Good point. If Valve wants people to adopt Source 2 for the Vive launch (which is in less than a year), then either it must be very simple to port stuff over from other engines, or they're banking on other engines being enough in the first year or so.
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Valve Officially announces Source 2. (+ Steam Link + Steam Lighthouse)
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Good point. If Valve wants people to adopt Source 2 for the Vive launch (which is in less than a year), then either it must be very simple to port stuff over from other engines, or they're banking on other engines being enough in the first year or so.
cripterion
Member
Yeah I remember news on Neogaf that they had a version of Left 4 Dead 2 running on the engine.
I would just like to see some footage :/
Feels like Valve hasn't released anything (besides Dota 2) for ages.
How do you reach these conclusions. All they discussed was the aspect of it being much better for content creation that the original engine. Valve doesn't need anyone to adopt it, its just an engine at no cost - any money made is through Steam with a final product as any other game.
Info isn't complete yet and we already know that Dota2 and likely the other active games will transition to it. A new game is assured since it is the engine Valve will use, but the info is yet to come; even the universe page the press release points to is not updated
It does. This was discovered in the Dota2 tools a while back - so hopefully no loading screens
alexandros
Banned
Man, lots of important announcements. I will buy the Steam Controller as soon as it becomes available as it solves a very real problem with my gaming habits. I want a controller that will allow me to play mouse&keyboard games from the couch and the controller is exactly what I need.
True, but see the bigger picture and not just the monetization: Valve (unlike the other VR vendors) will -ideally- be able to offer
- the VR hardware
- the VR software (even if it's only ports and not Gordon Freeman 3)
- the VR controllers
- the VR Steam machines /Hardware
- the distribution model (Steam)
It only makes sense to push/entice its own
- VR middle ware, Source2
onto third parties, to ensure that all of these components work well with each other.
Knowing Valve Time® this will probably not all work flawlessly, immediately and right out of the box (then again, what does?), but Source 2 can (but actually MUST) connect the underlying infrastructure in an easy and cheap way.
Noisepurge
Member
why is the Steam Stream Link only limited to the LAN 
could have taken a page from PS4 and enable wifi streaming too. Works perfect on the Vita/TV.
could have taken a page from PS4 and enable wifi streaming too. Works perfect on the Vita/TV.alexandros
Banned
why is the Steam Stream Link only limited to the LAN
It does support wifi streaming.
ashecitism
Member
To anyone intrested in Source 2's potential features Facepunch members made a doc after the Workshop Tools Alpha went live last year.
The best bet to expect infos and updates to start coming is in the morning. I don't know when the show floor is opening, but dev sessions start at 9:30 am PST and the Steam daily store update is at 10 am PST, so I think that's a good time to start looking around for Valve-made announcement/updates. But the infos will be coming the whole day with press, dev and gamers hands-on and all that.
The best bet to expect infos and updates to start coming is in the morning. I don't know when the show floor is opening, but dev sessions start at 9:30 am PST and the Steam daily store update is at 10 am PST, so I think that's a good time to start looking around for Valve-made announcement/updates. But the infos will be coming the whole day with press, dev and gamers hands-on and all that.
The store page was taken down. It may reappear later, once Valve's sorted out purchase options.
Store page was taken down. I get the impression they'll have to make a new section of the store for hardware. Probably more info on all of it today and tomorrow
ashecitism
Member
But it's tied to your LAN setup not internet.
Palculator
Unconfirmed Member
The internet from your PC to your TV?
Could you please explain further? Pretend you're talking to an infant child.
Palculator
Unconfirmed Member
The stream is not sent over the internet but over your local network. The speed is not tied to your internet speed.
Edit: Think of it like your ping is much lower at a LAN party than over a regular internet server.
SystemUser
Member
It won't be called Half Life 3. It will be Half Life 2 Episode 2 Part 2.
ashecitism
Member
It uses Steam In-Home Streaming. It's between devices on the same network, either wired or wireless or both. So, either connected by Wifi router or by ethernet cables, or powerline or a mix of them. The streaming goes through that and not the internet.
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Deleted member 125677
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Definitely getting the Steam Link if it has good performance!
Internet speed doesn't matter for local streaming. You have a 1Gbit (or 100Mbit on older hardware) link between your PC and router (if wired), that's the connection it uses for local streaming.
Palculator
Unconfirmed Member
Your local router. Most modern ones have Gigabit ethernet support so if you're using cables instead of WiFi you'd get more than enough speed to stream anything. 1,000,000,000 bits per second!
ashecitism
Member
The speed and quality is determined by your HW and connection between them. The HW because of HW encoding and decoding, and the connection because for ex wired ethernet is better than Wifi router.
PetriP-TNT
Member
Very excited about all the engine news for the past few days. Hopefully we will see Source 2 climbing up there with Unity and UE, which didn't really happen with Source.
ashecitism
Member
Yes, it's press release.
and this is my guess
I'm not expecting it since those two have bigger teams dedicated to their engines, that's their main thing.
I will definitely get a Steamlink or two for the living room (to remove the long ass HDMI cable from the office) and the bedroom TVs. Only downside is the long wait until November.
I am curious about the tech of Lighthouse. Will the consumer version of the Rift be compatible?
I am curious about the tech of Lighthouse. Will the consumer version of the Rift be compatible?
Yes, 50 bucks makes it an instant purchase for me.
I guess you could put a Raspberry Pi in a nice box and have the same functions and more... for less. You'd have to configure it though, Steam Link is probably plug and play.
OH. I was confused about that as well.
I think I'm gonna pick up this Steam Link w/controller but figured I'd probably want to turn the res down to 720p or so to get 60fps(which I'd be fine with for many games). Sounds like 1080p might be a bit easier, then. A 200MB Powerline connection should be more than enough, right(I get little to no loss through this connection to my living room where the router is)?
Theanine3D
Member
Does anyone know if Steam Home Streaming (and therefore, Steam Link) works with Steam games that are in the background on the PC? (Games running in window mode, but hidden under other windows)
For example - a family member wants to play a Steam game on my PC, but they want to play it in the living room. So they use the Steam Link to play the game there. But the game is now taking up the entire screen on my PC in my bedroom, which I need for work. If I run the game in windowed mode and put it in the background (not even minimized, just hidden under other windows), would the game still be running fine streamed to the Steam Link?
For example - a family member wants to play a Steam game on my PC, but they want to play it in the living room. So they use the Steam Link to play the game there. But the game is now taking up the entire screen on my PC in my bedroom, which I need for work. If I run the game in windowed mode and put it in the background (not even minimized, just hidden under other windows), would the game still be running fine streamed to the Steam Link?
ashecitism
Member
I have no idea how good powerline is, ask in the streaming thread.
It locks the host down.
I was under the impression that this is not possible and that yes, it means you cant use your PC for something else.
Correct. Way back in january 2013, Gabe's original vision was that a computer would act as a server for multiple game calls simultaneously to other devices. Gradually since most of that is happening, I think that is an eventual goal
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I think I will buy this and a Steam pad. For 50, as an AIO, it's super attractive. If it does everything my laptop did to do in home streaming then I can't look at this is anything else but a bargain.
Noisepurge
Member
Backside pic:
allright, thats good
it even looks just like a Vita TV 
On a whim I added Chrome, Kodi, Spotify, Battle.net, Origin, and iTunes to Steam. They all launch fine, with the exception of iTunes. I'll have to look closer on that one. From a streaming point of view, I'd say it looks very promising.
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Deleted member 102362
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And added genuine
If I can use Steam wallet to get the controller, then I think I will.