes, I think it's fine. Oh, and the fact that there will also be third party Steam controllers, and that Valve will be selling their own separately. The latter is pretty much the only part in all of this which is actually relevant to me personally

And for the numbers people, 62% YoY growth!

 

[Lasthope106]

If only the wait for HL3 was as short as Valve's CES presentations.

 

[Abinash117]

You don't announce games during CES.

I figured , although I thought they was going to talk about steamOS and steam machines which includes mainly the tech behind it and some general stuff some games being part of it . I guess I was lead to believe something else , thought wrong , or maybe there is another portion of it that my come out.

 

[fernoca]

That Gygabyte one would be perfect. :O!

 

[TheD]

Why do any of these cyberterrorist groups do it? The answer is "for the lulz" of course.

Hyperbole much?

The far more accurate term would be vandalism.

 

[neshcom]

Seven minutes was nice, but they really didn't announce anything other than showing off more third party boxes. Second limp round of announcements from Valve. They need to be showing games and accessibility. 13+ boxes, different controllers, and dual OSes (at least one of those boxes announced will dual boot) plus no release date for SteamOS. Reeks of flop.

 

[Mashin Haters]

13 boxes

7 minutes

13 - 7 = 6

6 is two 3's

half life 3 will have 2 episodes!

 

[sflufan]

Hyperbole much?

Not from my perspective.

 

[Nzyme32]

seeing hardware is cool but valve really needs to wow with some big publisher support to really make it all work.

Apparently they have some for quite a while but still no info for some reason. Either it happens sometime this week, in two weeks at Steam Dev Days (although that wouldn't make much sense as it's a developer event only), GDC, or E3.

Either way, if they have the support and just drop it on everyone, that alone would be enough to get gamer attention. Poor support would obviously mean no interest and they definitely know that.

I believe they have a plan.

 

[TheD]

Not from my perspective.

To bad, you are objectively wrong!

 

[Cystm]

So, that was nothing.

See also: Lookatthisitsfuckingnothin.gif

 

[Mikey Jr.]

damn