WhiteWolf Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Valve hit the headlines this week with the confirmation that it will enter the console business with its own Steam Box. For the Half-Life company it marks a desire to take on Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo with its own hardware powered by Steam and Linux. Today, Phil Harrison, Microsoft Studios executive, ex-Sony PlayStation development boss and console business veteran, issued a warning to the companies behind the raft of new "micro-consoles" in the works. "Entering the hardware business is a really tough business," he said. "You have to have great fortitude to be in the hardware business and you have to have deep pockets and a very strong balance sheet. It's not possible for every new hardware entrant to get to scale. "They can be successful at small scale. But it's very rare for a new hardware entrant to get to scale, and I mean tens or hundreds of millions of units. There are a very small number of companies that can make that happen. "And it's not just having a great brand or a great software experience. It's about having a supply chain and a distribution model and a manufacturing capacity and all the things that go with it. It's a non-trivial problem to solve and it takes thousands of people to make reality." Valve is perhaps uniquely positioned to create its own console given the vast revenues its digital store Steam generates for the firm, but it is still a new area of business for the company that made its name making games. "I admire Valve as a company and what they've achieved with Steam," Harrison continued when asked if Microsoft would be satisfied if, in two years' time, it had emulated the success of Steam with its own cloud gaming offering. "So I wouldn't in any way criticise what they've achieved and the role they've played in the industry. But I'm not sure we would choose Steam as a benchmark of success. We would always seek to innovate and push beyond. "Xbox Live as a foundation, the reach we have and the experience we deliver is a great place to build on." Despite the apparent threat posed by the Steam Box and the Android-powered Ouya, Harrison welcomed their ilk. "Any new entrant, without being specific to any company or brand or product, to the games industry is ultimately a good thing, because it helps validate, grow and enhance consumer excitement and consumer interest in our category. So, ultimately, it's a win for everybody." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusharngf Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 its TRUE!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWolf Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 If i want to play Steam games then i will just get a gaming PC..I have no interest in Steam Box plus Valve will never release their Steam Box in India..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadoken Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 This is true, especially since last Gen. It's the main reason Sega pulled out and even ninty would have if it wasn't for GBA money hat. A new big console will need really deep pockets, even gimmicks might not work now like how it did for Wii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWolf Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 I think Valve is planning to release HL3 as a launch tittle for their steam box.... I hope it's not exclusive to Linux based Steam Box.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK77 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 You can install windows too in steam box :bigyellowgrin:/> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWolf Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 ussey aacha mein Ek naya PC naa lelun ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK77 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 ussey aacha mein Ek naya PC naa lelun ? :bigyellowgrin:/> Bro understand this is a niche product just like Nvidia project shield and thus, will never get mainstream. So all in all, PC and consoles will continue to sell and these will remain for a specific audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 You can install windows too in steam box You cannot say that..yet.. If i want to play Steam games then i will just get a gaming PC..I have no interest in Steam Box plus Valve will never release their Steam Box in India..... It'll be sold world wide.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK77 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 You cannot say that..yet.. In an interview with The Verge, Newell not only talks Steam Box, but discusses the Steam platform, along with his recent favorite topic, the tragedy that is Windows 8.- Valve won’t be offering the only Steam Box (like how Sony or Nintendo offer the only PlayStation 3 or Wii U), though Valve does plan on offering its own Better model, which means Valve is indeed looking to enter the more traditional (dedicated game machine) gaming market. Though Linux is the intended operating system, Newell says that consumers can install Windows on the box, which in theory means that the limited library of Linux games could suddenly turn into the expansive library of Windows games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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