Valve Officially announces Source 2. (+ Steam Link + Steam Lighthouse)
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SteveWinwood
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randomengine
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So basically Source has become something akin to Direct X, rather than an engine Valve uses internally to make games.
I remember when Valve launched Source, they actually had gameplay to show with it. Valve really is no longer a game development house. Sad.
I remember when Valve launched Source, they actually had gameplay to show with it. Valve really is no longer a game development house. Sad.
What? How'd you come to that conclusion?
What are you on about?
jediyoshi
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Are these two statements competing with each other over which can be more incoherent?
Site was taken down.
No because it was a press release. More info over the week and likely all the way to November when stuff launches
Appears to be a drawing of the controller. Image is from the trailer of one of the HTC Vive games, skyworld
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKVaMrLlxXA&feature=youtu.be @ 9 seconds in
jediyoshi
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Appears to be a drawing of the controller. Image is from the trailer of one of the HTC Vive games, skyworld
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKVaMrLlxXA&feature=youtu.be @ 9 seconds in
Was wondering when we'd see a glimpse of that. Looks like the move controller with one of their haptic trackpads slapped on it.
Appears to be a drawing of the controller. Image is from the trailer of one of the HTC Vive games, skyworld
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKVaMrLlxXA&feature=youtu.be @ 9 seconds in
This is the extra vr controller not the steam controller, right?
jediyoshi
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Yeah, their wording has been weirdly nebulous but the Steam controller and their vr input device are distinct things.
If they don't end up doing it themselves, I'll still happily by a leap or something for finger tracking
http://a.pomf.se/bomstm.webm
http://a.pomf.se/aiuarx.webm
Doesn't look like the Sony controller. The large circle could be a haptic slide pad like on the steam controller. Also appears to have some sort of grip thing sticking out on the sides.
Edit: Ahh, the move navigation controller.. Yeah looks similar.
Half an hour to go until GDC exhibition floor opens and the embargo drops for the vive hands ons.
Not yet no. I think the show floor opens up in an hour or so. So soon...
Edit: in 30 min
Steamdb.info has a pretty tight go on the news, I am keeping this page open
https://steamdb.info/blog/valve-at-gdc-expo/
Palculator
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Yeah, even if it's just a techdemo with not even hints to HL3 / L4D3. Whatever that engine's capable of is pretty interesting since it's a preview of what "content creators" will be able to do with it for free.
UnrealEck
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Steam Machines seem more like a decent place for console gamers to get a foot into PC gaming and need some hand-holding in the form of a console-like experience. So yes, I think the Link will be better for you if you're already a PC player.
SpookyFries
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You can look up the Dota 2 Authoring Tools. They are supposedly based off Source 2 and come with a whole new set of SDK tools.
Palculator
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I was aware of the SDK, but I was talking about that special kind of "engine porn" where devs just go nuts to demonstrate some of the key features. Like back then that ragdoll mattress from the Source 1 demo blew my mind. Or the meat cube. Or the Alan Wake tornado.
ViolentP
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Going to be giving my PC a substantial upgrade in the next week or so and decided to throw a Steam Link and controller into the build. My experience with streaming on the XBox One has been positive enough that the idea of running my Steam games straight to the living room sounds enticing.