Valve Console Rumours

[joe_rogers_11155]

2 Q's...

1. The article says it was hand-built. Does this mean we can maybe upgrade the console on our own and to our liking? I mean, we are talking about it basically being a small-form PC with Steam pre-installed and I assume that typical mouse/keyboard and also controller setups are available...so can we disassemble it and use it like a normal PC?

2. It can run rival services like Origin. This makes sense because a normal PC can as well. I wonder why they mentioned it like this, though. It's like Valve's product is attacking Microsoft's XBOX and EA Origin at the same time.

[marnamai]

Steambox prototype? https://twitter.com/#!/gregcoomer/media ... 2FuVdGOtZq

[ScarT]

There’s this one Valve veteran who was definitively too chatty in the past. His name is Greg Coomer (http://www.valvesoftware.com/company/people.html), he’s a product designer and leading the SteamBox-team, which is pretty unspectacular in size with just 5-10 people working on it. Now, Greg sometimes tweets interesting stuff:

(in a non-chronological order)

Date: 22 Oct 2011
Link: twitter.com/#!/gregcoomer/status/127560965821693952
Tweet: “What I'm working on: t.co/jDLQnxvl”
Note: Read the article and especially Gabe’s statements. It’s obviously about a possible Valve console.

Date: 14 Oct 2011
Link: twitter.com/#!/gregcoomer/status/124651468501434371
Tweet: “Building a mini-ITX form factor PC is hard. Even things like wiring the power supply are not standard or straightforward.”
Note: Well …

Date: 3 Nov 2011
Link: twitter.com/#!/gregcoomer/media/slideshow?url=pic.twitter.com%2FuVdGOtZq

Tweet: “Built this tiny PC. i7 quad core, 8GB ram, Zotac Z-68 mobo w/ onnboard Nvidia mobile gfx. Runs Portal 2 FAST.”
Note: This is the demo unit they used to demo the Big-Picture-Mode to possible hardware partners at CES 2012. This specification DOES NOT necessarily reflect what’s going to be used as the “baseline” specification for the final product(s). (contrary to Joshes’ story)

[Chrille]

No console:

http://kotaku.com/5891697/shooting-down ... socialflow

In the near future at least

[Gary]

Not surprised. Not even disappointed.

I would prefer the biofeedback stuff, sounds more interesting.

[srredfire]

I guess that's why they call them rumors, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[skoften]

The guy is using a WMO 1.1a mouse

[source-maps]

a wild snorlax appeared

[joe_rogers_11155]

A wild skoften appeared!!

[marnamai]

Source-maps used derailment, it's SUPER effective

[Gary]

Well... the topic is pretty much done isn't it? They just said there was no console.

[joe_rogers_11155]

LOCKED.

[poisonic]

Hehe nice april fools joke and everybody fell for it like a rock lol

[Dr Evil]

Its not April yet, and dont those jokes usually happen on "April Fools Day"? Otherwise they wouldnt make sense...

[joe_rogers_11155]

Its not April yet, and dont those jokes usually happen on "April Fools Day"? Otherwise they wouldnt make sense...

obviously you fell for it too.