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thebigmanjosh · Feb 23, 2015

Press Release:

February 23, 2015 - Valve will show a family of new Steam devices at next week's Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, CA. Products being demonstrated at GDC include Steam Machines with the final Steam Controller, new living room devices, and a previously-unannounced SteamVR hardware system.

Steam has Reached Over 125 Million Active Accounts Worldwide

In the last year, Steam added new services and features - including In-Home Streaming, Broadcasting, Music, and user created stores - as it grew to over 125 million active accounts worldwide.

Valve Website Confirming SteamVR Hardware:

With the introduction of SteamVR hardware, Valve is actively seeking VR content creators. Are you a developer or publisher interested in experiencing the new SteamVR hardware? We’ll be giving scheduled VR demos during the week of GDC, March 4th-6th, 2015, at Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Interested in trying the SteamVR Dev Kit?
Space is limited – schedule your demo today!

Via: http://store.steampowered.com/universe/

Official Twitter Account for SteamVR: https://twitter.com/SteamVR/

EDIT: 3/3/2015

Kotaku: No, Valve Isn't Holding a Press Conference Today:

The running theory: Valve has something big to announce at their press conference today.

The problem with that theory: Valve isn't actually holding a press conference today.

The actual truth: Sergiy Migdalskiy, an engineer at Valve, is holding a GDC presentation on physics optimization strategies for game programmers today at 3pm. There is no press conference, nor are we expecting any surprise Half-Life 3 announcements there. To quote the presentation: "Topics include numerical integration, contact manifolds, destruction, solvers, networking, and optimization. But you don't have to take my word for it. I asked Valve marketing boss Doug Lombardi this morning if there was some secret presser that Kotaku wasn't invited to. "Big mix up," he told me.

Steam Controller Leak:

Engadget: CyberPowerPC takes a second shot at Steam Machines:

Whatever happens, this year's roster will be cheaper. The starting Steam Machine-E will cost $449 (down from last year's promised $499) with an entry-level AMD quad-core chip and unnamed NVIDIA graphics, while the $549 Steam Machine-P will kick that up to a 3.2GHz Intel Pentium and AMD Radeon R9 270X video. Performance-minded players will want to look at the Steam Machine-K, which touts a 3.5GHz Core i5 and NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 970 for $999, and there's even a special, eye-searing orange Steam Machine-X at $1,399. That's a lot to spend on hardware that will likely be a bit behind the curve by the fall, but it's good to see at least one notable PC maker that hasn't had second thoughts about backing Valve's TV gaming efforts.

ashecitism said:
SteamDB expanded their post

Valve's GDC Schedule

Unless Valve starts doing press releases/interviews, there probably won't be anything on Monday (today).
There might be some news on Tuesday, but Wednesday is when the actual expo starts and when people get hands-on experience with the stuff Valve is bringing.

This page updates automatically so just check in once in a while to see if there's any news.

All times are in PST.

Monday

Nothing Valve related today, if news pops up we'll be sure to post it.

Tuesday

11:15am-12:15pm: Physics for Game Programmers: Robust Contact Creation for Physics Simulation by Dirk Gregorius (Valve)

3:00pm-4:00pm: Physics for Game Programmers: Physics Optimization Strategies by Sergey Migdalskiy (Valve)

Wednesday

10:00am-6:00pm: GDC expo: Valve doing press demos of HTC Vive, showing off new Steam Controller/Machines etc.

5:00pm-6:00pm: Advanced VR Rendering by Alex Vlachos

Thursday

10:00am-6:00pm: GDC expo: Valve doing press demos of HTC Vive, showing off new Steam Controller/Machines etc.

10:00am-11:00am: glNext: The Future of High Performance Graphics (Presented by Valve)

Friday

10:00am-3:00pm: GDC expo: Valve doing press demos of HTC Vive, showing off new Steam Controller/Machines etc.

Livestreams

According to Gamespot no Valve talks will be broadcasted by them during GDC. They say it's unlikely they'll be broadcast at all. We'll have to rely on people on the ground. Videos of the talks will be available in the (paid) GDC Vault after GDC.

Sou Da · Feb 23, 2015

Man I hope the controller is good.

Tenebrous · Feb 23, 2015

In before people complain about the Steam controller without knowing it's audience.

Really looking forward to seeing the final design. As someone who would like to play certain PC games on the TV without using a wireless KB&M, this seems like a godsend.

Zeth · Feb 23, 2015

previously-unannounced SteamVR hardware system.

Wha?!

Pachimari · Feb 23, 2015

What is meant with new living room devices if not Steam Machines?

EatinOlives · Feb 23, 2015

Been waiting for that damn controller for too long. C'mon, I need something I can use comfortably that works better than clunky control sticks!

mjp2417 · Feb 23, 2015

Tenebrous said:
In before people complain about the Steam controller without knowing it's audience.

Really looking forward to seeing the final design. As someone who would like to play certain PC games on the TV without using a wireless KB&M, this seems like a godsend.

Same. I really hope they nail it.

bede-x · Feb 23, 2015

125 million active accounts! Wasn't it just 75 million two years ago? They're growing at quite a rate. How do they define active accounts these days?

Durante · Feb 23, 2015

as it grew to over 125 million active accounts worldwide.

This is up from 100 million in September 2014.

Dictator93 · Feb 23, 2015

This is all too reminiscent of something that happened 2 years ago...I will not hold my breath knowing valve.

jooey · Feb 23, 2015

final Steam Controller

until someone walks by and says they don't like it

Boombox On · Feb 23, 2015

bede-x said:
125 million active accounts! Wasn't it just 75 million two years ago?

Nope, 75 million was January last year.

Exuro · Feb 23, 2015

I thought SteamVR was just software. Interesting if there is a hardware component.

Kurdel · Feb 23, 2015

Hyped, this has been a super long cock tease.

I appreciate the idea of forward facing R&D, but this whole thing has been dragging along for over a year now.

Esit: Can we get the source OP?

Goldfishking · Feb 23, 2015

Tenebrous said:
In before people complain about the Steam controller without knowing it's audience.

Genuine question, who is the audience for the steam controller?

fluffydelusions · Feb 23, 2015

Durante said:
This is up from 100 million in September 2014.

inb4 you can make as many as you want and it is free comment lol

MercuryLS · Feb 23, 2015

I'm super excited for SteamOS, the final Steam Controller and some new Steam Machines. I'm ready to get into PC gaming in a big way.

outunderthestars · Feb 23, 2015

Excited to see what the steam machines look like this year.

Boombox On · Feb 23, 2015

Goldfishking said:
Genuine question, who is the audience for the steam controller?

PC Gamers who want to play "KB + M"-oriented games with a more ergonomic, living room-friendly input device.

RiccochetJ · Feb 23, 2015

I'm very interested to see what they have in store for people at GDC.

Durante · Feb 23, 2015

Goldfishking said:
Genuine question, who is the audience for the steam controller?

People who want a handheld control device for couch gaming which is better at playing thousands of games on Steam than a dual analog controller.

Momentary · Feb 23, 2015

Durante said:
This is up from 100 million in September 2014.

That's almost as many accouts in six months
as there have been total combined sales of current gen console.

Trace · Feb 23, 2015

Kurdel said:
Hyped, this has been a super long cock tease.

I appreciate the idea of forward facing R&D, but this whole thing has been dragging along for over a year now.

Esit: Can we get the source OP?

The source is here

Sou Da · Feb 23, 2015

Durante said:
People who want a handheld control device for couch gaming which is better at playing thousands of games on Steam than a dual analog controller.

How good are we expecting this controller to be at playing gamepad oriented games

bede-x · Feb 23, 2015

Boombox On said:
Nope, 75 million was January last year.

Holy crap. 50 million in one year where they're competing against newly released next-gen consoles. Have they changed what they count as an active user, since that growth rate is astounding?

Bodes really well for the future of PC gaming.

fluffydelusions · Feb 23, 2015

Rayge said:
That's almost as many accouts in six months
as there have been total combined sales of current gen console.

The DOTA 2 and CS:GO thirst is real
http://store.steampowered.com/stats/

CS:GO nearing 500k concurrent

Krejlooc · Feb 23, 2015

Sou Da said:
How good are we expecting this controller to be at playing gamepad oriented games

Its good.

Sou Da · Feb 23, 2015

Krejlooc said:
Its good.

You've tried it? On which games?

Nzyme32 · Feb 23, 2015

Goldfishking said:
Genuine question, who is the audience for the steam controller?

Me!

Someone who wants to play any PC game in a room with a couch / bed / no place for mouse and keyboard.

There are plenty of games that do not work at all well with traditional analogue sticks

Krejlooc · Feb 23, 2015

Sou Da said:
You've tried it? On which games?

I develop with it. My own game, half life 2 vr.

Tenebrous · Feb 23, 2015

Sou Da said:
How good are we expecting this controller to be at playing gamepad oriented games

Hopefully it's decent, but if not... Meh, it's no big deal. Wii U Pro & Xbox 360 pad are more than enough for traditional gamepad reliant games.

Nzyme32 · Feb 23, 2015

fluffydelusions said:
The DOTA 2 and CS:GO thirst is real
http://store.steampowered.com/stats/

CS:GO nearing 500k concurrent

On Sunday steam almost broke the 9 million concurrent user barrier. I think Dota2 has had about a 300,000 increase due to the new bloom festivities

Sendou · Feb 23, 2015

Sou Da said:
How good are we expecting this controller to be at playing gamepad oriented games

That isn't the primary concern here. You want to play games like that? Good then go buy a Wii U Pro Controller, XBONE Controller or DS4. What if I want to play some PC games where mouse and KB is the only feasible controller option? Well it no longer has to be so. That's what the Steam Controller is for.

Also I expect it to be completely fine for most gamepad oriented games. It'll definitely be better for genres like FPS.

TheRedSnifit · Feb 23, 2015

But I thought Valve didn't do anything.

flaxknuckles · Feb 23, 2015

Me am excited to play many games that don't have controller support or play shitty with controller (FPSes), on my couch. Just give me a pre-order button

wildfire · Feb 23, 2015

Sou Da said:
Man I hope the controller is good.

I hope it's great.

Zia · Feb 23, 2015

I skipped GDC this year due to finances. Fuck me.

Also, sounds like those expecting a game will be sorely disappointed, but I had doubts about Valve actually bringing their own kit to the market. Exciting stuff.

fluffydelusions · Feb 23, 2015

Nzyme32 said:
On Sunday steam almost broke the 9 million concurrent user barrier. I think Dota2 has had about a 300,000 increase due to the new bloom festivities

wow peak today
8,935,219

kodecraft · Feb 23, 2015

outunderthestars said:
Excited to see what the steam machines look like this year.

Didn't you just get an Alpha?

Teeth · Feb 23, 2015

I really want to want the controller, I just don't know what the hell I'd use it for.

Games designed for m&k usually have interfaces that don't work that great at 8 feet and there's no way I'm playing a shooter with a touch pad instead of a mouse.

The Cowboy · Feb 23, 2015

Man i hope that the controller is coming soon, it will be nice to see the final design BUT i really just want to see the release date for it.

Momentary · Feb 23, 2015

fluffydelusions said:
wow peak today
8,935,219

Shame they didn't break 9m.

Nzyme32 · Feb 23, 2015

bede-x said:
Holy crap. 50 million in one year where they're competing against newly released next-gen consoles. Have they changed what they count as an active user, since that growth rate is astounding?

Bodes really well for the future of PC gaming.

I think it's also part of a reduced barrier to entry. Lots of people I know now supplement their consoles with Steam in some way, whether it's just small indie or F2P games, or football manager & Civ V acting as a gateway

Kurdel · Feb 23, 2015

Steam is bringing the best games and user-generated content to exciting new destinations. At GDC 2015, well be giving demos of the refined Steam Controller, new living room devices, and a previously-unannounced SteamVR hardware system.

Refined or final?

And that twitter account looks fake as hell.

Sendou · Feb 23, 2015

kodecraft said:
Didn't you just get an Alpha?

What separates an Alpha from "Steam Machines" is just the controller and OS. If you want to it's an easy convert.

outunderthestars · Feb 23, 2015

kodecraft said:
Didn't you just get an Alpha?

I did and love it.

That said, I am fascinated by the small form factor PC market. I hope that this next push will get more of them into living rooms.

Nzyme32 · Feb 23, 2015

Kurdel said:
Refined or final?

And that twitter account looks fake as hell.

No idea on the former.

The account is real, or at least that would be the explanation for the Valve employees following it and the recent post. Was only just created 5 min ago

Elixist · Feb 23, 2015

I hope there's not just one version. I'd really like a trackball controller goddammit.

Bizzquik · Feb 23, 2015

I've been waiting for a GDC thread!

So much hype. Biggest GDC in....forever. I think we need a one-stop-shop for GDC, but this'll do until then.

Coming to GDC:
* Steam Machines, Steam Controller, SteamOS .... Valve's vision for the future
* Facebook brings Oculus Rift (rumored?) .... is 2015 the year of the consumer release?
* Microsoft, Windows 10, and Xbox One .... might we see PC-to-XB1 streaming revealed?
* DirectX 12
* OpenGL

Krejlooc · Feb 23, 2015

Bizzquik said:
* Facebook bring Oculus Rift .... is 2015 the year of the consumer release?

yes, it is, but I'd say you'll be waiting for e3 for that.

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