Valve is killing off Steam’s non-gaming videos because no one is watching them

Valve is killing off Steam’s non-gaming videos because no one is watching them

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https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/20/18233032/valve-video-store-retiring-non-gaming-movies

Valve has announced that it’s retiring the video section of the Steam Store menu, and it will be removing any non-gaming videos from its services. In a blog post announcing the move, the company says that it made the decision after “reviewing what Steam users actually watch.” Although gaming-related videos will remain on the service, they will no longer sit in a dedicated section of the store menu.

Valve’s video ambitions for Steam initially grew out of gaming content such as the documentary Indie Game: The Movie, which was the first feature-length film to arrive on the service back in 2012. However, over the years the focus on gaming content shifted to also include regular movies. Devolver Digital, which usually publishes games, released the first non-gaming film, Motivation Growth, back in 2014. A 2016 partnership with Lionsgate has since seen the likes of Blair Witch and Orange is the New Black made available.

Valve is killing off Steam’s non-gaming videos because no one is watching them

Feb 20, 2019, 1:32pm UTC
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/20/18233032/valve-video-store-retiring-non-gaming-movies > Valve has announced that it’s retiring the video section of the Steam Store menu, and it will be removing any non-gaming videos from its services. In a blog post announcing the move, the company says that it made the decision after “reviewing what Steam users actually watch.” Although gaming-related videos will remain on the service, they will no longer sit in a dedicated section of the store menu. > Valve’s video ambitions for Steam initially grew out of gaming content such as the documentary Indie Game: The Movie, which was the first feature-length film to arrive on the service back in 2012. However, over the years the focus on gaming content shifted to also include regular movies. Devolver Digital, which usually publishes games, released the first non-gaming film, Motivation Growth, back in 2014. A 2016 partnership with Lionsgate has since seen the likes of Blair Witch and Orange is the New Black made available.