Twitch and even YouTube to an extent, have been dominating the world of streaming especially when it comes to video games. Now, the PC gaming giant Valve, most notable for creating the largest PC game distributor platform Steam, is looking to enter the streaming arena the only problem is they were a little clumsy in their debut. In just a few days, Valve’s biggest event the Dota 2 International will begin the final stages of the Tournament and likely rack up some huge streaming numbers. The Company’s plan was to announce a new streaming platform and allow viewers to watch all the action on their very own platform. It was a great idea until they accidentally made their internal test live to the public prompting everyone to be both confused and intrigued.

Now that the dust has settled, we now know that Steam certainly has plans to have its very own streaming service that will likely try and rival Twitch and YouTube. So far all we know is that they are planning to stream major tournaments like the International. Currently, we don't know what their plans are for average gamers streaming video games of their choosing. When it comes to streaming major tournaments that makes sense and the idea of hopping into a live stream right from your steam account does sound pretty awesome. However, trying to become a live streaming platform that rivals both Twitch and Youtube seems like a much more loftier goal. Valve is likely going to have to shell out a ton of cash to convince the top streamers to transfer over to steam.tv from Twitch or YouTube. In fact, the smarter move would be to convince streamers who are just starting out to use their platform and build a consumer base from there. What Valve’s long-term goals are with this new streaming service is anyone's guess but prepare to watch the high stakes Dota 2 International on a whole new platform very soon.