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Valve have done another push towards video content with Steam now partnering with Crunchyroll to offer certain series of Anime for purchase. They also have a bunch of Anime classed games on sale.

I think this is pretty awesome, but I always like to have my shows available on the move, so until you can play Steam video content on mobile devices, I likely won't buy from it. Although, considering the terrible selection Google Play has for Anime, I might actually consider buying from Steam in future.

We also have to think about SteamOS itself, the more video content it has available to get right away, the better. Still, a simple Netflix application would be nice.

Shows you can now find on Steam:

See the full list of anime here.

Anime styled games on sale that support Linux:
See the full list of Anime games on sale here. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Tags: Anime, Steam, Video
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emphy Mar 31, 2017
Note that steam will apply the same region restrictions as crunchyroll based on your location. This means that if you happen to travel to foreign countries a lot, unless you use vpn (which is, if I remember correctly, contrary to the steam eula), you will regularly enjoy not being able to watch your purchased product during those travels.
Arehandoro Mar 31, 2017
I currently have a subscription on Crunchyroll and quality, on its highest level, seems more than fine to me. Although I chromecast it from the phone, when seen on the PC quality somehow seems lower... or lets say the image is less sharp.

Regarding Crunchyroll as a service, until I am able to download the episodes to watch them on the go and they manage to bring most of the content to the UK version -US content is WAY larger- I won't be renewing it this year. Haven't checked on the forums for a while now but latest news few months ago was this won't happen any time soon.

For the time being, Netflix for more mainstream anime and Comixology for manga will do I suppose.

Saw the offers yesterday but couldn't make up my mind whether I really wanted some of the games available for us. A Dragon Ball Xenoverse, or a Naruto game, would be nice to have ported though.
MayeulC Mar 31, 2017
I would need a few things to start buying movies from Steam:

1. A better player. Seriously, I can't even make the videos full screen without Garbage showing up on the screen. And take their documentary "free to play" : a shitty Adobe air player, that didn't work at all on my system. Luckily, they had the Giles laying around...
2. DRM free. I don't buy DRM-ed movies.
3. Available without streaming. Because that's so much more convenient.
4. A proper public API to retrieve movies from something other than the Steam client.
Edit: 5. No region lock. This is somewhat related to 2 and 3, but officially supporting it would be nice.

I think I might as well start my own distribution network (And I have been considering it pretty seriously for quite some time now).
But still, it's great to see things moving a bit in that area at Valve :)


Last edited by MayeulC on 31 March 2017 at 11:57 am UTC
Masush5 Mar 31, 2017
Quoting: GuestHow recently have they changed their encode settings? The last shows i watched from Crunchyroll aired last year (2016).
A combined bitrate of ~6000 kb/s should be good...
About 2 weeks ago I believe. For basically all shows release before that you get ~1300 kb/s or sometimes ~3000 kb/s...


Last edited by Masush5 on 31 March 2017 at 10:37 am UTC
Aryvandaar Mar 31, 2017
This is a good step forward, but I'm not going to pay per episode.
rea987 Mar 31, 2017
My biggest problem with Crunchyroll is the region blocked content and Flash Player requirement for desktop users. I reject to use VPN for the content (ie Dragon Ball) that I pay for and push my PC to its limit to just watch 1080p low bitrate video due to forced Flash Player. If Steam provides region free content without needing Flash Player, I would seriously consider buying for it. BUT, Steam client's video performance is already mediocre and I haven't notice any of Dragon Ball anime series or movies on Steam yet...
emphy Mar 31, 2017
Quoting: AryvandaarThis is a good step forward, but I'm not going to pay per episode.

Assuming you are okay with all the other problems mentioned in the comments: you can get entire seasons in bundles.


Last edited by emphy on 31 March 2017 at 11:41 am UTC
hm11 Mar 31, 2017
This is very very nice. :D
Aimela Mar 31, 2017
Quoting: M@yeulC2. DRM free. I don't buy DRM-ed movies.
This is why I buy Blu-Ray movies and shows and I rip them. I don't think there's any other reliable way of (legally) getting DRM-Free movies and shows.
ProfessorKaos64 Mar 31, 2017
At least it seems you are not renting for x number of days. Unless it changed, I hate that you can't purchase movies even to steam, when you want. You get them for x number of days, at inferior pricing to competitors.
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