Heaven Angel Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Valve has stayed mostly quiet about its plans to enter the hardware business, but in an interview with Kotaku at last night's Video Game Awards, Gabe Newell confirmed the company's plans to sell its own living room PC that could compete with next-generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft. The biggest revelation is that Valve seems set to release its own complete hardware and software solution. When we first reported that the company was working on a "Steam Box" back in March, it appeared that Valve was working on prototype that would establish a baseline for hardware manufacturers, but it wasn't clear if the company would sell its own product or simply release the designs to others. Newell's comments to Kotaku provide a much clearer picture of what's happening; Newell says that he expects companies to start selling PCs designed for the living room next year — which Kotaku says could have Steam preloaded — and that Valve will create its own distinct package. Newell suggests that the company will create its own carefully managed PC ecosystem that's distinct from the one offered by other hardware partners — a possibility that our own Sean Hollister exposed after looking at the company's comments and actions in recent years, including its aversion to Windows 8, its recent embrace of Linux, and its existing push into the living room with Big Picture Mode. Newell tells Kotaku that "our hardware will be a very controlled environment," and that some people will want a "turnkey" solution for their living room. As a digital distribution platform, Steam is wildly successful, with more than five million concurrent users on any given day and over 50 million users in total (by comparison, Xbox Live has more than 40 million users). But Valve doesn't reap any income from the sale of hardware that runs its platform or the software it hosts, and the company doesn't control Windows, which is the most popular platform among computers running Steam. Newell stopped short of saying that the company was building a Linux-based Steam OS, but he reportedly says that the next step for the company's living room operation is to enable Big Picture on Steam for Linux. From there, the timeline is still pretty murky — we only know that Newell expects some hardware to show up sometime next year — but Valve's intent to compete in the living room in a big way is no longer a secret. VIA: MOTE & BEAM SOURCE: KOTAKU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueelvis_RoXXX Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Just don't make an OS as sluggish as PS3's. make it likaa bauss of XBOX and i hope it is not only for media :| it is viable purchase for hardcore gamers also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchizoidFreud Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I hope it's released in India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkrider Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Lets hope for the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The JACKAL Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Valve has truly saved the PC gaming scene , but they prolly did'nt want anyone else doing it , has to be them only. MS does something remotely similar and they start bashing them lol . Well this 'hardware' of theirs will prolly be out sometime in 2020. Quoting gabe " These things take time y'know ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 BIG PICTURE, a step in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ph3N0M Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I hope it means Linux finally becomes a true alternative to Windows for games also, i.e., ALL new games start releasing on Linux too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I hope it means Linux finally becomes a true alternative to Windows for games also, i.e., ALL new games start releasing on Linux too. Then garpheecs kard pur hum DirectX version nahee dekhenge. OpenGL! Jaapenge =| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ph3N0M Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Then garpheecs kard pur hum DirectX version nahee dekhenge. OpenGL! =| OpenGL ko bhi kuch kuch kar ke phadu bana denge wo log. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Make Half Life 3/Episode 3 exclusive to that device and watch it sell like hotcakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Pranay Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 that device wont be cheap atleast till 799/899 $ and hL3 will never be exclusive to that device Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choron ka raja Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 great. so to counter closed ecosystem, valve plans to create a closed ecosystem of their own. And it will have Linux, cuz you know Linux is all about openness and sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWolf Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 They are wasting time and resources on a thing which no one wants... Fans just want Half life 3 nothing else..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The JACKAL Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 ^^ I doubt if Hl3 is going to be released anytime soon , they're prolly building a 'source engine 2' atm to power hl3 . And linux in mainstream gaming , i can see how many people are willing to migrate to shitty linux just to play left4dead . If Valve pulls support for Windowns (which wont happen) they'll loose 95% of their user base in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ph3N0M Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 ^^ I doubt if Hl3 is going to be released anytime soon , they're prolly building a 'source engine 2' atm to power hl3 . And linux in mainstream gaming :lol:/> , i can see how many people are willing to migrate to shitty linux just to play left4dead :rofl:/> . If Valve pulls support for Windowns (which wont happen) they'll loose 95% of their user base in the process. Don't pass such remarks if you don't know much about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 ^^ I doubt if Hl3 is going to be released anytime soon , they're prolly building a 'source engine 2' atm to power hl3 . And linux in mainstream gaming , i can see how many people are willing to migrate to shitty linux just to play left4dead. All I have to say for now. Wait till your PC crashes and your hard-drive goes AWOL and Windows Repair going ERMAHGERD. I WILL SEE 'YOU' USING 'SHITTY LINUX' TO RESCUE YOUR WAREZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Cannot believe people calling Linux as sh*t..Are you living under cave or you have no idea about OS? It's FREE Live CD Powerful shell Community support Security and Reliability What else you need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonStruckHorrors Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Cannot believe people calling Linux as sh*t..Are you living under cave or you have no idea about OS? It's FREE Live CD Powerful shell Community support Security and Reliability What else you need? A brain to understand all this. Not everyone has that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 There is a typo. His name is Garry Newell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Well if you read the kotaku article - http://kotaku.com/5966860/gabe-newell-living-room-pcs-will-compete-with-next+gen-consoles - it seems more like he's saying that it's just gonna be a gaming-focused PC whose configuration they will decide rather than a general purpose PC or an all-out console. IF that's the case I'm guessing people will find some way to make the games released for it run on regular PCs as well unlike how only a console can run console games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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