Steam now available for iOS & Android

Shamikebab · 26 Jan 2012 at 20:18

gropingmantis said:
Buy Steam games on the move? Never miss out on a deal EVER AGAIN! Why do you do these things to us, whhhyyyyyyyyy? My bank balance will never be the same again.

Confused said:
Oh dear.

I can see my bank account taking a right hammering if I can browse and buy Steam games whilst I'm on the khazi!

You guys do realise you can buy games on the move now don't you? Just go to the website :confused:

gropingmantis · 26 Jan 2012 at 20:30

Shamikebab said:
You guys do realise you can buy games on the move now don't you? Just go to the website

Yeah if browsing websites from my phone wasnt ****.

Confused · 26 Jan 2012 at 20:31

Shamikebab said:
You guys do realise you can buy games on the move now don't you? Just go to the website

Well, yeah, but I'm much more likely to browse through my installed apps, see Steam, and fire that up than deliberately browse to the website via my browser.

So - all in all, a good marketing move by Valve if I'm anything to go by!

nitram100 · 26 Jan 2012 at 20:31

Shamikebab said:
You guys do realise you can buy games on the move now don't you? Just go to the website

Not if you have a budget android with a crap web browser!

Shamikebab · 26 Jan 2012 at 20:47

Well get a better phone noobs

Aedus · 27 Jan 2012 at 08:24

I'm mainly wanting it for the Steam chat, so I can talk to Steam mates without having to be signed in at home.

I wonder if they will integrate trading sometime.

WiZZyWiGG · 27 Jan 2012 at 08:49

Title is a little misleading, the apps are out but you can't use them unless you have a beta invite.

If you download the app and try to login it adds you to the 'wanting an invite list' so you may get invited at some point.

insejn · 27 Jan 2012 at 10:25

gropingmantis said:
Buy Steam games on the move? Never miss out on a deal EVER AGAIN! Why do you do these things to us, whhhyyyyyyyyy? My bank balance will never be the same again.

Exactly ^ this

insejn · 27 Jan 2012 at 10:28

Shamikebab said:
You guys do realise you can buy games on the move now don't you? Just go to the website

Same as Amazon app

Navigating websites on phones = still not optimal. clicking a line between two other lines that all are links, works on an ipad but not so easy on a phone.

Apps with 2-3 clicks on bigger icons to buy stuff = ease of use

nitram100 · 27 Jan 2012 at 10:33

Shamikebab said:
Well get a better phone noobs

Nah, I like my 4.5 day battery life

Don't fancy charging every day or two for the sake of a slightly better web browsing experience.

Aedus · 27 Jan 2012 at 11:57

WiZZyWiGG said:
Title is a little misleading, the apps are out but you can't use them unless you have a beta invite.

If you download the app and try to login it adds you to the 'wanting an invite list' so you may get invited at some point.

When you login using the app it adds your account to the list of people wanting an invite, so it's worth downloading it and logging in so your name is put forward.

Brummies · 27 Jan 2012 at 12:01

^ Yeah, i done the same.

Waiting for an invite from them now I guess.

Daveman23 · 27 Jan 2012 at 14:41

Nice one, installing now to give it a go.

Aedus · 27 Jan 2012 at 20:57

Awhhh yeahhhh.

orderoftheflame · 27 Jan 2012 at 21:04

Got mine too. Works pretty well for chat.

GraveYard · 27 Jan 2012 at 21:05

yeah it's just let me in aswell, it does work well for the chat...

Purdy · 27 Jan 2012 at 21:05

orderoftheflame said:
Got mine too. Works pretty well for chat.

Can you dual log?

Aedus · 27 Jan 2012 at 21:05

The chat is a bit laggy on 3G, maybe because of my area though. Works really well otherwise.

orderoftheflame · 27 Jan 2012 at 21:09

Purdy said:
Can you dual log?

You stay logged in on the PC. And you keep chatting on the phone when it's off.

Doesn't seem to be any notifications when receiving a message, but I'm sure they'll expand the functionality. It's only beta after all.

Jae-So · 27 Jan 2012 at 21:09

yup in as well, looks a bit Meh, let's hope it gets better