FEBRUARY Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Recently there's been chatter that Valve  the company behind the massively popular gaming service Steam  has been considering getting into the hardware business. Specifically, there have been rumors that the company has been toying with the idea of creating a proper set-top console which could potentially pose a threat to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Valve co-founder Gabe Newell even recently told Penny Arcade: "Well, if we have to sell hardware we will." At a glance that would simply be interesting fodder for a gaming forum debate, but we've uncovered information that suggests that not only has Valve been secretly working on gaming hardware for the living room, but that the company is actively pursuing a strategy which would place Steam at the center of an open gaming universe that mirrors what Google has done with Android. Backing up that concept, in the same interview we quote above, Newell says that Valve doesn't really want to do hardware on its own, stating, "We'd rather hardware people that are good at manufacturing and distributing hardware do [hardware]. We think it's important enough that if that's what we end up having to do, then that's what we end up having to do." Read the entire article here. Even if it is a rumor, are you excited? Would you buy a console that you can use mouse and keyboard on AND a controller if you would want to? Discuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankBANG Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Not so excited. Willing to read more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeman Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 If It's a console that lets me digitally download console games then you bet your fucking ass I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Batters Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 if for not so much as the console but the idea its intriguing, could this potentially worry microsoft and sony enough that they need to make there consoles more open? the amount it could force various companies to change or lose out is, in my mind, quite intruiging! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwing Duck Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I like my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3nL Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Man, some sort of hardware that I can use to run this steam application? That sounds wonderful. I've been waiting for something like that for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluHorse Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 If It's a console that lets me digitally download console games then you bet your fucking ass I will. all of this + keyboard and mouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3V0Lu710N Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I'd seriously buy if it could handle any game very well with good specs like xbox and ps3 and if it isn't too expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimzy Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Not too sure whether I should like or dislike this. If it would be something like a "regular computer", just only running steam.. Meh I'm good thx. But I'm interested and I want to read more if it's not gonna be like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEBRUARY Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 I'd seriously buy if it could handle any game very well with good specs like xbox and ps3and if it isn't too expensive Following the rumors, this "console" is VERY much more powerful then the xbox 360 and ps3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mute Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Following the rumors, this "console" is VERY much more powerful then the xbox 360 and ps3. Is it more powerful than the next gen consoles that will be out by the time this is made? Personally i don't think there's room for another console Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEBRUARY Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Is it more powerful than the next gen consoles that will be out by the time this is made? Personally i don't think there's room for another console Who knows what they'll put in the next gen consoles, but this has a top of the line core i7, 8 gigs of ram, and supposedly a high end GTX 600 series card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCount Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Hey I don't know if you guys n' gals have heard but sometime in the next year or so Steam is releasing their own console! http://www.1up.com/news/steam-console-shake-up-next-gen This is a link to the article talking about it. With Steam's extensive client list this should be a great success and I can personally say I'll be buying when it hits shelves. And I had one question what do you guys think it'll run: Servers or Match Making?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3V0Lu710N Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 https://hellsgamers.com/threads/63415-Valve-console Since there are more replies over there i thought id just leave this link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade223333 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Freakin awsome sauce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I have enough trouble using valve's software, I think I'd have to pass on buying a rushed buggy console that will probably recieve a new life-destroying 'patch' every week or less... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I already have a computer that destroys all consoles, and will still be more powerful and have superior graphics than the new PS4 and Xbox 540 whenever they come out. No need for a silly console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watermelon Jackson Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 This whole thing sounds like a PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindUnicorn Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 This whole thing sounds like a PC. that and I'll stick to my computer <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slophole Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 meh....i'm indifferent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--------- Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 WHAT WILL HAPPEN: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Q Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 WHAT WILL HAPPEN: That's why Steam won't make a console. Valve will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRacture Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JigSaw Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I hope they don't, I want to play games and check forums at the same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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