Steam was rejected by Microsoft, Yahoo - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 30th Apr 2008, 11:01

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/04...rosoft-yahoo/1

Before Valve built Steam up from scratch it was offered to both Microsoft and Yahoo, but both of them turned it down apparently.

sotu1 · 30th Apr 2008, 11:04

i'm glad they got rejected early on. I wouldn't want the top games distributor to be run by a mammoth giant like micro$oft.

cereal_killer · 30th Apr 2008, 11:19

At least they didn't go and get accepted by ea then who knows how steam would of been

Denis_iii · 30th Apr 2008, 11:22

awesome, now lets hope valve releases steam sale stats so THEY stop complaining bout piracy and put there games on steam....fingers crossed EA goes bust so Valve can buy em and put there catalog on steam

come on over C&C

p3n · 30th Apr 2008, 11:42

MMO's killed the radio star or something

Naberius · 30th Apr 2008, 12:14

Steam is a great platform, could you just imagine the crap it would have been if MS would have given it their touch.

Redbeaver · 30th Apr 2008, 14:11

agree to all the above ^

LOL

chicorasia · 30th Apr 2008, 14:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naberius

Steam is a great platform, could you just imagine the crap it would have been if MS would have given it their touch.

We should thank MS and yahoo's shortsightedness on this.

The MS Games for Windows Live or whatever it is called is sooo awkward, I can't be bothered to try and play gears of war or world in conflict online; I'd rather just play TF2.

Tomm · 30th Apr 2008, 14:54

Yeah, I know people moan about Steam, but really I think it's awesome. There's so much potential for it to totally cripple your system and make games inaccessible, but that doesn't happen. It just works...

Brett89 · 30th Apr 2008, 15:28

Here it comes... get ready.... LOL @ M$ hahahahaha! good for Steam though, I'm glad they were turned down, because it is the platform which I buy games over, so easy, and no more worrying about discs, win!

speedfreek · 30th Apr 2008, 16:56

Its great that they don't have their fingers in there messing up things. Steam works great for me and the fact that I don't have to worry about patches or CDs/CD keys makes it convenient.

Otto's · 30th Apr 2008, 17:11

agree to you all..
Steam is a great. Those guys from Value know what gamers like.

They build gaming industry with gamers, not against them. making me just want to buy those addicting online games from them.

Jordan Wise · 30th Apr 2008, 17:33

steam is brilliant, another shining example of how valve always does things better way than everyone else

DXR_13KE · 30th Apr 2008, 18:06

steam is bloody great.... and i thank MS and yahoo for staying clear from them.

pendragon · 30th Apr 2008, 18:12

I have mixed feelings about Steam, personally... Generally I'd much rather buy a physical disc that doesnt require an internet connection to install ... however, I can see its appeal, and I've used it, definitely.

I agree - I'm sure Microsoft and Yahoo are giving a collective "D'oh!" about not getting in on the ground floor with this.

Breach · 30th Apr 2008, 20:46

Steam was a pile early on, no doubt. But it evolved into one of if not the best distribution engines around. I really love automatic updates the most, lots of little updates is way better than 500mb worth of patch at a time every few months, fixing bugs almost instantly.

MS and Yahoo are more interested in scoffing good ideas and trying to copy them poorly *coughzunecough* anyway.

notatoad · 30th Apr 2008, 21:01

steam might be a good distribution system and DRM implementation, but it sure is an annoying UI. it can't check for updates until i actually want to play the game, and then it makes me wait to play until the updates are installed? WTF?

Amon · 30th Apr 2008, 21:46

If it weren't for Live, Megasoft would have ran off with Steam.

TheoGeo · 30th Apr 2008, 23:23

Meh, its probably a good thing, but I personally can't stand steam. It sits in the background even if you're not interested in playing a game and if you want to play a game that doesn't require an internet connection, you have to connect. The whole thing is retarded and the reason i didn't bother with the orange box.

What was wrong with buying a cd, installing and that being the end of it? Its not because of piracy because steam games are pirated anyway and its not because of price because they're no cheaper direct from steam than they are from amazon... so what is it?

cyrilthefish · 1st May 2008, 10:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by supertoad

it can't check for updates until i actually want to play the game

Yes it does! I haven't played TF2 in months, but i noticed it updating itself last night

30th Apr 2008, 11:01	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,965	Steam was rejected by Microsoft, Yahoo http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/04...rosoft-yahoo/1 Before Valve built Steam up from scratch it was offered to both Microsoft and Yahoo, but both of them turned it down apparently. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

30th Apr 2008, 11:04	#2
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30th Apr 2008, 11:19	#3
cereal_killer Minimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 45	At least they didn't go and get accepted by ea then who knows how steam would of been __________________ unless i grip the sword i cannot protect you, while gripping the sword i cannot embrace you

30th Apr 2008, 14:11	#7
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30th Apr 2008, 14:54	#9
Tomm I also ride trials :¬) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Fallowfield, Manchester Posts: 2,233	Yeah, I know people moan about Steam, but really I think it's awesome. There's so much potential for it to totally cripple your system and make games inaccessible, but that doesn't happen. It just works... __________________ Carrot cake cheesecake Shuttle SN85G4V2 \| A64 3200+ / Apple PowerBook 12

30th Apr 2008, 11:22	#4
Denis_iii Hypermodder Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 873	awesome, now lets hope valve releases steam sale stats so THEY stop complaining bout piracy and put there games on steam....fingers crossed EA goes bust so Valve can buy em and put there catalog on steam come on over C&C

30th Apr 2008, 11:42	#5
p3n Hypermodder Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 736	MMO's killed the radio star or something

30th Apr 2008, 12:14	#6
Naberius Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 193	Steam is a great platform, could you just imagine the crap it would have been if MS would have given it their touch.

30th Apr 2008, 15:28	#10
Brett89 Ultramodder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Grand Forks ND Posts: 1,084	Here it comes... get ready.... LOL @ M$ hahahahaha! good for Steam though, I'm glad they were turned down, because it is the platform which I buy games over, so easy, and no more worrying about discs, win! __________________ C2D e6700 @ 3.25 Asus P5n-e SLi, 4GB of OCZ Platinum, Xonar D2, 320 and 160 GB Seagate, eVGA 8800 GTX and an Antec P182. C2D T7500 2.2ghz, 2GB DDR2, Quadro NVS 135M 14.1in screen

30th Apr 2008, 16:56	#11
speedfreek Ultramodder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: SE Wisconsin (us) Posts: 1,439	Its great that they don't have their fingers in there messing up things. Steam works great for me and the fact that I don't have to worry about patches or CDs/CD keys makes it convenient. __________________ New Rig, Quad Core and 8800 baby! Now with 6gb of RAM and a nice even 2tb now my server\|Athlon 64 3700(2.64ghz)\|7800gs\|2gb XMS 2-3-3-6\|2tb+ total HD space... In raid\|I have a problem. New Laptop: HP EliteBook, its fast!

30th Apr 2008, 17:11	#12
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30th Apr 2008, 17:33	#13
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30th Apr 2008, 18:06	#14
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30th Apr 2008, 18:12	#15
pendragon I pickle they Join Date: May 2004 Location: Massachusetts,usa Posts: 631	I have mixed feelings about Steam, personally... Generally I'd much rather buy a physical disc that doesnt require an internet connection to install ... however, I can see its appeal, and I've used it, definitely. I agree - I'm sure Microsoft and Yahoo are giving a collective "D'oh!" about not getting in on the ground floor with this. __________________ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- GCS d-@ s-:>: a- C++$ UL---@ P++>+++++$ L+ E----@ W+++ N o? K? w++>+++++ O---@ M-- V? PS--() PE+@ Y? PGP-@ t+(+++) 5(+)@ X@ R+(++) tv@ b++ DI@ D++ G e++>+++++ h! r(%) y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

30th Apr 2008, 20:46	#16
Breach Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: WA Posts: 354	Steam was a pile early on, no doubt. But it evolved into one of if not the best distribution engines around. I really love automatic updates the most, lots of little updates is way better than 500mb worth of patch at a time every few months, fixing bugs almost instantly. MS and Yahoo are more interested in scoffing good ideas and trying to copy them poorly coughzunecough anyway. __________________ Project :: SSC (Super Sport Computer)

30th Apr 2008, 21:01	#17
notatoad pretty fing wonderful Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: alberta, canada Special:very Posts: 3,180	steam might be a good distribution system and DRM implementation, but it sure is an annoying UI. it can't check for updates until i actually want to play the game, and then it makes me wait to play until the updates are installed? WTF? __________________ the old: gigabyte P35, e4300@2.8GHz, 4GB DDR3-1333, 8800gts 512, win7 the new: DFI M3H5 Jr, phenom 810, 4GB DDR-1600, OCZ Vertex, debian notatoad.net fdo eff

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30th Apr 2008, 23:23	#19
TheoGeo What are these goddamn animals?! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Reading Posts: 2,205	Meh, its probably a good thing, but I personally can't stand steam. It sits in the background even if you're not interested in playing a game and if you want to play a game that doesn't require an internet connection, you have to connect. The whole thing is retarded and the reason i didn't bother with the orange box. What was wrong with buying a cd, installing and that being the end of it? Its not because of piracy because steam games are pirated anyway and its not because of price because they're no cheaper direct from steam than they are from amazon... so what is it? __________________ My Deviance -- My Music Athlon X2 4400+ -- 2GB Corsair XMS -- Geforce 7800GT -- Abit AN8-SLI -- 24" BenQ fp241w -- 74 gig raptor -- 1.6TB total storage -- 530w tagan psu Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.