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You're still looking at Valve as a game maker. Are they? Or is their raison d'être to facilitate steam? I don't really see a lot of signals that they are slowin
by duaneb 14y ago
You're still looking at Valve as a game maker. Are they? Or is their raison d'être to facilitate steam? I don't really see a lot of signals that they are slowing down on the steam-front any time soon, and their game production appears to be as slow as ever. I don't think we can correctly judge what's going on without understanding Valve's self perception, its internal identity.
- darkxanthos 14y agoExactly. If we're being rational we should look at what's been pulling in the majority of their money and what's projected to be in 5-10 years. I have a feeling steam is at or near the top and will be the top. Enabling others to power consoles on Steam makes sense, producing more video games makes less sense. Valves games are becoming vehicles that consumers can use to create more games and sell through valve. If/when HL3 sees the light of day, its innovation will be to better emphasize this.