Valve To Enter The Console Market In 2013

I guess they REALLY hated Windows 8...

I'm excited to see what a Valve console does. I'm more-or-less expecting something revolutionary.

Game revolutionary? ;-)

Valve's ultimate trolling: Releasing a console exclusive Half Life 3.
i'd take sick amounts of pleasure watching the internet explode if they did that. Schadenfreude.

... and buy this thing asap

Wow, as if the console market wasn't in enough trouble, Microsoft Sony and Nintendo now have to worry about competition from a company who's biggest criticism is making games too good, thus making people crazy in anticipation for their sequels. PC exclusives on a console... This thing could be a revolution.

I hope they have a crow bar shaped conosle

Valve should name its console Engine so it can run on Steam.

Nice the Steam Engine

Im all for it i already own most of the consoles anyway and will happily welcome another to my happy gaming family.....

I'd say "Shut up and take my money!" but it almost seems like a very very poor financial move. As the GR write-up states; most Valve fans already have an investment in PC hardware.

But if you can integrate your steam library with that console. Man That would be big for me

My monitor is my TV so for me it would be a waste of money.

Maybe they can offer something to the console folks who aren't into PCs and aren't too invested in their current consoles, either monetarily or with brand loyalty.

This does seem to be for console players as opposed to PC players, a way open themselves to a market they've yet untapped.

In time this could take out the mid-end PC market. I don't know if the general console market can handle being split even more though. If it basically runs like a PC with something closely resembling Windows as an OS with Big Picture as the visual interface then compatability won't be a problem; if developers have to make yet another port of their game, expect the games to suffer.

I'm pretty pumped about it. It'll look nice next to my Ouya.

Since I got back into PC gaming & built a high-end rig this year, I've barely touched my PS3. I have a 40" TV next to my computer so I still play a lot of games with a controller. I don't see myself putting any money into a console for a long time unless they introduce something exclusive that is more than just a gimmick.

I'm guessing the hardcore PC gamers who care about clicks per second would stick with the conventional PC but there may be a market for gamers who want the accessibility of a console as well as the cheaper games from Steam.

I've got nothing against them for trying, but my overclocked GTX670 has ruined my tolerance for mid-level graphics so they won't be seeing any of my dollars.

i've often wondered how a touch pad would work for RTS, might be a good way to finally get decent RTS games on consoles, i'd hate to see it tho tbh since its 1 of the few things left for PC gaming but it could be interesting

Hmmm it could be a chaper version of a gaming PC. I'm assuming this console will have PC interface as well? Like say, every game we've bought on steam will be available there on the go? That would be nice but unlikely.

Just make a sweet gaming PC that runs through a TV, and integrate a controller. That way, games don't have to be "optimized" for the console - it just runs PC games.

That's what I always wondered. Why can't a PC be built which runs Windows in a streamlined mode specifically for gaming (not the traditional GUI, but simplified for strictly gaming etc) that only lets you install and pick games from a list (or launch things like Steam). It would make jumping into high end PC gaming less intimidating.

Or is this basically what Valve is going for?

It will be very cool waiting 5+ years for games to play on this. I honestly don't know why people fawn over Valve so much, they have basically made only five games (not counting ports or expansions) and yet the internet splooges over every little thing they do. Guess that's just my anti-Linux and anti-Android bias talking, but still, I think they are overrated.

I guess you are right, quality over quantity. But still I don't think this PC-Console hybrid has what it takes to be a success, unless of course it ships with Half-Life 3.

They should make it so their console allows mouse and keyboard use for their games as well... Mmm FPS and RTS games on a console with hotkeys and pinpoint precision? mmmmmm.