Steam DB | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Wed, 04 Jan 2017 17:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Steam DB | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Valve may be prepping for a new VR controller devkit https://www.kitguru.net/components/vr/jon-martindale/valve-may-be-prepping-for-a-new-vr-controller-devkit/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/vr/jon-martindale/valve-may-be-prepping-for-a-new-vr-controller-devkit/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2016 12:15:54 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=315486 Earlier this year Valve showed off a new prototype virtual reality controller that looked like a mix between the HTC Vive's wands and Oculus' Touch. Now it may be preparing to send that out to developers, as support for a new prototype controller has been added to SteamVR. Spotted by eagle eyed Redditors, the new …

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Earlier this year Valve showed off a new prototype virtual reality controller that looked like a mix between the HTC Vive's wands and Oculus' Touch. Now it may be preparing to send that out to developers, as support for a new prototype controller has been added to SteamVR.

Spotted by eagle eyed Redditors, the new prototype controller support showed up in the Steam database. Added in the early hours of this morning, the entry has references to “controller protype beta,” for SteamVR. While there is little to suggest that this is to do with the prototype controller we saw earlier this year, it would make a lot of sense if that was the case.

If we know one thing about Valve and its virtual reality developments, it doesn't rest on its laurels. It seems likely that following some of the innovations introduced with Oculus' Touch controller, it saught to create something similar itself.

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Prototype controller seen at steam Devdays 2016. Source: @downtohoearth

Iterating upon its original designs has been a keystone of SteamVR and the HTC Vive's development. Early Lighthouse sensors were far bulkier and lacked the Bluetooth support of latter versions. We would expect solid advances in SteamVR technology in the eight months since the release of the original Vive and over a year on from the unveiling of the Vive Pre.

It could well be that this SteamDB entry is all to make it SteamVR ready for when Valve sends out devkits of its new prototype controllers to developers.

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KitGuru Says: Some VR controllers that you could grip and release like you would in the real world for handling objects, would be very interesting. Not as big a game changer as introducing the controllers in the first place, but certainly a nice improvement to immersion.

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Steam’s store is going to be more tailored https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/jon-martindale/steams-store-is-going-to-be-more-tailored/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/jon-martindale/steams-store-is-going-to-be-more-tailored/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:35:01 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=207104 Steam has grown up a lot over the past decade, going from a curious way to get hold of Valve games, to the dominant portal that we all experience our titles through on the PC, but it's not in its final form just yet. There's a range of updates coming according to SteamDB, including changes …

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Steam has grown up a lot over the past decade, going from a curious way to get hold of Valve games, to the dominant portal that we all experience our titles through on the PC, but it's not in its final form just yet. There's a range of updates coming according to SteamDB, including changes to the store which should make it more customisable.

As it stands, the Greenlight process is bringing reams of new games to the digital download platform every day and there's many more besides, but it can be a little difficult wading through them. Valve seems to be looking to address that with some upcoming updates.

Firstly, a “discovery queue,” will be available, offering a filtered selection of upcoming games for you to peruse, letting you vote on ones that haven't made it through yet and purchase ones that have. There's also going to be groups or individual “curators,” which will be able to recommend games to their followers. This could work out as a group of your friends who can suggest games to one another, or may instead by your favourite let's player. Either way, it's a new way to discover games you might not have looked into otherwise.

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Steam's going all blue themed too. You've probably already noticed the launch icon change

To continue the trend of discovering games that are more your taste, the front page will be customisable, letting you tweak and change sections to show what you want instead of just the latest on-sale items. You can highlight DLC for games you already own, or software, or games by developers you like.

Steam is also going to introduce new methods of two-factor authentication through its mobile app and change the search function to make it more versatile.

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KitGuru Says: Most of these changes should be coming into play soon. What do you guys think? Are they positive, or are there some you'd rather not have?

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