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Valve's 'Steam Box' Console Is Real, Says Gabe Newell

Posted by Soulskill on from the come-out-right-after-half-life-3 dept.

symbolset writes "The Verge is reporting that the Steam Console we discussed in November is a real thing. Gabe Newell said it will be a locked down platform for the living room. The source is a Kotaku interview with Newell at the Video Game Awards. Newell said, 'Well certainly our hardware will be a very controlled environment. If you want more flexibility, you can always buy a more general-purpose PC. For people who want a more turnkey solution, that's what some people are really gonna want for their living room. The nice thing about a PC is a lot of different people can try out different solutions, and customers can find the ones that work best for them.'"

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  1. Re:What I'd like to see... by the+real+darkskye · · Score: 5, Informative

    We already have Ubuntu variants which boot straight to an application (XMBCbuntu), and use the official repos for updates.
    Chances are someone will mix up a Steamuntu, even if its not officially supported by Valve but gets all the official Ubuntu updates.

    From what I can tell of the beta Linux Steam client, its responsible for its own updates rather than adding a new repository (like Google Chrome does) and relying on the user to keep their OS up to date.

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  2. Re:What I'd like to see... by Curupira · · Score: 5, Informative

    Chances are someone will mix up a Steamuntu, even if its not officially supported by Valve but gets all the official Ubuntu updates.

    Yeah, someone already did just that :)