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Valve Is Testing Out These Crazy Gaming Goggles

Behold the future of video games. Or at least the future as envisioned by a bunch of gamers, programmers, tinkers and dreamers at the Valve Corporation here. This is the uncorporate company that brought us the Half-Life series, the hugely influential first-person shooter game.

Conzul4245d ago

I don't think VR goggles will catch on. Gaming is as much about your friends watching and your showing off as it is about immersion. I guess what I should say then is: Large flatscreens aren't going anywhere.

BitbyDeath4245d ago (Edited 4245d ago )

It's not VR, just goggles to make the screen closer to your face.

Conzul4245d ago

No I understand, but even then it's the same: You've isolated yourself from everyone else in the room, assuming you *had* other people in the room.

Nocturne1474245d ago

U mean Screen IN DA face ? Or face IN DA screen ?

BitbyDeath4245d ago

Just correcting as VR would mean you'd have physical interaction between the game and your movements.

Kurylo3d4244d ago

Well technically it is vr in a way.. because the movements of your head the rotations will make your head turn in the game world. You may not have your hands moving around, but you can look around as though your in real life.

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ChunkyLover534245d ago

If this is their hardware, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft can relax.

Kurylo3d4245d ago

I dont know... virtual reality... being able to look around and feel like your actually there... replacing the world around you. I think that in of itself dominates teh gimmicks of kinect, move, or any nintendo crap.

A wearable computer that puts u in virtual reality... hand helds can kiss my butt. So can tablets if they made that a reality.

ChunkyLover534245d ago

Goggles aren't mass marketable. Parents wont want something like this for their kids, older people wont want to wear them either, it would face the same issues as 3-D, people don't like to wear things on their face to play games.

Kurylo3d4244d ago (Edited 4244d ago )

And what statistic did you read this from? Are you only saying this from your own point of view? Dont speak for the world. Because I would want to wear something. People wear hats and glasses every day. Somehow I doubt this would be a problem if they wanted to immerse themselves in a world... because quite frankly whats the point of all these graphics upgrades if being truely immersed isnt the end goal. I like the idea of turning my head to look around and getting rid of a stupid joystick. And I for one will buy this day 1 on any console it comes with.

shutUpAndTakeMyMoney4245d ago (Edited 4245d ago )

MEH.. This is not something that millions will buy. If no steam box then just bring HL3 and stop screwing around..

Kurylo3d4244d ago

How do u figure? Love how people just assume their opinions are facts.

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Team Fortress: Source 2 and Portal 64 Fan Projects Shut Down by Valve Takedowns

Fan projects Team Fortress: Source 2 and Portal 64 have shut down after Valve intervened in their development.

-Foxtrot105d ago

First they open Steam up to more AI, now they are shutting down fan projects when at one time they used to support or even give the fans jobs.

Wonder what's going on with Valve at the minute.

rlow1105d ago

@Foxtrot
It’s called money plain and simple.

JEECE104d ago

I mean, that might explain the Team Fortress 2 thing, because Valve might bring that to Source 2 (though I'm not sure I'd bet on that), but I can't see how Portal 64 hurts them. If anything, it's more attention to the Portal and therefore Valve/Steam.

Giblet_Head104d ago (Edited 104d ago )

There's potential that Valve had already planned to bring Source 2 to TF2 officially after Counter Strike 2. It's been getting some renewed attention lately.

Inverno104d ago

You got Nintendo to thank for Portal64 being taken down. As for TF2, most likely it's due to the probability of Valve working on a source 2 port themselves. It's sucks but Nintendo are the biggest pricks in the business and not letting this drag out into a huge court drama is the best decision.

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Valve Opens the Floodgates to Allow More AI Based Games on Steam

Valve has updated its stance on AI games on the Steam storefront, allowing creators to publish AI-created games.

Droppedez105d ago

AI is just another form of slavery for our computer brethren.

Barlos104d ago (Edited 104d ago )

Hell no. I want games that have been made by creative minds who have a passion for their craft, not a bot with a penchant for plagiarism.

BrainSyphoned104d ago (Edited 104d ago )

So instead of paying for an engine and assets to create a game they are paying for an engine and assets to create a game.

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Valve Tells Players To Stop Inhaling Steam Deck Vent Fumes

Valve has officially warned against inhaling the Steam Deck vent fumes in an official response due to potential health hazards.

gold_drake131d ago

my god, people are so dumb these days.

shinoff2183130d ago

I read the headline to my girl and she even reacted wtf is wrong with people. People wild

Notellin128d ago

I feel bad for her that she can't read and needs you to do it for her. Keep your head up!

shinoff2183128d ago

Notellin, I've been teaching her 😘

Jin_Sakai129d ago (Edited 129d ago )

This generation is about dumb as it gets.

frostypants129d ago

Huffing things isn't new to be fair.

SavageFlamingo129d ago

This has nothing to do with generations. It’s not a stupid challenge or anything. People just happened to smell it while they were playing. The steam deck exhaust is easy to smell without even trying. Just playing it you’ll smell it in the air around you.

Felix_Argyle_Catbro128d ago

"tHiS gEErAtIoN"
It's every generation, today you just see it more clearly thanks to internet.

k2d129d ago

To be fair, I loved the smell of glue, gas and certain plastics as a kid (new disc cartridges/new hardware, anyone?)

Si-Fly128d ago

Instruction manuals for me, best smell ever 😂

crazyCoconuts129d ago

I actually take a whiff of it once in a while, it's funny that it smells so good lol

DarXyde129d ago

Tide pod fiasco all over again

Felix_Argyle_Catbro128d ago

"tHeSe DaYs"
People have been just as dumb in the past, you just see it clearly now thanks to the internet.

gold_drake128d ago

thanks for that .. insight. ha.

rlow1128d ago

Well good thing about dumb people, they play an important part in human history. How else do we know which plants, animals and foods ar dangerous? Dumb people! They pay the price so the rest of us don’t have to. Lol

FinalFantasyFanatic128d ago

Honestly, I'm not even surprised considering some of the people I come across these days, inhaling fumes would explain a lot of things.

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Knightofelemia130d ago (Edited 130d ago )

Wow people will huff anything nowadays some people just have way too much time on their hands.

Abnor_Mal129d ago (Edited 129d ago )

Another reason to love the PlayStation Portal, no chance of breathing in noxious vapors.

Get a Steam Deck they said, to which I reply, what are you high?

KwietStorm_BLM129d ago

Were you high when you typed this?

Abnor_Mal129d ago

Sorry bud no Steam Deck here.

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FinalFantasyFanatic128d ago (Edited 128d ago )

Even the Steam Deck does streaming better than the Portal (they portal is capped for streaming for some reason, whereas the Steam Deck isn't).

Neonridr128d ago

imagine pretending a glorified streaming device is better than a stand alone unit that can also, stream.

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Eonjay129d ago

Stand by for the 'gaming kills' articles.
Que Halloween movie theme.

Nucleux129d ago

What does it smell/taste like?

Barlos129d ago

Better than the Switch cartridges is my guess.

Just to be clear, I've never licked a Switch cartridge, nor have I inhaled my deck's fumes.

Profchaos129d ago

Same never licked a switch cart I've always been worried more about where it's been than the taste but

Fluke_Skywalker129d ago

It smells good, that's the problem lol. When I first turned mine on I noticed it 😅
Better stop sniffing it then.

Barlos129d ago

I've had my deck for over a year, I've never been compelled to put my nose near the vent for a good lungful 😂

crazyCoconuts129d ago

I can't explain it... It smells...new

SavageFlamingo129d ago (Edited 129d ago )

Kind of like cheap bacon cooking. Even cheap bacon smells good.

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