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STEAM BIG PICTURE MODE (CAPS) - Early september beta
- Thread starter Salsa
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check the link in the OP. It's basically a completely redone interface that favors people who play games with a controller and on a big TV sitting from further away. Nothing hardware related.
fair enough, edited that in 5 mins ago
The history of Valve in OP
RockmanWhore
Member
Half Life 3 playable only with controller confirmed!
I took the liberty of preparing the following:
I think it is time to draw the digital line. Salsa will continue to make threads and I think there is going to be a lot of trolls crying here. Either way when they're created this forum will likely be on fire. So in order to try to put it out some gasoline on this fire I will ask those interested to stand up and be counted.
I feel Salsa's threads are great, likely better than most that will come this year. I certainly feel they are the best threads on GAF. I also believe the press and gamers alike will believe this. This puts me in the "For" camp.
I know there are many who feel strongly in opposite camp. I also would ask you to stand up and say "Against".
When the threads are created and everyone sees them all the speculation will be over. If I am wrong and GAFers in general think the threads are "crap" then I am comfortable with getting tagged "Owned by the GAF".
However, if I am right and it is received well, I would like to see those "Against" to be tagged with "Owned by SalsaShark".
I would like to make a honorary invitation to EvilLore and Duckroll who help fuel the fire on a regular basis – assuming you both would be "Against". In the end though, it is your decision and I want to remind everyone that I have an advantage of actually participating inhisher threads.
I invite anyone who seeing someone trolling SalsaShark in other threads to point them here.
So it’s time to be stand and be counted:
Glass Rebel - "For"
This logic makes no sense
Salsa knows just as much as Keighley. Thread is acceptable!
Rickenslacker
Banned
People have been talking about Big Picture Mode for ages, this thread is announcing the release. I don't see what the fuss is about.
Glass Rebel
Member
insert_username_here
Member
Valve really seems to be branching out a lot as of late, BPM bringing steam to the living room and the announcement of an app store. You could say valve is looking at the bigger picture in terms of the direction they're going.
oh god I remember this
It was shown in the stream, SOMEONE must have taken a screenshot. Otherwise the stream will be archived in an hour or so
Why no new info, geoff pls
You have to tell Gabe not to take it out of beta until the announcement->(public) release waiting period has eclipsed that of Half-Life 2!
spill the beans SPILL THEM
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=39612478#post39612478
I'm hoping for Steam Big Picture Mode launching with Borderlands 2 and split-screen co-op support on PC.
I can dream, right?
I hope it uses Kinect
oh wow I totally missed the sliptscreen on PC announcement. Sweeeeeet
Well if that's all the information we had on the PS4 then that would be okay.
rollingstart
Banned
Another thing, I think I saw a Dual Shock icon on one of the pages. It would be cool if BPM has a bunch of controller software within it. Motion joy, xinput to direct input (and vice versa), pinnacle/xpadder/easy way to make kb/m commands on a gamepad.
Actually, I take that back. I think that's what I thought when I initially posted that, but I'm not sure if it's true or been announced :-(
Looks like it's not supported: http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Sp...y-Makes-Split-Screen-Happen-Anyway-45208.html
im expecting something more like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9Z6CN14Gs&feature=youtu.be&t=35s
why you do this
I hope BPM launches alongside a general Source update that adds official splitscreen support. Because I totally called that.
zerokoolpsx
Member
Picture Mode streamed to TV I guess?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Heh, big picture mode. I get it.
With Gabe's voice.
It's not streaming, it's just a layout designed to be used with a controller on a TV.
Me too. It takes some learning and effort, but it's worth it without a doubt. Posted this in the other thread, but I don't even own a pc monitor. Partly because I don't want to invest in the current tech, but also because it just looks so amazing on my plasma. Now I just watch tv on a cheap led.
iNvid02
Member
they just increased the font size a couple of notches, a $5 fee will be added on top of your existing monthly tv/cable subscription for using big picture mode
Glass Rebel
Member
dragonflys545
Member
Good for those who wants to play PC games in the living room. Me on the other hand likes to game on my laptop in my dark room 
just use a wifi HDMI transmitter.