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  That's how steamcloud works. It's possible you can access your saves on your PC+Mac too. : mancide
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    That might be interesting, but I doubt I'll buy it for multiple platforms. Now, if I bought it on PS3 and... : Fred Garvin
    • Well, consider that Steam now offers both PC and Mac platform access to a single purchase. Although, I'm... : daggot
    • That would be quite different, and not as improbable as one would think, at least for Valve-developed gam... : Bingo
    • That would be really awesome of them. : razlebol
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  I still don't at all understand what the point of Steam Cloud is on a PS3. I suppose they will explain it... : Xevo
  • STEAMCLOUD!!! What's not to understand? : Fred Garvin
  • Other than you wouldn't have to worry about your hard drive crapping out on you, no clue what the real be... : daggot
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    I wonder how many millions Sony paid Valve (perhaps even Gabie himself?) to develop for the PS3. I am not... : Khakimon
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      I dont think he needed that much persuading, Sony isnt going out of their way to kill PC gaming and finan... : Blazer1982
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        WTF are you talking about? Sony wants the gamer dollars just like MS. I don't see how this differs at all... : Fred Garvin
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          If you dont get it now you never will. Wanting money isnt what we are talking about we are talking about ... : Blazer1982
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            You are seriously butt hurt about this aren't you? Microsoft made a console. Did you expect them not to s... : Fred Garvin
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              I expect them not to cannibalize one market in favor of another. You're right in that they support two ma... : Blazer1982
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                The fact that you point to Microsoft and not other consoles as well for taking PC market share shows that... : Fred Garvin
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                  PC gaming was fine until the xbox era why would I point to Nintendo or Sony they never paid of pc develop... : Blazer1982
                  • Okay, going to stop replying to you because you obviously can't be rational about this. : Fred Garvin
                  • You know what also coincided with the Xbox360 era? Wide-spread broadband internet use. I'm more likely to... : SagaciousFoo
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      1. What does it matter if Sony paid valve to make a PS3? Valve has always mentioned that it's a lack of r... : DeBurgo
      • (err to make portal 2 for the PS3, that first sentence should read) : DeBurgo
  • automatic updating too : Demius
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    I would guess that your game saves, settings etc are part of your Steam account not your console. So you ... : CurbDog
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      Steamworks on the PS3, not Steam. Big distinction. : Fred Garvin
      • Steamworks is the backbone of Steam not the other way around. http://www.steampowered.com/steamworks/Stea... : CurbDog
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  I'm wondering if Steam autoupdate means that Valve can bypass Sony's patch certification? So if, for exam... : beanman101283
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    I don't see how that is possible as the patching system is part of the PS3 OS. : Fred Garvin
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      I guess what I mean is will they be able to bypass the patching system in the OS, and therefore bypass al... : beanman101283
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        Not going to happen. There is no way a console maker is going to let anyone bypass cert. : Fred Garvin
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          Normally I would agree, but like you stated in your original question, why have Steamworks for auto-updat... : beanman101283
          • There is a reason for cert and letting a company bypass that means higher potential support issues. Not g... : Fred Garvin
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      gabe mentioned saved games and automatic updates in the conference, so .........i dont know. i think sony... : Chandler55
      • As I mentioned above console makers have certification processes. Allowing one developer to bypass the pr... : Fred Garvin
  • That's what I figured he meant by the announcement. : sgtsanity
• This will come in handy all those times I want to play on a PS3 that's not mine. LOL : MagicWishMonkey