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Valve creating its own game console?
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article published on 3 March, 2012
There has been speculation on the matter for some time, but the rumors appear to be heating up.
Verge has uncovered evidence that Valve, the company behind PC game digital distribution platform Steam has been working on a gaming console for some time now.
The console would be called the "Steam Box" and the devices would be made by many partners, with the software made readily available ... [ read the full article ]
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dab0ne
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3. March 2012 @ 16:49 |
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Soooo it's a computer, or is it something like OnLive?
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3. March 2012 @ 16:57 |
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Originally posted by dab0ne:
Soooo it's a computer, or is it something like OnLive?
An HTPC made for gaming and the TV in mind, with a proprietary controller and an open-source nature, for the most part.
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Morreale
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3. March 2012 @ 17:55 |
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Down. It's different but I think the console market needs a shake-up. Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, each producing consoles of similar performance, price points, and share like 90% of the same games. What happened to competition?
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3. March 2012 @ 18:12 |
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Originally posted by Morreale:
Down. It's different but I think the console market needs a shake-up. Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, each producing consoles of similar performance, price points, and share like 90% of the same games. What happened to competition?
I kinda like how there's not many exclusives with consoles. It just hurts other consoles. I mean yes the important exclusives are still there. Mario, halo, and god of war but can you imagine if COD was an Xbox exclusive? Sony people would be jumping off tall buildings.
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xtago
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3. March 2012 @ 18:52 |
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It's steam with an GUI designed for TVs, valve have already said they where doing that, I read that in a mag last night so it has to be very old news.
Will run on a PC with windows or what ever, all the GFX cards already have 1080P or above HDMI outputs etc and with bluetooth keyboards mice etc easy to setup.
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Morreale
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3. March 2012 @ 20:02 |
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Originally posted by plutonash:
Originally posted by Morreale:
Down. It's different but I think the console market needs a shake-up. Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, each producing consoles of similar performance, price points, and share like 90% of the same games. What happened to competition?
I kinda like how there's not many exclusives with consoles. It just hurts other consoles. I mean yes the important exclusives are still there. Mario, halo, and god of war but can you imagine if COD was an Xbox exclusive? Sony people would be jumping off tall buildings.
Sure, but it would also force Sony to work harder and produce better games to compete with such an exclusive like that.
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Hopium
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4. March 2012 @ 13:23 |
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i can only wish valve success, but i'll stick to my pc.
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megadunderhead
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4. March 2012 @ 17:03 |
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interesting but stupid because if you make it a online system only gamers will just unlock the device take the device offline and install there own hacked steam games
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4. March 2012 @ 23:16 |
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its just a PC with a Strictly for Gaming OS, its bout dame time some one made one.
if its a success, MS is going to lose alot of market share, no doubt steam will be sued into oblivion as well
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6. March 2012 @ 20:10 |
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So this is going to be an $600+ console that is essentially a PC with a custom GUI over Windows?
I guess it will be good for the lazy people that rather pay more for something they can put together themselves for less money.
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