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Indie store itch.io comes out swinging against NFTs
7 Feb 2022 at 1:21 pm UTC

Quoting: lionblaze55"DMarket is not affiliated with or endorsed by Valve Corporation."
What's the use? The money goes into their pocket anyway. :neutral:

Indie store itch.io comes out swinging against NFTs
7 Feb 2022 at 1:17 pm UTC

Has the most direct relation.

They turn a blind eye to the fact that Steam items can be resold on third-party sites + use them as an NFT/Blockchain.

https://www.blockchaingamer.biz/news/1537/dmarket-adds-steam/ [External Link]
https://www.golem.de/news/virtuelle-realitaet-skin-handel-auf-basis-von-blockchain-1809-136218.html [External Link]

I love Valve myself, but you don't have to think that they are perfect in everything. They also get a share from the sale of items on this platform.

We need to go all the way: not only to ban NFT on our site, but also to stop supporting others who sell NFT items.

Indie store itch.io comes out swinging against NFTs
7 Feb 2022 at 1:01 pm UTC

Not only has Valve banned NFT games from Steam...
But at the same time they themselves support a third-party NFT platform: https://dmarket.com [External Link] :whistle:

That's convenient, isn't it? :grin:

Stadia continues the slow downward spiral
5 Feb 2022 at 4:30 pm UTC

Despite all the disadvantages, we need giants like Google to support Linux and games.

Amazon hiring for Proton / Wine and Linux developers for streaming service Luna
15 Dec 2021 at 11:59 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Liam DaweI made a prediction / hope on a Valve streaming service back in 2018.
Sure. After all, streaming is the future.

New players like Google and Amazon have already entered here. Microsoft is also pulling up.

If Valve doesn't launch its streaming service in the next year or two, they may lose everything. And no Linux will save them. That's why I'm a little scared for Valve. I hope Gabe and Co know what they are doing and will not miss the moment.

Experimental Vulkan support is here for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
15 Dec 2021 at 11:48 am UTC Likes: 3

It's sad that Valve supports Linux well, but abominably supports its games on Linux. Games need complete rework and native Vulkan.

Especially for games like Dota 2 and CS:GO they could try. But even the Dota with native Vulkan does not work very well, according to some users.

Dota 2 gets a new Battle Pass, Controller Support, New Event Mode
15 Dec 2021 at 11:39 am UTC

Where can I read the full list of changes? Have you already got rid of DX9 and OpenGL in this update or not yet?

Amazon hiring for Proton / Wine and Linux developers for streaming service Luna
15 Dec 2021 at 11:36 am UTC Likes: 5

Luna is what a lot of what people hoped / thought Stadia would be initially, with in subscription based to access a growing library of games, rather than Stadia being a store with an optional subscription part.
Strange. Stadia itself looks good. It's just that Google has fallen into the same trap as everyone else - no one wants to give up their Steam library.

Actually, I'm waiting for Valve to launch its own streaming service on its servers. You don't need to be a predictor to understand that Steam streaming is Valve's next project after the release of Steam Deck.

That's why they invest in Linux/Proton. And SteamOS will be the core of the service.

Valve delays Steam Deck, now starts shipping February 2022
10 Nov 2021 at 9:37 pm UTC Likes: 1

The worst thing about this is that the release of the software stack (OS, big picture, anti-cheat, etc.) will also be delayed, although it has nothing to do with deliveries :cry: :angry:

Damn, Valve, do not take away from your customers at least a Big Picture and SteamOS!!! :sad: