What id like to see from Steam in futre

[AstartesPanda]

Well Steam is branching out into software now, makes sense. And they have the best grasp of what digital distribution service should be, and treat customers right. And as they have shown how compitent they are and the way the world is now. I think it would make sense if they branched out into movies/tv shows/music, perhaps? I mean in todays age the entertainment industry is blameing the internet for loss of sales and bad people downloading, instead of embrasin it. There should be no restriction or region locks on the internet as it has no boarders by nature/design. Im sure im not the only one that would love to watch shows for example, but dont want to pay for in my case Sky/virgin/cable tv just so i can catch new episodes of my favorite shows a few weeks after my US buddies. Feels like a waste of money just to see new shows on tv. In todays internet age its plain stupid. Why not just have a single place for the many people out there, a place to download the shows you want the day they show on tv.Tied into your steam account. At a monthly fee or even per episode. Even with movies, i see they have done this with Promethius early download copy from sites, lower price, no extras.BUT only if you dwell in the USA. Like i said there should be no boarder or region locks, its the internet for freemans sake. I find kinda lame but gives a good insentive i guess to buy a dvd/blu-ray copy. Either way i feel Steam would be the perfect place for this kinda thing happen. Ideas ? Thoughts ?

[Cornflakes]

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There should be no restriction or region locks on the internet as it has no boarders by nature/design

Try telling that to national governments and their corresponding courts.

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Why not just have a single place for the many people out there, a place to download the shows you want the day they show on tv.

A monopoly? Those tend to not work out so well for the consumer. Or do you mean a single software platform that all the companies use? That would be nice, but standardizing anything is very difficult without regulation.

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its the internet for freemans sake.

Okay, now you're just messing with me.

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Either way i feel Steam would be the perfect place for this kinda thing happen. Ideas ? Thoughts ?

Ok, for serious, I do like the idea of having digital downloads and streaming for TV and movies, I'm just not sure if it's worth it for Valve to pursue this. There are other companies (who would become Steam's competition) that are dedicated to exactly this, and even they have problems delivering a satisfactory product / user experience for their customers.

Plus there's a whole quagmire of issues when you get into the Old Media licensing for movies and music catalogues and all. It would require a huge investment to set this up on Valve's end. If the publisher are setting the prices of their products, I'm not sure Steam would be able to offer competitive prices. It might be too much for them to make the whole thing profitable.

I don't really know, though. Maybe it is possible for Steam. I think the main difference is that for games and software, those are things that by design must be on your hard drive to function. Things like music and movies aren't strictly HDD-only to function. You can play them digitally, but there are other formats, and in my opinion the Old Media industry still prefers security over ease of use.

[AstartesPanda]

ill just put this here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsqmU3v0hVA
https://twitter.com/SteamDB/status/498487122647846912/photo/1

[achillies333]

lol here I am rary

[AstartesPanda]

omg now we have music. Or at least the soundtracks to Half-Life games and Portal. And no one has picked up that phone yet lol

[AstartesPanda]

Oh look at that Mad Max fury road movie on steam for 13.99. Anyone going to pick that phone up ?

[HLCinSC]

Ever wonder why Netflix isn't availabble in all countries and how the selection available varies country to country as well?

Well it is because of the content creators. They sell distribution rights to different companies in various countries/regions. Many of those content creators are funded or owned by another company that also has vested intrest in keeping the status quo. They are often funded by companies like NBC or Universal which happen to also be owned by comcast who wants you to buy their cable packages, on demand, movie tickets, and dvd's/blurays.