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Home News Steam's Pseudo-Console, 'Big Picture', Now Available

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Steam's Pseudo-Console, 'Big Picture', Now Available

Posted on Tuesday, December 4 @ 12:51:52 Eastern by Jonathan_Leack

You might notice a button on the upper-right corner of Steam that says Big Picture. Click it for a surprise.

Today marks the official launch of Big Picture on Steam. Unsurprisingly, it's free and already integrated into your client without a download of sorts.

So what is Big Picture, you ask? Well, basically it's software that optimizes Steam for the living room. In other words, it's focused on gaming via television. Using an HDMI cable to connect your PC to a T.V. set, Big Picture transforms the entire Steam experience into a user and controller-friendly state.

Speaking of which, 30 games are already available that include controller integration. To celebrate Big Picture's debut, Valve is offering a variety of supported games at reduced prices. You can pick up Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for $7.49, Left 4 Dead 2 for $4.99, and a long list of other killer titles.

Now that the cement as been laid, don't be surprised when Valve's rumored console is announced. I know I won't.
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  • shandog137
    shandog137
    Joined: Mar 2007
    Posted: Dec 4th, 2012 at 2:21 pm
    I am not a PC gamer...but if I was, Steam would have my business. In fact, in the next couple of years when I decide to get my gaming tower for integration into my living room entertainment experience I will visit the GR PC build thread and then head directly to Steam. Cheap games, top notch business model, and empathy for the end user. Gaming Development Utopia
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  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Dec 4th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
    This is great! I hooked this up to my 50" plasma and almost considered selling my consoles! The only problem is for games that don't support controllers which there are a lot of.
    0 2
  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Dec 4th, 2012 at 3:37 pm
    With pretty much every good third party game coming out for Steam, the only reason to own a console at this point is first party titles (and 1080p Netflix... if you want to talk about a company that hates PC users, let me tell you what).
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  • xDUMPWEEDx
    xDUMPWEEDx
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Dec 4th, 2012 at 4:24 pm
    When Steam released back in 2003, I was extremely against it. I loved the ingame server browser using WON.net and the chat rooms were fun to mess around in. Steam was also really buggy back then. However, Steam now is amazing and I'm glad that Valve created it.
    0 3
  • InFinnIte
    InFinnIte
    Joined: Nov 2011
    Posted: Dec 4th, 2012 at 6:37 pm
    My god Valve just answered my prayers, around 1/2 my games are intended for the Big screen TV, this is going to make things so much better for it.
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  • joe19
    joe19
    Joined: Jan 2006
    Posted: Dec 4th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
    Big screen is whicked. Now i just leave it on big screen, keep my controller plugged in and jump through my games list at any timeMy pc is now a dedicated gaming hub of awesomeness.
    0 0
  • Guernica
    Guernica
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Dec 5th, 2012 at 7:12 am
    I've been using this in the beta for a while and it's great for my 55'' screen. Played a few games this way with my 360 controller including Psychonauts (Because that game is almost impossible to play without a controller).
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