“A digital games distribution platform, Valve Corporation’s Steam, could expand to iOS and Android devices following Steam for Mac launch last May,” Christian Zibreg reports for 9 to 5 Mac.
“The news came via a Steampowered User Forum member who had an interesting chat with Valve’s co-founder Gabe Newell at the company’s Bellevue, Washington headquarters,” Zibreg reports. “The boss apparently dropped hints of both iOS and Android possibly becoming Steam-powered gaming platforms.”
Zibreg reports, “Tough competition aside, Steam-powered iOS games are likely to become a huge hit.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn W.” for the heads up.]
How can that be possible? I thought Apple doesn’t allow competing platforms on it’s iOS platform… Isn’t that why Java is not allowed on iOS?
No, I think you misunderstand. Steam’s ‘platform’ as I understand it is little more than a game engine, not unlike the Unreal 3 engine that powers Infinity blade.
Steam is basically a community, with forums news. communities and *most importantly* a store. I’d imagine the app will end up being like the “GameChannel” app, but with games that are sponsored by Steam.
Even if they port it, Apple might still reject it. Might wanna run the idea by Apple before they go writing too many lines of code. Could possibly save themselves a lot of heartache down the road.
I want WOW.
That always reminds me of the stripper I met with a W tattooed on each butt cheek.
And apparently a penchant for sodomy….
My sister once came home with a big red mark on her stomach in the shape of a “W”. I asked her what happened and she told me her new boyfriend insisted on wearing his letterman’s jacket during sex. I asked if he was from Wisconsin, and she said, “No, Michigan.”
“Steam-powered iOS games are likely to become a huge hit.”
If it does come to iOS… It will be
I will re-buy portal, half life 2, and gary’s mod if I can use them on apples drm system rather then valves.
this is exiting 😀
Steam is not Valve’s game engine, it’s their distribution platform as the article states. So the initial comment about not allowing competing platforms would seem correct.
Given reports on Civ 5 I can only hope they go bk.
Not only is Steam Valve’s distribution platform but it is also their community platform.
So, if they were to bring Steam, more likely SteamWorks to iOS, it would be similar to OpenFeint, Ngmoco’s Plus+, etc. and track Achievements, friends lists, cross-platform messaging, et al.