Steam Deck Won't Have Any Exclusives - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 December 2021 / 1,439 Views
Valve earlier this month delayed the launch of the Steam Deck by two months to February 2022 due to the global supply chain issues.
A recently published FAQ revealed Valve has no plans to release any exclusives on the Steam Deck.
"No, that doesn't make much sense to us," said Valve when asked if Valve would be interested in Steam Deck exclusive titles. "It's a PC and it should just play games like a PC."
It was reported this week Half-Life 3 is currently not in development, while Valve is focused on the Steam Deck.
"Valve is trying to get the Steam Deck out and, like many people have observed, the Steam Deck has been significantly more successful than originally anticipated, so Valve is throwing a lot at it," said Tylver McVicker of Valve News Network.
"Half-Life 3, Half-Life 2 Episode 3, any kind of traditional mouse and keyboard FPS at Valve is not taking place, [and] if it its, it’s a very small group of people and those individuals will not be seen as value generating by the higher-ups."
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Good - but not all all surprising. Valve's stance from the start has been that it's a PC, just like any other.
Nobody expected it to have any exclusives anyway.
By default and for the average consumer, the Deck basically acts like a Switch Pro. Everything that makes a PC experience has been stripped away. The PC aspect only comes into play once you connect a USB-C dock, mouse and keyboard, and try to get software from other sources than Steam.
Should they make a (timed) SteamOS exclusive, for all intends and purposes it looks like a Steam Deck "console exclusive" to the average customer.
It has a PC-like interface when connected to a monitor/TV, which Valve showed off before. It will likely allow for their newly update BPM as well, but the moment I saw that Desktop UI from Proton, I knew it was going to serve two purposes.
First you have to leave/minimize the Steam client. Valve already said that the Deck UI will also be the new Big Picture Mode. You'll need at least a mouse for that. Connecting a Deck to a TV will therefore be like connecting a Switch to the TV.
Yes, technically the Deck is a PC and more adventurous users will certainly use the PC portions (I plan to). Doesn't change the fact that Valve aims for a streamlined experience for average people and to those Steam Deck will look like a console similar to Switch.
Well yes, of course it would be akin to connecting a Switch to the TV, but the Switch doesn't do the M+K and change UI up a bit, which is why I consider the Deck more of a GDP Win than a Switch.
Never said they won't aim for a streamlined experience, but at the same time, it's not going to be 100% like the Switch either, which is why I plan to grab one to use as a handheld gaming device and a mini PC to hook a M+K to.
Good, because all I've ever wanted from the device was the ability to play my existing library and treat it as a mini PC, that's pretty much all I want.
Considering supply shortages, the last thing this needs is to be made more alluring.
what a shame. Half-Life 3 as an exclusive would make a day 1 purchase for me.
DOA. Should have launched with Half Life 3.
You joke, but that would be an awesome way to launch the system. Throw it in for free like Alyx with the Index or normal retail price separately.
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