It seems that you may’t really be a PC gamer until you have Steam running on your computer, and it would appear that Dell and Valve are in agreement on this. It’s been revealed that the immensely popular digital distribution service will now come installed on Alienware gaming PCs and laptops as standard. That’s kind of a big deal!
Alienware is not the most widespread brand of PC in the world, but this is a move that has huge potential. It will give Valve an automatic marketshare, for one thing, and there is little doubt that Dell is the only company that Valve has been talking to. If the publisher plays its cards right, Steam could become just almost as integral to newly purchased PCs as Internet Explorer.
It makes sense, too. If you game on a PC, you’re going to need Steam eventually. This just makes it so much easier.
