Filed just yesterday, September 2nd 2025.
STEAM FRAME™ trademark registration is intended to cover the categories of computer hardware; computer networking hardware; computer peripherals; computer hardware and computer software for the reproduction, processing, and streaming of audio, video, data, text, and multimedia content.
https://uspto.report/TM/99370857
STEAM FRAME™ trademark registration is intended to cover the categories of computer game consoles for recreational game playing; video game consoles; video game accessories, namely, controllers for video games.
Framework + valve collaborating to release half-life 3 as a platform exclusive, confirmed!
Half-Life 3 to be exclusive to Samsung Frame TVs, confirmed!
Could you imagine if they release HL3 as a Linux exclusive? That'd satisfy me to no end. I don't like exclusivity, but it'd be so fun to watch the chaos.
I used to be annoyed at Github projects that were Linux only but didn't mention it. Now I'm annoyed at Github projects that are Windows only but don't mention it.
The app that you've always wanted, or at least, close enough so that you can tweak it and maybe submit a PR! Except of course that it's written in .NET and uses WinForms for its UI. Bastards.
In some ways, I'm a bit envious of Windows for having a standardised UI toolkit, even if it's terrible. Linux has a selection that are each flawed in their own way. I think the last time I enjoyed writing UI code was on the Amiga 1200, and that wasn't yesterday.
Sounds like a project I wouldn't want to contribute to 😆
Source: spent a couple years maintaining a product written in that PoS framework
Honestly that's a genius marketing strategy
Hmm, you might be on to something with Framework recently releasing a desktop PC. Maybe they decided to cooperate with Valve for a home console. Valve seems to be quite into repairability as well, so that doesn't seem like a totally unlikely match.
Oh I wasn’t kidding with my speculation on that part. The half-life 3 part is over the top silliness, but framework collab is definitely plausible.
Don't forget that Valve collaborates with iFixIt to make replacement Steam Deck parts available
Well, they did tease half life 3 at the end of Half life alyx, but it would most likely be another VR exclusive. And it's not like that was the first time valve teased half life 3 without following up on it 🫤
That's what I'm hoping, too. A collaboration between Valve and Framework, with iFixit for good measure. I'm expecting that the processor and motherboard will be custom designed, but I'm also hoping that the hardware will be repairable and upgradable.
That would be beautiful.