The Steam Chat application is presented by Valve, an app for Android and iOS that will allow us to communicate with new friends on Steam.
Valve has long since shifted its interest in game development to hardware development. The Steam Machine or the Steam Link They are examples of hardware that they have developed that has not finished working. It seems that the company is now focused on software development. Specifically, Steam has presented Steam Chat, a messaging application that complements the platform's renewed messaging system. This messaging application is compatible with Android and iOS and could be the first of many smartphone apps.
Valve goes from developing video games, something that is clear with Steam Chat
“Take your Steam friends, groups, and conversations with you wherever you go.
The Steam Chat application incorporates many of the most important features of the Steam client desktop chat, including:
Friends list: find out who is playing or online at a glance. You will see your custom categories and your favorites bar just like you do on your PC.
Enhanced Chat - Your conversations get even better with higher fidelity links, videos, tweets, GIFs, Giphy, Steam emoticons, and more.
Invite Links: Add new friends on Steam through a link. Generate an invitation link that you can send via text message or email.
Customizable notifications: with mobile notifications you will never miss a message or an invitation to a game. You can customize your notifications by friend, group chats and chat channel.
Group chats: chat with your friends in one place. Groups make it easy to do things like stay in touch with your communities and host game night with your best friends. "
Although many may not like the Epic Games Store, it seems more necessary than ever. Valve no longer has an interest in developing games and they focus on other things. The hardware they have developed has not had much of an impact and now they seem to be trying with the software and Steam Chat would be the beginning.
