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Valve Announces Steambox, Sort Of

Posted by timothy on from the rumor-of-a-leak-of-a-buzz-generation-machine dept.

wbr1 writes "A new page has appeared over at Steam with this slightly cryptic text, a countdown, and an image of a console controller. 'Last year, we shipped a software feature called Big Picture, a user-interface tailored for televisions and gamepads. This year we've been working on even more ways to connect the dots for customers who want Steam in the living-room. Soon, we'll be adding you to our design process, so that you can help us shape the future of Steam.' It appears Gabe Newell wants to throw his hat in the console ring now with the Xbox One and PS4 about to be released. The countdown to the announcement is targeted at Monday."

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  1. They've got a good shot at it by msobkow · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I think Valve has a very good shot at taking on the console market.

    They have a recognizable and respected name.

    Their online delivery system is tested and reliable.

    Their software quality is generally good.

    What I know of their test betas has been solid.

    They have a huge catalogue of games for the platform before it's even released.

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    1. Re:They've got a good shot at it by Torp · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Actually they don't have a huge catalogue, since it will supposedly run Linux.
      Unless they'll provide a lot of games prepackaged with a version of Wine customized to run like lightning on their hardware... hmm...

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    2. Re:They've got a good shot at it by ubersoldat2k7 · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Apart of the 200 already existing titles already mentioned, SteamBox + HalfLife3 would be a killer move from Valve and place them, at least, at a very good starting position. I can dream, can't I?

      What worries me is that, some big shots like GTAV are not in those 200 titles.

    3. Re:They've got a good shot at it by aliquis · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Bundle it with all their own titles (Half-life, HL2, CS, TF2, Portal 1 & 2) would be a start for people who haven't played it, maybe not that exciting for people who play games though.

  2. Re:Not gonna happen by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Then you, my friend may not be their target audience.
    If Valve make titles available to play on both PC & Steambox with just the one license then I would likely purchase one.