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Steam celebrates its 20th anniversary in the only way it knows how: with a saleAnd a trip down memory lane
And a trip down memory lane
Image credit:Valve
Image credit:Valve
Today marks 20 years since the release of Steam, aswe wrote about earlier today. Valve have now posted their own reminiscence about the history of their digital distribution platformover on the Steam site.
And in typical Steam fashion, it’s also a sale.
The 20th anniversary page runs down the last twenty years of the platform, briefly noting the major changes that year - and some of the wider pop cultural trends of the moment.
“The year is 2003. MySpace launches, Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes the governor of California, and ‘In Da Club’ is the number one song. Also entering da club that year? Steam, on September 12, 2003,” it begins.
There are also some free, themed animated stickers for your Steam profile,if you’re into that sort of thing.
I was in one of the private Steam betas, so I think my Steam account is actually more than 20-years-old. I still remember that early thrill of downloading the originalHalf-Lifeover the service and being able to begin the tram ride intoBlack Mesaeven before it had finished downloading. (I also still remember the chill of trying to playHalf-Life 2on launch day, so.)
You can sip Bacardi like it’s Steam’s birthdayover here.
