Steam and Valve for Mac- Official Announcement

[aeria.]

Russell, It is a closed beta, Valve chooses only the people of their criteria to test their beta software. It's not "hey sign up here and you get the download the beta!!!!" That would be called an open beta.

The chances of being accepted is very low. I haven't gotten any reply from Valve after all this time so I'm assuming they've already gotten the beta stage done with. If not, they're finishing it up for an official release.

[Soap Mactavish]

i understand but i havent seen any news on the internet over the beta actually starting. Even if it is closed, the fact people are starting to get accepted will begin to leak. Steam could at least bother to send an email saying you didn't get accepted.

[aeria.]

News most likely won't post on things unless it's a public beta. Practically every single game made went through closed beta stages, the news blogs didn't post it.

[Soap Mactavish]

eh, ok.

ok so the new beta has been released to the public with a completely revamped UI. But the bad news is that it is only for windows. Now correctly if i am wrong, but wasnt the new UI supposed to be released simultaneously with mac. In the new UI description they didnt even mention the mac beta. *im sad*

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[aeria.]

It's going to be released to the Mac side sometime this month, we just have to wait patiently.

[Hardcore]

that revamped UI beta came out before they even announced the Mac version. aside from that, they likely won't even have a public Mac beta.

[Soap Mactavish]

Ok people i am mad now. Steam just announced they are delaying their Steam release for mac. It will now be released sometime in may.

[Jedikiller]

Comes out this Wednesday! Everybody needs to get Left 4 Dead 2.

Here's a writeup on the new experience from a guy who was in the beta: http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/05/09/steam.for.mac.very.similar.but.with.quirks/

[Gamer9er]

Got it! lol  Tomorrow wooo!

[Blast Tyrant]

Will this be released at midnight tonight?

[Soap Mactavish]

I am psyched!!!!!!!!!

[Hardcore]

Considering Valve's Rep i'd say no it won't be a midnight release, its just an app....however i may be wrong they could want to try and make something big out of it. I'd expect it by 1 EST tomorrow

[Soap Mactavish]

I don't get it...

is it so hard to load a piece of software at 12AM???

[aeria.]

It's a matter of Valve

I don't get it...

is it so hard to load a piece of software at 12AM???

Yes. If you ask me, they probably aren't done with it yet.

[Blast Tyrant]

The timing is perfect for me.
Ive been using a QAM reciever in my TV to get all the cable channels from my provider while only paying the basic cost. It looks like the cable company finally caught on today because most the channels are now blue screen and researching isnt bringing up anything.
Damn. No more discounted cable. It was good while it lasted.

Looks like Ill have more time to play on Steam.