Valve announced the free game engine Source 2, as well as Steam Link

Today, Valve has announced a series of products and technologies for Steam .

One of the main parts of the announcement was the free game engine Source 2 , the first version of which was used in games such as Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2 .

“The value of a platform like a PC increases the productivity of those who use this platform. With " Source 2, " we focused on custom content creators. "

“Considering how important the content of the community is to the user content, Source 2 was developed for both professional developers and gamers who want to take part in the development of their favorite games,” Jay Stelli said.
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“ Source 2 will be free for custom content creators. Given the recent announcements of Epic and Unity, PC continues to dominate as the best platform for creators of such content. ”

“We see PC gaming getting stronger. The Steam audience has grown by 50% in the past 12 months, ”said Gabe Newell, President of Valve Corporation.

Steam Machines , as well as computers with Windows, Linux and Mac will be able to try out a new development called “ Steam Link ”. (The page has been deleted from steam, you can see the saved copy here )

This device will expand Steam to any room in your home. Steam Link will give you stream all the Steam content from your account from any PC or Steam Machine in your home network. Just connect to the TV, automatically find the PC running the stim on Wi-Fi

Steam Link supports 1080p resolution at 60 Hz and works only from a PC (Windows, Linux, Steam OS). The device will be available in November for $ 49.99. At the same time, the Steam controller will be available for an additional $ 49.99 in the US (prices for other countries will be announced later).

Alienware and Falcon Northwest's Steam Machines , as well as dozens of other partners, will be released closer to November. The cost of Steam Machines will vary from the price for the game console, but the filling of the machines will be much better. Valve intends to launch the cheapest assembly of Steam Machines at a price of 350-400 dollars in the United States (22 thousand rubles-25 thousand rubles).

Finally, the Steam Lighthouse - a device that allows you to track the movement of a VR helmet in a room - creates, as it were, a “map” of the room for the helmet.

Valve want to license technology Steam Lighthouse for manufacturers, not necessarily for the helmet, for mobile phone, TV, anything.

Details of the announcement are available at the link: steamdb.info/blog/source2-announcement

Official press release:

March 3, 2015 - Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco - Valve announces a number of product and technologies.

"It’s 50% in the last 12 months," said Gabe Newell, Valve's president. "With these announcements we hope that we are helping build on that momentum."

Steam Machines, Windows PCs, Macs, and Linux PCs. Steam Link: Steam Link. Supporting 1080p at 60Hz with Steam Link, for Steam Controller for $ 49.99;

Steam Machines from the Northwest and North America are shown. Consules with higher performance. Customers can meet their needs. Epic will be sent to the Falcon Northwest Steam Machine. "We love this platform," said Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games. “If you’re running incredibly detailed scenes at 4K or 120 pps at an experience shooter experience

Valve will show a virtual reality (VR) headset. And, for example, a partner and a partner at the end of the year.

Two new technologies are part of the VR release system and a VR input system. "In order to have a high quality VR experience, you need high resolution, high speed tracking," said Valve's Alan Yates. “Lighthouse gives it a phone number of TVs, monitors, headsets, input devices, or mobile devices.” hardware manufacturers interested in the technology.

"Now that we have a lighthouse, it is important to tackling VR input devices," said Valve's Joe Ludwig. "It was a time for the PC gaming experience."

“We’ve always been working to make it,” he said.

VR demos being shown at GDC include, Google, Owlchemylabs, Skillman & Hackett, Steel Wool Games, Vertigo Games, and Wevr.

It has been used since the launch of the Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life-2. who use the platform. With Source 2, our focus is increasing creator productivity. It means that the game will be taken away, ”said Valve Jay Stelly. “We will be making Source 2 available for free to content developers. This is a combined review of the PCs dominance as the premiere content authoring platform. ”

He also announced that he was releasing a version of the Source 2 engine. It is a cross-platform 3D-graphics vendor that has been designed to take advantage of products. Vulkan, previously called the Next Generation OpenGL, is administered by the Khronos Group, along with other standards such as the OpenCL, OpenGL, and WebGL.

GDC 2015 will be the first public announcement of Steam, which has since become the first public announcement of the Steam. In the past year, Steam has been recognized in the past year for 125 million active accounts worldwide.

For more information, please visit www.steampowered.com/universe