The First Trailer For Valve’s Big Picture Mode

16 responses to “The First Trailer For Valve’s Big Picture Mode”

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   Timotaio

   September 11, 2012 at 7:09 am

   So does your computer have to be plugged into your tv for it to work?

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   lambomann007

   September 11, 2012 at 7:14 am

   DAT KEYBOARD. Why has no one thought of that before??

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   1. 

      Jordaan Mylonas

      September 11, 2012 at 7:52 am

      There was a custom Android keyboard I saw a few months back that is very similar, but I agree, much better than “hit right 13 times to type ‘p’ “

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   2. 

      Hyperthx

      September 11, 2012 at 9:43 am

      Something Microsoft really needs to implement on LIVE.

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      Matthew

      September 11, 2012 at 11:20 am

      The concept has been around for a solid 10 years, it’s just never gone mainstream.

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         Braaains

         September 11, 2012 at 3:30 pm

         Yeah… as I mentioned in the other thread, something very similar was in the original Killzone on PS2. That was 2004… not sure if anybody else did it before that.

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3. 

   Lance Uppercut

   September 11, 2012 at 7:33 am

   I love the idea, but you really need two PC’s to make it work. It is a pain in the arse to constantly change from my monitor to my TV.

   I want a steam box, I want something that will boot to steam so I don’t have to screw around. I want them to release an OS that I can install on any PC I build that will just boot to steam, be completely controlled by my controller and I am sold.

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   1. 

      Thom

      September 11, 2012 at 7:46 am

      I suspect this is why they’ve started pushing linux compatibility – they can release their own gaming oriented OS.

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   2. 

      nate

      September 11, 2012 at 8:43 am

      just run a second hdmi output to your tv

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      Tib

      September 11, 2012 at 9:07 am

      I thought I read somewhere (TechSpot cover of a Kotaku post IIRC) that Big Picture Mode ships with an option to start at boot.

      I reckon it’d be quite easy to turn a dedicated gaming PC into a console-like experience with minimal effort. Provided you only use Steam for games.

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4. 

   Jungle

   September 11, 2012 at 8:19 am

   One more reason to preorder ouya….

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5. 

   Scruffy

   September 11, 2012 at 8:26 am

   Is that Master Chief’s helmet at 0:57 or what?

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   1. 

      lambomann007

      September 11, 2012 at 8:28 am

      SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!

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6. 

   Lortarg

   September 11, 2012 at 9:01 am

   Don’t think this is for me. Much prefer my computer chair with a good mouse and keyboard than playing in the lounge room. Which is probably why I haven’t finished some of my 360 and Wii games I have lying around still.

   Also, while that virtual keyboard looks heaps better than the 360 one, I’d still hate to use it for more than a few simple searches.

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7. 

   Wander

   September 11, 2012 at 9:03 am

   Cool and all, but I have my pc hooked up to my tv anyway..

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8. 

   Ross

   September 11, 2012 at 10:20 am

   “Plus a web browser for the TV that doesn’t suck” lol love that. Have to say that I have tried the IE beta on xbox though and it’s not all that bad, so I am interested to see how that compares (besides key input, because that Steam controller-keyboard-wheel-thing looks awesome).

   Anyway, I am definitely looking forward to trying this out. Good job Valve!

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