Will Steam ever have mobile games?

[Ash]

Phones and tablets are getting pretty powerful. As I'm sure we are all aware most mobile games are pretty bad, but there are good ones out there (Genshin Impact for example). Will Steam ever publish games on mobile?
I'm sure Apple wouldn't be too happy about that idea, but Android shouldn't be a problem. Even if it isn't on the official Play store sideloading is not an issue for most people.

[nullable]

So why am I buying side loaded games from Valve when I can just get them from the Play Store?

If Valve is creating mobile games, why wouldn't they publish them on the Play Store?

[Xpliciit]

You know you can use Steam Connect to play your games from Steam on Mobile right?

[Brian9824]

Probably not, the mobile market is already heavily saturated and game developers are already free to sell their games on mobile platforms if they want. There isn't anything Steam can do that isn't already done.

[Crazy Tiger]

If Valve ever opens up a Steam mobile shop, keep in mind that they very likely keep the same policy as they have now. So there will be no shortage of "bad" games in the Steam mobile shop then.

The major question would be, why would Valve take that effort?

[Xhoas]

Genshin Impact is pretty terrible too.

[Verified Error 505]

I hope Valve will never degenerate that much to really go with mobile games, that would be a disgrace.

[Irene ❤]

Mobile stores are already a distributor. They won't allow valve to take a share.

[Kargor]

As was already mentioned, Google and Apple are running their own stores, and they don't like other stores. Also, Valve would start as nobody -- why would anyone prefer to buy games from them, if they can get them from the default playstore as well?

Also, Steam likes to have one license for all platforms (Windows, MacOS and Linux, if available). I don't even know whether publishers are allowed to sell Windows and MacOS versions separately, for example.

For mobile, this would have to go -- I'm pretty sure no mobile game publisher wants to sell combined licenses.

[♥--♥]

xD

[Two Clicks]

You mean... you're discounting the reams of mobile ports already on steam!? Or do those not count?

[-Dare Devil/x/]

-I think it's a good question.

-What % cut down apple store and Google play store take?

-They are just store fronts right?

-Having mobile games sold on Steam means Steam community hub/forums/guides/achievements.

-I don't know the design past that though as I only thought of it for a few minutes. Can Steam mobile games enable Steam's matchmaking service? How does all that work? Would we see cross-platform merging player bases for coop games, etc.

[Mythical Ostrich]

Oh god I hope not. There's already enough trash on Steam without adding phone games.
I personally can't play phone games, even legit ones like Stardew or KotOR, it's not relaxing to me

[-Dare Devil/x/]

Originally posted by Mythical Ostrich:

Oh god I hope not. There's already enough trash on Steam without adding phone games.
I personally can't play phone games, even legit ones like Stardew or KotOR, it's not relaxing to me

-How would it affect you? Assuming its handled similar to how VR is handled in terms of the store front.

[Judgmental Amaterasu]

Originally posted by -Dare Devil/x/:

Originally posted by Mythical Ostrich:

Oh god I hope not. There's already enough trash on Steam without adding phone games.
I personally can't play phone games, even legit ones like Stardew or KotOR, it's not relaxing to me

-How would it affect you? Assuming its handled similar to how VR is handled in terms of the store front.

Mobile "games" are thinly veiled gambling simulators.

[WhiteKnight]

Originally posted by Kargor:

As was already mentioned, Google and Apple are running their own stores, and they don't like other stores. Also, Valve would start as nobody -- why would anyone prefer to buy games from them, if they can get them from the default playstore as well?.

Isn't that what Epic Games is trying to accomplish by suing Apple & Google. So Epic Games can add their store?. If the lawsuit is in Epic favor then anyone be it Steam can bring their stores to mobile.