Tech News: Is VALVe Gearing Up To Battle Nintendo, Sony A?= nd Microsoft's Next-Gen Gaming Consoles?

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TITLE: Is VALVe Gearing Up To Battle Nintendo, Sony And Microsoft's

Next-Gen Gaming Consoles?

 

 

 

LINK:

http://technologyx.com/featured/is-valve-gearing-up-to-battle-nintendo-sony-

and-microsofts-next-gen-gaming-consoles/

 

 

 

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INFO: Anyone even remotely associated with gaming knows about Steam.

VALVe's software evolved from being a lowly bare-bones digital-rights

management (DRM) nuisance to a tremendously successful digital-content

distribution system holding well over 80-85% of market share on PC. VALVe

recently rolled out Steam's Big Picture Mode, a new UI designed specifically

for TV's making it easier for users who prefer console environments of

sitting far away with controllers in hand. The push for BPM was quite

substantial, as it had only been in beta for a few months. For a company

like VALVe that operates in "VALVe Time", it comes as a surprise that BPM

would be released (and finished) so quickly, especially considering that PC

games and gamers alike prioritize mouse and keyboard desktop settings.

 

 

 

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