Hands On: Steam App for Android, iOS Closed Beta

[exfileme]

Valve has launched a Steam app for Android and iOS, but currently it's in closed beta.

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[agnickolov]

I really wish the Valve folks would implement family-oriented features in Steam soon. My son is entering the gaming (non-hardcore of course) age and there's no convenient way for me to give him access to Steam games. He doesn't have a computer, just an account on my computer, but Steam requires admin rights on Windows 7 so I can't provide him with access. Not to mention there are no ways to restrict games based on rating or even manual selection...

 

[hardcore_gamer]

[citation][nom]agnickolov[/nom]I really wish the Valve folks would implement family-oriented features in Steam soon. My son is entering the gaming (non-hardcore of course) age and there's no convenient way for me to give him access to Steam games. He doesn't have a computer, just an account on my computer, but Steam requires admin rights on Windows 7 so I can't provide him with access. Not to mention there are no ways to restrict games based on rating or even manual selection...[/citation]

PC gaming is okay. But don't let your son play on consoles. Consoles make kids stupid by dumbing down their brain 😉.

 

[trnddwn33]

Oh I see. This is why we can't get HL3? WTF Valve?

 

[Star72]

I'm looking forward to this app, already sent my request. I have a number of Steam friends that I rarely get to chat with due to my 3rd shift work schedule. This would give me the chance to at least chat with them at my breaks.

 

[samuelspark]

I was going to get a Lumia 710 but now that andriod has steam, I'm extremely conflicted.

 

[jerreece]

I'm so glad Steam is finally doing this! It's about time!

 

[upgrade_1977]

I wonder if windows games will be able to play on windows 8 mobile platforms.. I mean, if the windows 8 mobile platform is a full fledged operating system, then as long as the minimum specs are met by a phone (quad core phones with mobile gpu), then I don't see a problem running games on it. True?

 

[delanooch]

Just confirming, this is the greatest thing ever, you guys will love it, was trying it out yesterday after i got some beta keys out to friends 😛

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CNV6jRhDJco/TyHvBswXBPE/AAAAAAAAAbM/KeOimuEhJ1M/s308-c/20120126

 

[delanooch]

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CNV6jRhDJco/TyHvBswXBPE/AAAAAAAAAbM/KeOimuEhJ1M/s308-c/20120126

 

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[citation][nom]agnickolov[/nom]I really wish the Valve folks would implement family-oriented features in Steam soon. My son is entering the gaming (non-hardcore of course) age and there's no convenient way for me to give him access to Steam games. He doesn't have a computer, just an account on my computer, but Steam requires admin rights on Windows 7 so I can't provide him with access. Not to mention there are no ways to restrict games based on rating or even manual selection...[/citation]
give your son a slice of raspberry pi.

 

[cpike84]

The app is really cool, and the chat works great. You can be signed into both the pc client and mobile app simultaneously, which I like. The only problem I came across is that the screenshots do not work for me with my Samsung Fascinate running Android 2.3