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Streaming is a huge deal these days, whether it be music, movies, TV shows, or games. This is why it did not exactly come as a huge surprise to see Valve launch its own streaming platform in the form of Steam TV, although it appears that this wasn’t really by choice as it was launched by accident.
In a report from CNET, it cites several sources who were reporting that Valve had registered a new domain called Steam.tv, and heading on over revealed that the website was live and functional and it was actually broadcasting The International, Valve’s annual DotA 2 tournament. The website has since been taken down, but from what CNET saw, it was completely functional where users could access their friends list and invite friends to watch videos together.
However like we said, this launch was by accident and completely unintentional on Valve’s part. The company has since confirmed the website’s existence and also released a statement which reads, “We are working on updating Steam Broadcasting for the Main Event of The International, Dota 2’s annual tournament. What people saw was a test feed that was inadvertently made public.”
No word on when the platform will be ready for prime time or what it could be used for, but presumably it will be another streaming platform that could potentially look to compete against Twitch or YouTube Gaming.
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