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Valve has announced they’re shutting down the Videos section of the Steam Store for all non-gaming video.

The company will remove all non-gaming video from the platform, and future video content on Steam will be “either directly related to gaming or, is accessory content for games or software sold on Steam.”

Valve has already “retired” the videos option from the Store menu, and word is they’ll be removing all non-gaming videos as well. The affected videos will no longer be purchase-able, but if you have classics like Beach Volleyball Detectives in your library, you can still view them.

As for gaming-related videos, you’ll still be able to view them via the associated game, software store page, searches, user tags, and so on.

Here’s a blurb from Valve on the service ending:

For the past few years, we have worked on expanding Steam beyond games and software by building a video platform that supports paid and free video content. In reviewing what Steam users actually watch, it became clear we should focus our effort on offering content that is either directly related to gaming or, is accessory content for games or software sold on Steam.

As part of this refocus, we have retired the Video section of the Steam Store menu with an expectation that video content is discovered via the associated game or software store page, or through search, user tags, recommendations, etc.

Over the coming weeks a number of non-gaming videos will be retired and will no longer be available for purchase. Previously purchased content will remain available to owners.