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		rizzin on June 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Valve has mutated from a game developer into a fin... I think this is a good point: Valve doesn't make games, but it definitely seems to be trying out other gaming-related things. Examples: * Steam Machine [0], an alternative to consoles * Proton [1], incredible boost to gaming on Linux * Continued development of the Source engine [2], that, albeit not a first choice for the majority of game developers, is still being used * Going heavy on e-sports with Dota 2 and The International [3], which, I believe, is also beneficial for gaming as a whole [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Machine_(hardware_platfo... [1] https://steamcommunity.com/games/221410/announcements/detail... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_(game_engine)#Games [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_International_(Dota_2)

shmerl on June 5, 2019 | [–]

Don't forget their contributions to Mesa: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/commits/master?utf8...

signal11 on June 5, 2019 | [–]

Halo for PC (all of them, via the Master Chief Collection) is coming to the Steam Store soon. That might be exciting for some people.

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