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It’s Coming: Valve’s Gabe Newell Opens Up About “Tightly Controlled” PC Hardware
The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 have definitely pushed console gaming to high levels of realism and physics. Still, it pails in comparison to what a proper gaming PC can do. That said, in order to greatly surpass what modern games on a console can do, you need some pretty hefty (read: expensive PC setup). But maybe, just maybe Valve (the company behind the hit digital gaming Steam storefront) can shake up the console world with their own hardware set to debut next year.
In an interview with Kotaku, Valve kingpin Gabe Newell confirmed that 2013 will see the release of in-house Valve hardware – the “Steam Box” we’ve heard about in rumors a time or two.
According to Newell, the Valve hardware (and ecosystem) will be “tightly controlled” in an effort to make the best possible gaming experience available to end users, highlighting more DIY builders will likely still be best suited with a completely custom gaming PC.
Considering Valve has been awfully vocal about Windows 8 as of late (and not in a positive light, mind you), there’s been a lot of talk of the so called Steam Box running Linux under the hood. Such a choice would definitely give Linux a healthy shot in the arm as gaming on said platform still lags behind Windows. Under the hood changes in Windows 8 and ecosystem changes in general mean Linux could get more focus than ever, especially if Valve were to release any hardware running a special build of Linux (which hasn’t been confirmed).
No timeline for any Valve hardware hitting the public world has been revealed yet. But finally, the secret is no more. Valve is beginning to show their hand and the current incumbents in the living room gaming scene (Microsoft and Sony) should pay attention. If anyone can shake up the gaming world, Valve seems to be the most capable of doing so.
Source: Kotaku | Via: The Verge
2012-12-09 00:00:39
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