[rizzin]

I think this is a good point: Valve doesn't make games, but it definitely seems to be trying out other gaming-related things.

Examples:

* Steam Machine [0], an alternative to consoles

* Proton [1], incredible boost to gaming on Linux

* Continued development of the Source engine [2], that, albeit not a first choice for the majority of game developers, is still being used

* Going heavy on e-sports with Dota 2 and The International [3], which, I believe, is also beneficial for gaming as a whole

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Machine_(hardware_platfo...

[1] https://steamcommunity.com/games/221410/announcements/detail...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_(game_engine)#Games

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_International_(Dota_2)

[shmerl]

Don't forget their contributions to Mesa: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/commits/master?utf8...

[signal11]

Halo for PC (all of them, via the Master Chief Collection) is coming to the Steam Store soon. That might be exciting for some people.