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[Kilau]

I joined steam in 2003 for Day of Defeat.

And yes almost a year before Kilau did...

Suck it Kilau!!!

 

[Fermbiz]

Can't believe Its going to be 20 years.

 

[Zheph]

A light skin

 

[VN1X]

in 20 years people will say the same thing about epic, it was shit on at the beginning just like steam was

Let's hope so because right now it's nothing more than a glorified launcher that bribes people into getting them to invest in the platform. It's still early days of course but a competitor to Steam it certainly ain't.

 

[Holammer]

New backgrounds, animated profile backgrounds/avatars/frames to celebrate the occasion. A sale seems like a non-brainer. Counterstrike 2 should go live soon, maybe they're holding on to it for another 4 weeks for the 20'th anniversary?

I'd love to see them revealing a new more powerful Deck device with a console form factor. The Steam Deck had a positive influence on the industry and now everyone and their dog are developing handheld PCs. A console type unit could kick off something similar.

 

[Del_X]

Hopefully a new and exciting way to extract money

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Yes. They will announce that Steam is 20 years old.

 

[IntentionalPun]

A sale, at most.

 

[IDKFA]

Nothing.

We have more chance of the Rapture happening than Valve announcing HL3.

I'd love to see a remaster of the Orange Box on PC and consoles (but this time with HL1 included), but that's unlikely.

 

[El Muerto]

Probably some shitty trading cards.

Let's see the old heads in here.

 

[TheUsual]

Built my first gaming pc to get into the Half Life series starting with HL2.
19 years has flown by. Would love them to create a retro skin for it.

 

[Auto_aim1]

ATI Radeon 9600 XT bundled with Half Life 2. I had bought the card.

 

[Ribi]

CS2 dropping this summer and September still summer so probably that.

 

[TheUsual]

ATI Radeon 9600 XT bundled with Half Life 2. I had bought the card.

I did the exact same thing. Remember we also got CS Source as well.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Nope

 

[Smiggs]

They'll definitely tease us with some Half Life shit, so we can all get our hopes up again for another 15+ years, just to be ultimately disappointed in the end yet again. Our suffering must sustain Gabe.

 

[Dream-Knife]

Maybe Deckard will get announced?

 

[Nemesisuuu]

Hahah you'll get 20th anniversary badge at best. And you should be happy with it.

 

[rofif]

only 12 years of service here. I was a pirate before that

 

[MadPanda]

Half Life 3.

 

[nemiroff]

Probably some shitty trading cards.

Let's see the old heads in here.

"Member since 6 October, 2003"

20 years in October.. Holy shit, didn't realize it has been that many years until now..

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Quite a lot of old school Steam users here, more than I thought I'd see. Mine turns 19 in November.

 

[Midn1ght]

F. it. I'm creating a thread.

 

[OverHeat]

only 12 years of service here. I was a pirate before that

 

[rofif]

I always said that kids who can't afford games (partents can afford) are not lost sales.
Anyway - I rebounded lol (says offline because I neve log into steam chat. it's annoying)

 

[outsida]

Ninja we made it!

 

[Catphish]

Probably some shitty trading cards.

Let's see the old heads in here.

 

[keraj37]

They will withdraw from gambling business related to CS:GO. Fingers crossed.

 

[Drizzlehell]

And I've been there for most of those years...

 

[Cyberpunkd]

September 12th

1+2 = 3

Half Life 3.

 

[jhjfss]

 

[Stamps1646]

I'm hoping for...

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[ShadowLag]

They will probably release a TF2 hat.

 

[ZVWQP-9B8TM-VH9CT]

I didnt join up with Steam for years as I was so pissed off the platform destroyed the PC physical market, I was livid and quite shocked at just how quick people threw themselves at it..

Years later, 900+ games on the damn thing.

But i'll never forget, Valve...!!

Today, same happens with those zealots who are in Epic denial.

 

[Buggy Loop]

They will announce Valve Deckard VR headset on September 12th, just 2 weeks before the release of the Quest 3, and it will pour down a cold shower on anyone thinking of splurging money on Meta Quest 3.

Comes packed with Half Life Alyx 2

Spoiler

Which is Half Life 3

 

[hinch7]

Damn.. Didn't realise how old my account was.

Still on hopium that Valve can actually count to three, with the Half Life series. Or at least finish where they started with the second story.

 

[bad guy]

Announce sale to Microsoft.

 

[Little Mac]

 

[ThatStupidLion]

honestly, no one sensationalizes birthdays/anniversarys more than fckin gamers.

its weird, pedantic, and dare I say slightly on the spectrum

 

[KaiserBecks]

Well duh we're getting a discount on the valve complete pack.

 

[Drew1440]

Probably another Steam Deck sale, though it would be nice to have a classic Steam theme option.

 

[Faust]

Built my first gaming pc to get into the Half Life series starting with HL2.
19 years has flown by. Would love them to create a retro skin for it.

This is my biggest hope! I would love an official retro green or even complete retro skin for Steam. Also one for SteamDeck while they are at it.

Half Life 2 is what got me to make my first account, but that was lost to time and multiple moves/hacked account attempts. I gave my second account to my youngest brother and made a new one. Starting over with a 1 year badge at the moment.

 

[RagnarokIV]

Yeah, classic steam homepage for the day and a classic green theme is my hope.

 

[Negotiator101]

Fucking nothing.
I wonder if an algorithm is running that place.

Do they have a customer service department where you can speak to an actual person?

 

[CuteFaceJay]

The Half Life triple memes are rolling in strong.

 

[TransTrender]

Do they have a customer service department where you can speak to an actual person?

I'm guessing not since I never received my Half Life 2 collectors edition all those years ago.
I figured anything organic working at that place is in a pod like in the Matrix.

Also looking at my profile I have a 20 years of service anniversary coming up.

 

[Alexios]

The first game I activated was a Half-Life key shared among a small group of friends up to that point

Looks like my badge will update alongside Steam itself, not a day later

 

[simpatico]

All I want from Steam is the streaming gameplay to stop auto playing when I open a page.

 

[FearlessBelgian]

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Gabe Newell will have a coronary.