Post by Beanith @ 08:15am 27/01/12 | 25 Comments
With the Steam app, gamers around the world may chat with Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles, view screenshots and user-generated content for their favourite games, read the latest gaming news, stay up to date on unbeatable Steam sales, and more.Interested parties can check it out now; it is free of charge although it sounds like you might not be able to join immediately. promoted/edited forum item
"The Steam app comes from many direct requests from our customers," said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. "Seeing which of your friends are online and playing a game, sending quick messages, looking at screenshots for an upcoming game, or catching a sale - these are all features customers have requested. Mobile is changing way people interact, play games and consume media, and the Steam app is part of our commitment to meet customer demands and expand the service functionality of Steam to make it richer and more accessible for everyone."
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Posted 08:46am 27/1/12
Edit: F*****g hobos "Account not part of the Beta"
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Posted 09:15am 27/1/12
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Posted 11:18am 27/1/12
You can't do anything if you aren't logged in and not in the beta (even browse the store). No issues using Steam Guard. Attempting to log in if you aren't in the beta gives you a simple error message, and another message along the lines of "Thanks for your interest, we'll be sending out more invites".
Summarising what this app can do: Chat with Steam friends, browse and buy from Steam Store, maintain wishlist, and read Steam news.
Posted 11:33am 27/1/12
This is attached to your Steam account. It's basically a on the go market app for Steam. So it doesn't "have" to go through Apple at all. If it does, sucked in, switch to Android where freedom is a given.
Posted 03:00pm 27/1/12
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Posted 03:50pm 27/1/12
I'm actually looking for a new phone soon. Though I'm also tossing up between keeping my HTC Desire HD for a bit longer and getting a Asus EEE Transformer Prime, or selling Desire HD and getting a Win 7 phone. What's the recommended Win 7 phone?
Posted 04:03pm 27/1/12
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Posted 05:30pm 27/1/12
http://store.steampowered.com/news/7231/
"Those who wish to join the beta just need to download the Steam app (free of charge) and log in to their Steam account via the mobile app to express interest in the beta. Gamers will be added to the Closed Beta as the service ramps up."
Posted 08:22pm 27/1/12
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Posted 09:26am 29/1/12
"OH WE HAVENT IMPLEMENTED DUAL CORE CPU's YET"
Recommended Win7 phone = Lumia 900
Posted 10:39am 29/1/12
Just tried buying a game through the app (Cave Story+), it's relatively simple to use. Aesthetics-wise though, it might need a little bit of work.
Posted 10:45am 29/1/12
why? theres no reason to overlook wp7
Posted 11:46am 29/1/12
I wonder if this will open up for being able to purchase games to play on phones. Sorta like the steamplay games play on mac/pc wonder if you'll get a mobile version of a game too.
Posted 10:36am 01/2/12
Posted 01:17pm 01/2/12
There is, because it takes more effort/time/developers to develop (natively) for each platform.
With Android and iOS being very popular, doing those two first and seeing if its successful before committing to more resources is a pretty good plan.
There are a few frameworks out there that reduce that cost considerably, in exchange for some loss in how flexible you can be with your development.
Posted 01:39pm 01/2/12
Pretty sure apple wont allow this!