Steamcloud
I ran across this news while writing up my previous post. It appears that Valve has gone and done exactly what I want for my gaming experience: the ability to have my savegames and configuration settings “in the cloud,” as it were, preventing me from transporting crap from computer to computer. Of course, Valve has an advantage in that it owns the Steam distribution platform, and has already provided the ability to download and play your games anywhere by logging in with your Steam account. This machine-ignorant purchasing and distribution network is just what the console platform holders need to get on board with. The machine on which I’m playing my games, whether a PC, Xbox, PS3, Wii, whatever, should not have to be special in any way for me to get at my games and data. It should be a commodity. A platform on top of which runs my game, into which I load my data. Thank you Gabe Newell for knowing what the hell is going on in this industry.
I seriously hope more folks get on the Steam train and distribute exclusively digital. Screw going to stores to buy games. My PC’s got gobs of free space, let’s use it up!
Tags: distribution, dlc, STEAM, steamcloud, Valve
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