Valve, Lionsgate partner to offer more than 100 films through Steam
Hungry for more media content? Hunger Games and more Lionsgate movies are coming to Steam.
If you fall in the camp of Steam users who want more than just video games through Valve's digital distribution platforms, or if you think Steam's storefront could stand to be even more crowded, you'll be happy to learn that Valve and Lionsgate have formed a partnership that will see the film studio license over 100 films to Steam.
"We're delighted to partner with Steam, a leader in the digital entertainment and gaming space, as part of our commitment to remain at the cutting edge of innovation in delivering content to online audiences around the world," said Lionsgate president of worldwide television & digital distribution Jim Packer in an announcement made earlier this morning (per Variety).
The Hunger Games tetralogy, headlined by Jennifer Lawrence, leads the pack of licensed movies. Others include the Divergent and Saw franchises, and the Twilight series.
On paper, Lionsgate and Valve seem like obvious partners. Over 125 million consumers use Steam, and Lionsgate, which releases approximately 15 films per year, is always looking to spread across popular platforms.
Valve's head of marketing, Doug Lombardi, expressed enthusiasm at the announcement—and indicated that the company's partnership with Lionsgate is only one example of how Steam will be broadening its content lineup. "Their films are engaging audiences and fostering rich communities around the world, reflecting the kind of high-quality entertainment that we expect to drive the continued expansion of our content offering."
The announcement leaves unanswered questions in its wake. For instance, will Steam users be able to watch movies bought through Steam on tablets and smartphones? As of now, Valve's Steam app is a glorified storefront and friends' list. More functionality will need to be added if the app is to be good for more than drooling over sales.
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replyDavid Craddock posted a new article, Valve, Lionsgate partner to offer more than 100 films through Steam
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Valve doesn't make games anymore confirmed.
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Not confirmed. The announcement was pretty bare bones.
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I hope every single one of the movies is an action film from the late 80s and early 90s.
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Those 20 people running a pure SteamOS machine hooked into their TVs with no other device capable or streaming might have.
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I sincerely doubt many of those people exist.
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I originally wrote 6, but I thought I would estimate upwards.
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yeah I mean, there are so many better options for me to stream movies so.....
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Wait, so Hunger Games is on Steam if you're in the US? The selection available here is pretty shit. 11 movies total, with highlights including Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland, Return of the Living Dead 3 and Leprechaun 1-4.
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Fuuuuuuuu...!
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TIL they made 3 more Leprechauns.
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They also made Leprechaun: Origins because we were all begging to know where that Leprechaun came from.
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if you could download/stream at bluray bitrates I wouldn't mind buying movies through steam. I like blurays but don't always want to deal with physical media
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Totally agree with you. I don't want to give up my higher quality image/sound of physical media, but I'm done with dealing with discs. I think TFA is probably going to be the very last disc I buy/bought. Deadpool is on digital tomorrow and I've just about convinced myself it'll just be easier to go that way. The main drawback is that digital SUCKS for extra content. Which is stupid considering space isn't an issue, just the UI. But, in the end, I just want the movie. LOTR is like the only exception where the extras were really interesting. Though, I'd had my fill when Hobbit rolled around, or maybe I just didn't care as much because the movie was lacking.
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If your interested check out http://www.store-3d-blurayrental.com/ They rent out the retail discs. It originally started as a 3D bluray mail service since no one offered those. I use them for regular bluray and UHD Blurays. It's pricier than Netflix and the service seems a bit low budget, but they have been great since I started using them.
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Why bother with this?
Roku, Amazon, Apple, and others already do it and do it a lot better.-
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And this move does nothing to refute that claim.
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Bad news guys, all 100 movies will be the Ghostbusters reboot.
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This would be more intriguing if non-game support in Steam was any good whatsoever
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