Comments on: Steam coming to the Mac http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/03/steam-coming-to-the-mac-2/ Because thumbs last longer than hips Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:42:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matthew Moore http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/03/steam-coming-to-the-mac-2/comment-page-1/#comment-537 Matthew Moore Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:28:50 +0000 http://d1060657.u211.pipeten.co.uk/?p=2124#comment-537 Taken from MCV - YAYAYAYAYAY Steam has confirmed it will bring its digital distribution service Steam to Mac this April. The service will launch with a variety of games from Valve's library, including Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal and the Half-Life series. The newly-announced Portal 2 will be Valve's first simulaneous Mac and Windows release when it arrives this Christmas. The launch of the Mac edition will introduce a new feature called Steam Play, which works in conjunction with Steam Cloud to allow consumers to play their purchased games on both PC and Mac free of charge. "As we transition from entertainment as a product to entertainment as a service, customers and developers need open, high-quality Internet clients," said Valve president Gabe Newell. "The Mac is a great platform for entertainment services." Taken from MCV – YAYAYAYAYAY

Steam has confirmed it will bring its digital distribution service Steam to Mac this April.

The service will launch with a variety of games from Valve’s library, including Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal and the Half-Life series.

The newly-announced Portal 2 will be Valve’s first simulaneous Mac and Windows release when it arrives this Christmas.

The launch of the Mac edition will introduce a new feature called Steam Play, which works in conjunction with Steam Cloud to allow consumers to play their purchased games on both PC and Mac free of charge.

“As we transition from entertainment as a product to entertainment as a service, customers and developers need open, high-quality Internet clients,” said Valve president Gabe Newell. “The Mac is a great platform for entertainment services.”

]]> By: Matthew Moore http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/03/steam-coming-to-the-mac-2/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Matthew Moore Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:47:21 +0000 http://d1060657.u211.pipeten.co.uk/?p=2124#comment-480 Probably wont. So what is this likely to mean for the likes of me then, have a chance of some decent games available to play, or it going to be the hub side of Steam Probably wont.
So what is this likely to mean for the likes of me then, have a chance of some decent games available to play, or it going to be the hub side of Steam

]]> By: Cormac Barrett http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/03/steam-coming-to-the-mac-2/comment-page-1/#comment-479 Cormac Barrett Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:15:27 +0000 http://d1060657.u211.pipeten.co.uk/?p=2124#comment-479 I wonder if they will allow Xbox 360 controller support? I know that there are dodgy third party drivers available but full fledged support would be nice. I wonder if they will allow Xbox 360 controller support? I know that there are dodgy third party drivers available but full fledged support would be nice.

]]> By: Pres http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/03/steam-coming-to-the-mac-2/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Pres Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:26:03 +0000 http://d1060657.u211.pipeten.co.uk/?p=2124#comment-475 I have two Macs very capable of playing games that only ever see Peggle or Bejeweled. If Steam jump in, I can see that being a great start to gaming on a mac without bootcamp :) I have two Macs very capable of playing games that only ever see Peggle or Bejeweled. If Steam jump in, I can see that being a great start to gaming on a mac without bootcamp :)

]]> By: Matthew Moore http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/03/steam-coming-to-the-mac-2/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Matthew Moore Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:20:25 +0000 http://d1060657.u211.pipeten.co.uk/?p=2124#comment-469 That picture makes me feel so warm for owning a Mac :) That picture makes me feel so warm for owning a Mac :)

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