Valve to release Steam Cloud with next update

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited May 2008 in Science & Tech
<div class="figure"><img src="/draco/images/news/2008/05/steamcloud.jpg" alt="" /></div><p>Gizmodo <a href="http://gizmodo.com/394198/valves-steam-cloud-brings-cloud-computing-to-gaming-masses">brings us news</a> of Valve's new "Steam cloud" feature, which will allow your Steam account to carry your preferences, keybindings, and save games with you.</p>
<p>Cloud computing is becoming inevitable - the freedom of being able to access your "stuff" from any internet-connected PC is a gigantic convenience, and one that people will gravitate towards more and more. Google did it, and now Valve is doing it. Who next?</p>

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  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    Good news!
  • pigflipperpigflipper The Forgotten Coast Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    About time, though its probably only going to be available to the newer Steam games like TF2 and DOD:Source Beta
  • QeldromaQeldroma Arid ZoneAh Member
    edited May 2008
    primesuspect wrote:
    <p>Cloud computing is becoming inevitable - the freedom of being able to access your "stuff" from any internet-connected PC is a gigantic convenience, and one that people will gravitate towards more and more. Google did it, and now Valve is doing it. Who next?</p>

    Now they can pick up where they left off ... at work!
  • UPSLynxUPSLynx :KAPPA: Redwood City, CA Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    pigflipper wrote:
    About time, though its probably only going to be available to the newer Steam games like TF2 and DOD:Source Beta

    At first, then they're slowly integrating the system into everything else

    I'm very excited for this, but how will Valve do it? After all these years, they still maintain a very small employee base at the company. They've branched out so big, they've got to expand eventually...
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