Steamwork's "Big Picture" is now available!

Taken from Steam's Big Picture page

And.. Lots of prices on games are slashed: CLICK HERE.

"Relax, it's Steam"

"Why give up your games, your friends, and all that you love about Steam when you play games in the living room? With Big Picture, weve reformatted Steam for use with your TV and game controller, so you can enjoy your Steam games from the comfort of your couch."

They even had a controller made especially for Steam big picture. I know some of us already play or have played their PC games on an HDTV, but this time it has been reformatted and designed for use on the big screen.

1. Will you be switching to the big TV? Controller or Keyboard/Mouse?

2. Naw, I'll stick with my PC desktop setup and my comfy chair.

useless feature.

this is gonna be good for me, cos i play my pc on my tv when i have mates over... so hell yea ill check it out...

useless feature.

jakes456

It's pointless. It's nice to use it at first for the novelty but it becomes far too impractical for normal consistent use.

I've got my xbox for couch gaming

Its a fantastic setup (like the UI) for people who use there tv and or 360 controller. Its set up easy to use, and the game icons and steam overlay for Big Picture is a great option to have. If you dont use tvs much then this is not really a feature for you. But for people who like to game on there PC this is fantastic.

For some gamers just coming from consoles to pc, this type of thing and stardocks aps really can go along way.

Awesome, now I can use my Xbox gamepad to scroll through deals.

Awesome, now I can use my Xbox gamepad to scroll through deals.

THGarrett

Good option for controller users on a TV

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Awesome, now I can use my Xbox gamepad to scroll through deals.

SKaREO

You don't understand PC gaming. PC gaming is all about multiple options. No one ever said it had to be limited to a desk with a mouse and keyboard.

Its pointless, few games have gamepad supportLookAnDrolL

A lot of PC games have controller support.

[QUOTE="LookAnDrolL"]Its pointless, few games have gamepad supportJangoWuzHere

A lot of PC games have controller support.

It's good for being family/friend friendly I guess. Regular Steam UI is still more time efficient to use.

It's good for being family/friend friendly I guess. Regular Steam UI is still more time efficient to use.

SharkheadHD

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It's good for being family/friend friendly I guess. Regular Steam UI is still more time efficient to use.

kieran88

Its pointless, few games have gamepad supportLookAnDrolL

Few games have gamepad support? Are you drunk? Half of my 400+ games have controlelr suppport

[QUOTE="osan0"]if i used a controller for my PC and wanted to put the keyboard and mouse to one side while navigating then i would certainly use big picture. but i don't at the moment. but the PC is about options and choice so its nice to have it there as i may use it down the line. i have played around with it though and its a good start. it still feels a bit like a work in progress though. parts of it seem to be only the usual steam pages embedded in big picture mode which is not ideal. but its only a V1 release so i am sure valve will be listening to feedback and working on improvements. SKaREO

Well, it sure isn't about looking smarter. You may want to refer back to your English class about parallelism before you go on about being better than other people.

[QUOTE="osan0"]if i used a controller for my PC and wanted to put the keyboard and mouse to one side while navigating then i would certainly use big picture. but i don't at the moment. but the PC is about options and choice so its nice to have it there as i may use it down the line. i have played around with it though and its a good start. it still feels a bit like a work in progress though. parts of it seem to be only the usual steam pages embedded in big picture mode which is not ideal. but its only a V1 release so i am sure valve will be listening to feedback and working on improvements. SKaREO

PC is about having tons of choices to pick how you want things. Nothing wrong with having more options.

[QUOTE="SKaREO"][QUOTE="osan0"]if i used a controller for my PC and wanted to put the keyboard and mouse to one side while navigating then i would certainly use big picture. but i don't at the moment. but the PC is about options and choice so its nice to have it there as i may use it down the line. i have played around with it though and its a good start. it still feels a bit like a work in progress though. parts of it seem to be only the usual steam pages embedded in big picture mode which is not ideal. but its only a V1 release so i am sure valve will be listening to feedback and working on improvements. kozzy1234

PC is about having tons of choices to pick how you want things. Nothing wrong with having more options.

[QUOTE="osan0"]if i used a controller for my PC and wanted to put the keyboard and mouse to one side while navigating then i would certainly use big picture. but i don't at the moment. but the PC is about options and choice so its nice to have it there as i may use it down the line. i have played around with it though and its a good start. it still feels a bit like a work in progress though. parts of it seem to be only the usual steam pages embedded in big picture mode which is not ideal. but its only a V1 release so i am sure valve will be listening to feedback and working on improvements. SKaREO

The whole reason PC gaming exists is to be better then console gaming? What sense does that makes?

The whole reason PC gaming exists is to be better then console gaming? What sense does that makes?

JangoWuzHere

Another useless feature added to Steam. Yay! I really wish they'd release a "lite" version without all the superfluous features I'll never use.

Another useless feature added to Steam. Yay! I really wish they'd release a "lite" version without all the superfluous features I'll never use.

-wildflower-

Definitely good to have the option, for certain games. Also obligatory gimme hl3 plz lol.kieran88

[QUOTE="LookAnDrolL"]Its pointless, few games have gamepad supportkozzy1234

Few games have gamepad support? Are you drunk? Half of my 400+ games have controlelr suppport

Does BPM crash for anyone else? I can't get past the startup sound before Steam takes a sh*t and locks up.