Valve confirms: no exclusive games for SteamOS
Valve's Greg Comer confirmed: "you won't see an exclusive killer app for SteamOS from us. We're not going to be doing that kind of thing."
Valve was able to launch an entirely new digital distribution platform by making Half-Life 2 exclusive to Steam. With SteamOS around the corner, gamers were curious: would the company do the same and make an exclusive game for their platform? The answer is "no."
Valve's Greg Comer confirmed: "you won't see an exclusive killer app for SteamOS from us. We're not going to be doing that kind of thing."
Sorry conspiracy theorists, it doesn't seem like Half-Life 3 will be a SteamOS-exclusive.
Third-party games are also unlikely to go exclusive to Valve's Linux-based OS. Anna Sweet told IGN: "Whenever we talk to third-party partners, we encourage them to put their games in as many places as possible, including not on our platforms," she said. "Because we think that customers are everywhere, and they want to put their games wherever customers are. That would go against our whole philosophy, to launch something that's exclusive to SteamOS or Steam machines."
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Valve's Greg Comer confirmed: "you won't see an exclusive killer app for SteamOS from us. We're not going to be doing that kind of thing."-
That's awesome of them ... although, if HL3 was a SteamOS exclusive, I would definitely buy a Steam Box.
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They did what was necessary to build an initial install base. Now they have it and they don't need these tactics. Good on them!
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I know, but SteamBox would be an easy way to get it since I don't have a gaming PC at the moment.
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For the same reason HL2 was a Steam exclusive for a while.
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You could only play Half-Life 2 if you signed up for Steam and installed the Steam client. That's the definition of online platform exclusivity.
Locking into SteamOS is a different matter, and I applaud Valve's stance on making sure that there are no SteamOS-exclusive games, or SteamMachine-exclusive games. But that's not the same as Steam-exclusive. -
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It's as close as they've come to exclusivity, yes. They have always said they want it to be open for developers in that after they've made a sale they can support their game however they choose. Give as much free content as tehy want or choose the paid DLC method. I could see them making their games exclusive to the PC if steam boxes take off. But you'll still be able to choose your hardware/OS.
It's not quite the same as MS having Halo locked to the XBOX for the most part. They're creating a more open platform for people to market their games as they see fit. They're free to come up with their own pricing or release F2P. It has the potential to be a great platform for gamers.
I'm optimistic.
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I'm waiting for a Shacker to find something to complain about with this.
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"This thing will never sell without exclusives, don't these guys know anything about teh marketplace? My phone has more exclusives, snort!"
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It's already done but they're spending the next three years making hats for it.
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I was sort of hoping they would have a timed exclusive for Steam OS. I really want that to become the primary PC platform. I'm tired of Windows and their .1 updates to DirectX.
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