PC game maker and distributor Valve is dropping all kinds of hints, which are by no means ambiguous, that Steam and many of its titles are headed to the Mac sometime in the near future. MacRumors and various other Mac news sites received teaser images direct from Valve themselves, all of which point to that very same conclusion. Bayonetta - From PlatinumGames’ legendary director Hideki Kamiya of Resident Evil and Devil May Cry fame, SEGA brings one of the most universally acclaimed character action games of all time to PC. The last survivor of an ancient witch clan who keep the balance between light, dark and chaos. Entombed to protect herself – and the world as we know it – Bayonetta is discovered.
The patch notes mentions an “ashtray for smokers” - however, smokers are not a thing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.Smokers, however, are one of the main enemies in Left 4 Dead.The puzzling line in the patch notes could be a subtle hint from Valve to get the hype train rolling for Left 4 Dead 3.If it is, then Left 4 Dead fans can expect to see more teases from Valve in the coming months.Alternatively, it could just be a throwaway line in the patch notes - so don’t be getting ready to pre-order Left 4 Dead 3 just yet.
Without any sort of announcement, a teaser for the Valve Index has. It is clearly Valve's entry in the battle for the title.The only text in the teaser reads 'Upgrade your experience' and 'May 2019,' so presumably that's when the Index will go on sale, given that the word 'sale' is in the URL.(A point of clarification: The HTC Vive is commonly considered 'Valve's headset' because it's the primary SteamVR headset, but it's made by HTC. Any company can produce SteamVR-compatible gear, and the idea was that multiple manufacturers would create a variety of headsets for the platform. That hasn't yet manifested, with Valve's own Index being the first big Vive competitor to appear. Valve is also, and other companies.)Valve's headset has been rumored for a while, and became just about a sure thing when convincing-looking. Before that, in March of last year, he was jealous of Nintendo's ability to produce both hardware and games, which was a strong hint. Valve also announced in 2017 that it's, and presumably one or more will be tied to the Index's release.Additionally, SteamDB took note of the Steam database listing earlier this year, and in a trademark filing before we knew what it referred to:Even though it was heavily rumored, I'm a little surprised we're seeing Valve's headset so soon.
Over the past several years, Valve seemed to be flirting with the idea of becoming a hardware company, but not fully committing. With its own headset, it's taking a big step toward those Nintendo dreams. (Also, the 'upgrade your experience' line is bold. Wonder how HTC feels, though?)And yeah, we are aware that it's almost the First of April, but Valve tells us 'it's real' and that there'll be 'more news soon.' (Also it'd be a bit weird to announce a VR headset that looks just like those leaked photos as a joke.).
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