Like, I don’t want to hear about the Steam Machine’s price, registration date, or launch date 8 hours after the news comes out. I want to hear about it instantly! I want to be woken up. I want an Android App that subscribes to a webhook, runs in the background, and sounds an alarm when there’s news. You know, like an Amber Alert but for Steam hardware.
Any of you nerds want to help design this?
I’m imagining not just the API, but also a front-end website where trusted users (admins and volunteers) can ring the bell when real news comes out by posting a link. Whether it’s an announcement about the price, or even an announcement that that announcement will be soon. Any real news from Valve.
Yes, I’m stoned, but my idea is brilliant nonetheless! This is totally worth the effort. If no one wants to help, maybe I’ll vibe code it. I know Lemmy loves that!
For real, though, are there any existing services I could use besides opening Lemmy every hour?
The official Steam hardware pages support RSS. That’s how I stay up-to-date.
I think it’s this one.
RSS really is the most elegant, easiest, most customizable way to do this. Valve really is the GOAT when it comes to actually treating customers well (and don‘t think of them as dumb).
Never would have guessed this. Common Valve W.
Get an RSS app with notifications and subscribe to the Steam Hardware RSS feed.
I kinda want the opposite. I want official alerts only. NewRandomYouTubeGamerX64_L33tSauce’s opinion on “What a good price for the Steam Machine would be, and 10 reasons it won’t be that price” really doesn’t interest me. Has Valve said anything new? No? Then kindly STFU.
I’d like to subscribe to NewRandomYouTubeGamerX64_L33tSauce’s intriguing publications and productions, might I ask for a link, dear sir?
Ah looks like I got the name slightly wrong. close enough
Maybe a simple program that grabs an RSS feed from steam and searches the title for key words.
If keywords are found it passes the notification to you. Otherwise, ignores it.
Could probably be done with email as well
Camp outside their headquarters in Bellevue? /s
google alerts? is that still a thing?
