Valve is seemingly experiencing a surge in popularity in recent times, fueled by regular sales events and more recently, the company’s success with its Steam Deck. The handheld console managed to expand its already vast library into the mobile space along with a competent hardware offering. Recently, the company announced that the Steam Deck is getting some improvements and that Valve is even interested in a new Steam controller as well. Now, as the company teases next week’s Steam Winter Sale, Valve doesn’t look to be slowing down on its growth ambitions.
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As per Steam, the upcoming sale will discount thousands of games and will kick off at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET on December 22 and will run until January 5, 2023. This time, the company teases it may likely include popular titles like Fallout 76, Sonic Frontiers, SD Gundam Battle Alliance, Ready or Not, Two Point Campus, Persona 5 Royal, F1 Manager 2022, New World, and others. Additionally, the Steam Winter Sale is when fans will have the chance to vote for 2022’s Steam Awards Nominees across 11 different categories, which includes a new addition for games on portable devices.
Interestingly, gamers can already find some massive deals on the store right now such as 75% off on Immortals Fenyx Rising, 88% off on Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and 67% off on Red Dead Redemption 2 among others. The Steam Winter Sale follows shortly after Valve’s recently concluded Steam Autumn Sale for 2022. The company had announced earlier that it was replacing the Luna New Year sale with an annual spring sale from next year onwards. This means Steam will host a big sale for each season.
Recently, Tesla unveiled Steam for its cars, making the store available on a brand-new platform altogether. The electric car company announced that its Plaid Model S and X cars will have the capability to play even high-demanding titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring. After all, Tesla had earlier stated that its cars’ infotainment system is looking at achieving PS5-level performance. Either way, the adoption of gaming in cars via the Steam store will be an intriguing segment to denote in the coming months. Time will tell if the popularity will reach a level that garners its own category in time for next year’s Steam Awards during Valve’s winter sale.
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