music posibilities?

06-03-2006, 03:43 AM

would it be at all possible in the future to see steam develope some sort of service similar to itunes? o_O

and then have the ability to have it playing from an ingame menu. sorta like the way that HL2 has the friends list, is what i mean

xbskid · 06-03-2006, 08:09 AM

May I ask...why?

06-09-2006, 01:34 AM

LOL! Yes... why?

06-15-2006, 09:17 PM

hmm, I think the songs should be mp3`s so that steam users could listen to it whenever, just get the songs for whatever game in that game`s folder. ex: ep1 songs will be in a subfoulder in the ep1 media folder

just a thought

mikeywhitey · 07-06-2006, 12:42 PM

i don't think it should be something like iTunes or whatnot, i think they should just add the music along with the videos. I think it wouild be cool if they put the main title music from the valve games in the media section.

weedo · 07-07-2006, 04:17 AM

I want a better Steam MP3 player that we can use ingame. One that works properly where ever my MP3's are located.

mikeywhitey · 07-07-2006, 09:12 AM

how do you use the steam mp3 player anyways?

07-07-2006, 10:09 AM

Possible, but not likely, is my guess.

I would love it personally, since I feel that steam handles my products as if I own them, while iTunes prefers to conveniently "forget" what I have bought from them once one download has been completed. If steam developed a service where I could download my music, music videos, and movies whenever I wanted to I would become a big customer over-night.

Last time I tried iTunes (admittedly a good while ago) I got one, count it; 1, download of the album i bought. Once that album got wiped in one of many unfortunate events it was gone for ever and ever. I could have backed it up, but one of the strong points of steam is how it in combination with a decent internet connection makes physical data storage obsolete.

The chief reason why I don't collect music and movies is simply that I don't want a lot of junk in my appartment. I know some people like to have a whole wall full of jewel-cases, but I ain't one of those people. I want my music and movies represented by little pretty filenames in my little pretty file-explorer.

As of now there is no service in the world that offers music/movie-downloads with the same perks as we get from steam when it comes to games. Maybe it is not possible to make it happen, but I sure wish they would try. Unfortunately there are a lot of big companies all pulling in their very own direction when it comes to digital distribution, so I doubt we will se any good alternatives in the near future.

.bog.

mikeywhitey · 07-07-2006, 01:59 PM

i get what you mean. that's what i tought about itunes, once you bought something, you have to back it up. it doesn't keep track of your purchases. personnally, i hate being single tracks.

07-10-2006, 04:21 PM

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Originally posted by flkatk
this reminds me of walmart. first it was a simple store. then walmart expanded and has gas stations, a TV network, and mcdonalds. if steam goes ahead and does the same, it will be the end of the free gaming world. *cries and hides under bed*

PS you should watch "WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Price", a great movie about Walmart's dark side of cheap labor, lack of employee benefits, and envirmental issues.

07-12-2006, 02:48 PM

Kinda like that South Park episode....

07-16-2006, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nomad 2.0
Kinda like that South Park episode....

with the burning of walmart and the theory of sh*tin when u die...that episode rocked.

On topic: what mp3 player on steam???

¿Señor Freeman? · 07-16-2006, 08:32 PM

In any game In the command console type mp3 in it

It bad Usally skips songs and replays songs once a round is over i think they should fix it

xbskid · 07-17-2006, 05:28 AM

In any case, it's most likely more than possible to integrate an mp3 player into Steam and allow you access to it in-game, much like Friends is integrated.

07-17-2006, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MtM0201
with the burning of walmart and the theory of sh*tin when u die...that episode rocked.

On topic: what mp3 player on steam???

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06-03-2006, 03:43 AM	#1
Sipes216 Guest Posts: n/a	music posibilities? would it be at all possible in the future to see steam develope some sort of service similar to itunes? o_O and then have the ability to have it playing from an ingame menu. sorta like the way that HL2 has the friends list, is what i mean

07-07-2006, 10:09 AM	#8
boglito Guest Posts: n/a	Possible, but not likely, is my guess. I would love it personally, since I feel that steam handles my products as if I own them, while iTunes prefers to conveniently "forget" what I have bought from them once one download has been completed. If steam developed a service where I could download my music, music videos, and movies whenever I wanted to I would become a big customer over-night. Last time I tried iTunes (admittedly a good while ago) I got one, count it; 1, download of the album i bought. Once that album got wiped in one of many unfortunate events it was gone for ever and ever. I could have backed it up, but one of the strong points of steam is how it in combination with a decent internet connection makes physical data storage obsolete. The chief reason why I don't collect music and movies is simply that I don't want a lot of junk in my appartment. I know some people like to have a whole wall full of jewel-cases, but I ain't one of those people. I want my music and movies represented by little pretty filenames in my little pretty file-explorer. As of now there is no service in the world that offers music/movie-downloads with the same perks as we get from steam when it comes to games. Maybe it is not possible to make it happen, but I sure wish they would try. Unfortunately there are a lot of big companies all pulling in their very own direction when it comes to digital distribution, so I doubt we will se any good alternatives in the near future. .bog. Last edited by boglito: 07-07-2006 at 10:14 AM.

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06-03-2006, 08:09 AM	#2
xbskid Join Date: Nov 2004 Reputation: 15 Posts: 2,842	May I ask...why?

06-09-2006, 01:34 AM	#3
CreditYork.01 Guest Posts: n/a	LOL! Yes... why?

06-15-2006, 09:17 PM	#4
MtM0201 Guest Posts: n/a	hmm, I think the songs should be mp3`s so that steam users could listen to it whenever, just get the songs for whatever game in that game`s folder. ex: ep1 songs will be in a subfoulder in the ep1 media folder just a thought

07-06-2006, 12:42 PM	#5
mikeywhitey Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Reputation: 0 Posts: 248	i don't think it should be something like iTunes or whatnot, i think they should just add the music along with the videos. I think it wouild be cool if they put the main title music from the valve games in the media section.

07-07-2006, 04:17 AM	#6
weedo Join Date: Jul 2005 Reputation: 232 Posts: 6,854	I want a better Steam MP3 player that we can use ingame. One that works properly where ever my MP3's are located.

07-07-2006, 09:12 AM	#7
mikeywhitey Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Reputation: 0 Posts: 248	how do you use the steam mp3 player anyways?

07-07-2006, 01:59 PM	#9
mikeywhitey Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Reputation: 0 Posts: 248	i get what you mean. that's what i tought about itunes, once you bought something, you have to back it up. it doesn't keep track of your purchases. personnally, i hate being single tracks.

07-12-2006, 02:48 PM	#11
Nomad 2.0 Guest Posts: n/a	Kinda like that South Park episode....

07-16-2006, 08:32 PM	#13
¿Señor Freeman? Join Date: Feb 2006 Reputation: 513 Posts: 3,371	In any game In the command console type mp3 in it It bad Usally skips songs and replays songs once a round is over i think they should fix it

07-17-2006, 05:28 AM	#14
xbskid Join Date: Nov 2004 Reputation: 15 Posts: 2,842	In any case, it's most likely more than possible to integrate an mp3 player into Steam and allow you access to it in-game, much like Friends is integrated.