Valve officially announces Source 2, SteamVR and SteamLink at GDC 2015
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warfreak
Talk to the hand!!!
It deserves the hype. I am yet to play a PC FPS which blew my mind away like HL2 did.
Seriously though, both Valve and Epic opening up their tech to the public means there is hope to the indie dev scene.
No more do we have to choose between crappy F2Ps and shitty console ports called AAA titles.
Seriously though, both Valve and Epic opening up their tech to the public means there is hope to the indie dev scene.
No more do we have to choose between crappy F2Ps and shitty console ports called AAA titles.
OP
Valve is what it is now because of indie devs.
When Valve released Half Life back in 1995, they never needed to develop another game till Half Life 2 because people were still buying Half Life to play Counter Strike, which was just a mod back then.
When Valve released Half Life back in 1995, they never needed to develop another game till Half Life 2 because people were still buying Half Life to play Counter Strike, which was just a mod back then.
SaiyanGoku
kamehameha!!
SteamVR folder has been there in my steamapps folder for about a week now. 
Mr.Kickass
In the zone
So finally, a Source 2 based CS 
OP
They could update the existing games like they will do for Dota 2.
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More announcements:
Steam Link
The Steam Link seems to be a small computer that you can hook up to your TV through HDMI. It has an Ethernet port so you can use Valve's in-home streaming without hiccups. There's also three USB ports to send input back to the PC you're streaming from. Steam Link will be available in November this year for $49.99. Steam Link on the Steam Store.
Steam Machines
There will be a bunch of Steam Machines released in November by different manufacturers. Even though specifications and price points of the actual machines have probably changed significantly, we expect most of the manufacturers announced by Valve during CES 2014 to be part of this.
Steam Controller
The Steam Controller will be released in November this year as well. It's available separately for $49.99. International prices coming closer to release.
Source 2
Source 2 will be free to all content developers. There will also be Vulkan support in Source 2, we'll probably hear more about Vulkan (and Valve's involvement) in the upcoming GDC talk. Valve have not mentioned licensing/royalty costs yet.
VR
Valve have officially announced their "Lighthouse" room tracking system used with the HTC Vive through two base stations. Valve says Lighthouse can be integrated into a multitude of different hardware including televisions, mobile phones, headsets and input devices. Alan Yates's weird "Chief Pharologist" Twitter bio sure makes a lot of sense now.
Valve intends to make Lighthouse freely available to any hardware manufacturers interested in the technology.
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More announcements:
Steam Link
The Steam Link seems to be a small computer that you can hook up to your TV through HDMI. It has an Ethernet port so you can use Valve's in-home streaming without hiccups. There's also three USB ports to send input back to the PC you're streaming from. Steam Link will be available in November this year for $49.99. Steam Link on the Steam Store.
Steam Machines
There will be a bunch of Steam Machines released in November by different manufacturers. Even though specifications and price points of the actual machines have probably changed significantly, we expect most of the manufacturers announced by Valve during CES 2014 to be part of this.
Steam Controller
The Steam Controller will be released in November this year as well. It's available separately for $49.99. International prices coming closer to release.
Source 2
Source 2 will be free to all content developers. There will also be Vulkan support in Source 2, we'll probably hear more about Vulkan (and Valve's involvement) in the upcoming GDC talk. Valve have not mentioned licensing/royalty costs yet.
VR
Valve have officially announced their "Lighthouse" room tracking system used with the HTC Vive through two base stations. Valve says Lighthouse can be integrated into a multitude of different hardware including televisions, mobile phones, headsets and input devices. Alan Yates's weird "Chief Pharologist" Twitter bio sure makes a lot of sense now.
Valve intends to make Lighthouse freely available to any hardware manufacturers interested in the technology.
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