Valve is ‘not exhibiting’ at E3

Don’t expect any hands-on reports with Valve products from the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show. The company isn’t planning to have a presence at the show.

The Half-Life and Steam company has told GamesBeat that it is not taking meetings for its upcoming products like the HTC Vive at E3, which begins in a little over a week in Los Angeles. The HTC Vive is the new virtual-reality headset that Valve made in partnership with smartphone manufacturer HTC. It is due out before the end of this year. Valve is also not listed as a participant in the first-ever dedicated PC gaming media briefing, which will take place on the night of June 16. Instead, Valve will likely make use of its own Steam digital-distribution platform and smaller events throughout the year to talk about the hardware and software it is working on.