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Apple CEO Tim Cook spotted at video game designer Valve's headquarters
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bigtroyjon
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Hmm, while Tim is off on a play date in Seattle, AAPL is crashing back down to Earth. Steve didn't lose focus like this Tim
JCreasy
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i take back what I said earlier about the streaming stuff. yeah i had it all wrong.
i forgot, the Apple Television will have more real estate and therefore more room for a beefy graphics card. this thing will be video game capable. you'll download games like regular apps, like you do now. the Television will just be able to play from there, no optical drive.
this thing will have high density pixel resolution. this married with next gen graphics will be mind blowing.
if their content deals with tv and movie studios are hitting some road blocks like we've heard, buffing out the gaming capabilities of the Apple Television is a smart move. they'll need to expand the content offering. they may very well be talking half life 3 for the Apple Television actually.
i forgot, the Apple Television will have more real estate and therefore more room for a beefy graphics card. this thing will be video game capable. you'll download games like regular apps, like you do now. the Television will just be able to play from there, no optical drive.
this thing will have high density pixel resolution. this married with next gen graphics will be mind blowing.
if their content deals with tv and movie studios are hitting some road blocks like we've heard, buffing out the gaming capabilities of the Apple Television is a smart move. they'll need to expand the content offering. they may very well be talking half life 3 for the Apple Television actually.
Wyndstryker
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TBH, I think this is a good thing. I am not a Mac user, but the only reason why I am not is because of the very reasons that Gabe stated in the OP: no fucking games. If I could play all of the games that I have on my steam account, not to mention the MMO's I play, on a Apple/Mac, I would leave Microshaft in a heartbeat. It's the only reason why I never bothered with Linux much either, no gaming, no commitment for me. Now that I see top end videocards available for the Mac, I see hardware isn't really a problem either, albeit mac's are more expensive (one of the good things about PC is that it's relatively cheap to mess with hardware compared to Mac's proprietary hardware).
But personally, I think this either has something to do with bringing Steam to the iPad, or possible partnership with Apple in making a console (it's already confirmed that Valve have job openings for hardware development http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/04/valve-looking-to-hire-hardware-engineers-for-unknown-project.ars). Maybe in a couple of years we will have the SteamPad or iSteamer to compete with the new consoles from Sony and Microshaft. With Apple's nack for making great hardware, and Valve's perfect digital distribution platform and footprint, it would be a marriage made in heaven I think.
EDIT: also the kicker would be: Half Life 3 debuting on a new Mac or iSteamPad or something.....I would probably nut all over the place. And that would be the death toll of Windows as a OS for the average person. Once the gamers go, the other users will probably through osmosis go with the Mac or linux anyways. Matter of fact, if I was just a software user (only spreadsheets/word processor/browser/no gaming) I would see no need to use a Windows OS.
But personally, I think this either has something to do with bringing Steam to the iPad, or possible partnership with Apple in making a console (it's already confirmed that Valve have job openings for hardware development http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/04/valve-looking-to-hire-hardware-engineers-for-unknown-project.ars). Maybe in a couple of years we will have the SteamPad or iSteamer to compete with the new consoles from Sony and Microshaft. With Apple's nack for making great hardware, and Valve's perfect digital distribution platform and footprint, it would be a marriage made in heaven I think.
EDIT: also the kicker would be: Half Life 3 debuting on a new Mac or iSteamPad or something.....I would probably nut all over the place. And that would be the death toll of Windows as a OS for the average person. Once the gamers go, the other users will probably through osmosis go with the Mac or linux anyways. Matter of fact, if I was just a software user (only spreadsheets/word processor/browser/no gaming) I would see no need to use a Windows OS.
This never gets old, especially when used correctly, such as in this situation.
What if Apple and Valve join forces to make an Apple box with Steam. Expanded Apple TV?
So many possibilities.
Pretty much what I said except without the TV part. If anything, the new iSteamPad would have the ability, like most consoles do today, to stream TV. I've never seen Valve try their hand at the TV bit, but they definitely got the streaming/digital distribution platform down pat. But I still think it's a one of the 2 reasons I listed, which your idea of streaming TV would fit quite nicely in either
aeroslash
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I don't think the CEO of Apple would go to Valve for that..
How is a ipad important to anyone? It's nothing more than a nice to have gadget more so than a dmartphone. They are a important company in their niche, sure, they did a lot for the dmartphone Marketing as well and they are rich. But no way in hell a company selling luxury technisch gadget is "the most powerful company on the planet". I don't believe it for a second but Im fine if you do so.
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Why are people so uncomfortable when talking about Post-PC products and the transition in the industry?
You raise multiple great points. Is it cooperation on a new piece of hardware? Heck no. Steam integration with their stores or devices? Heck no. If there's one thing Apple's interested in Valve, it's the software titles - that's about it. They're popular PC games on the Mac.
I doubt this means anything. Maybe Valve will invest more in Apple products, but Steam is not simply something that can just be converted over to an Apple gaming machine. The vast majority of games are built with Windows in mind. I am not sure where the anger or excitement is coming from here.
Sure it can, not that I think it will but they already have it for OS X so most of the job is already done. Lots of games have been converted and more are on its way. Not to mention the big library of iOS games that could be easily ported and some have already on the AppStore for OS X.
the possibilities...
Because there's a strong refusal among a lot of folks to believe it. It's a clash between what's happening and wanting it to not be that way.
When we were an agrarian nation, all cars were trucks. But as people moved more towards urban centers, people started to get into cars. I think PCs are going to be like trucks. Less people will need them.
I bet that this was something Gabe Newell also wanted to ask Tim Cook about. How can Valve become as effective as it possibly can on the iOS platform? Right now, their only presence is Steam for iOS. It's a communication app for an entire social game store. It's everything that encompasses Valve stripped down to its very bare bones…
For me, it is because the transition is going in 50 different directions. You have Origin, Steam, Battle.net, GFW, Facebook and a dozen other PC platforms. You have mobile gaming which is mainly split into Apple, Android, and MS but even that is further segmented based on provider and the phone you purchase and what generation it is.
You have the PSP, Vita, DS, and 3DS still all as viable gaming oriented handhelds. Then you have the various tablets. 360, Wii, PS3 and their predecessors coming within probably the next 18 months.
And a lot of these games are going sideways or backwards. If you love games, it takes a ton of spending just to buy the various platforms you need to play the ones you want. And for developers, where do they go?
The gaming spectrum has become so broad that a lot of these platforms are doomed to fail. And the lack of focus for developers can only hurt the final product. I think there is such a thing as to much choice.
krypt0nian
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Brilliant news if true.
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Two great tastes that taste great together. Plus it drives the crazies, crazier!
Tarin02543
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Yeah, it would be middle management visiting Valve for Mac compatiblility
btw, did anyone point this out yet?
http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/
http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/
Apple's response to Google Glass?
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Welp... guess I know what my future console is going to be.
MoogleWizard
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I'm a mac-user that posts on a big mac forum and it's funny to see the completely different reactions to this here on gaf.
At the mac forums this isn't even that big of a news, everyone expects this to be about iOS, integrating Steam into the appstore on OSX, or distributing Valve content directly through the appstore.
But here it turns to: Apple and Valve building Steam-powered iBox! Playstation and Xbox to exterminated! Sony and MS to go bankrupt! Nintendo to go third party! The end for gaming as we know it is nigh!!!
Seriously, talk about exaggerated expectations, some here are setting themselves up for disappointment. Apple doesn't care as much about gaming as you want them to, sure Cook doesn't have the same aversion towards gaming that Jobs did, but Jobs isn't even gone for a year and now Apple is already making a gaming console? Come on.
At the mac forums this isn't even that big of a news, everyone expects this to be about iOS, integrating Steam into the appstore on OSX, or distributing Valve content directly through the appstore.
But here it turns to: Apple and Valve building Steam-powered iBox! Playstation and Xbox to exterminated! Sony and MS to go bankrupt! Nintendo to go third party! The end for gaming as we know it is nigh!!!
Seriously, talk about exaggerated expectations, some here are setting themselves up for disappointment. Apple doesn't care as much about gaming as you want them to, sure Cook doesn't have the same aversion towards gaming that Jobs did, but Jobs isn't even gone for a year and now Apple is already making a gaming console? Come on.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Eh. Actually, Valve is building a new console. Tell your fellow big mac combo with large fries to believe in GAF's "exaggerated expectations".
I know. I know. It's all fun and games. Hype trains are meant to be derailed.
krypt0nian
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To be fair, they're all sugared up and haven't had their nap.
i literally just went on a sugar binge and i'm really tired. HOW DID YOU KNOW?
krypt0nian
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"Camera One, mid shot for the rest of the scene, then cut to Camera Four."
You must have diabeetus
Haunted
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That forum sounds delicious.
Meltdown in full effect.
It's really hard to keep up with this thread lol
VariantX04
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While GAF does love its hyperbole, it's a possibility that Apple reportedly working on a controller for iOS gaming could be linked to this in some way. What you stated as possibilities doesn't really require Tim Cook to appear at Valve HQ.
freenudemacusers
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Is it really a niche, or even a luxury product, when you look at the sales numbers for the iPad and iPhone? I think your head is in the sand.
VariantX04
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dand*
Really?
When was the last time jobs or Tim visit a game developer HQ?
I am not sure what site you post , but the one I do have talk about all type of possibilities.
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=148997
Also it seems like a pretty big news , when it's under breaking news
http://www.appleinsider.com/
Lasthope106
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The modafuckin CEO of the biggest company in the world in terms of valuation goes personally to have a chat with you.
Either Mr. Cook has a vision that involves Valve or GabeN just wanted to show Tim his knife collection.
Either Mr. Cook has a vision that involves Valve or GabeN just wanted to show Tim his knife collection.
Stallion Free
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The amusing thing about the meeting is that while Valve is so much smaller compared to Apple, I'm pretty sure Gabe is quite a bit wealthier than Tim Cook. So Apple has the cash to buy Valve (which will never happen), but Gabe has the cash to buy Tim Cook.
Dynamite Shikoku
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What does that even mean?
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, nah I don't know what he wants to imply either, wealth isn't exactly one of the attributes that pops out when thinking of Gabe Newell. I doubt Stallion is even correct seeing the stock options Tim Cook received while Gabe's assets are kinda locked away in Valve and very few people think that's going to change as long as he's around.
It means Valve is better.
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