Valve Announces Steambox, Sort Of

wbr1 writes "A new page has appeared over at Steam with this slightly cryptic text, a countdown, and an image of a console controller. 'Last year, we shipped a software feature called Big Picture, a user-interface tailored for televisions and gamepads. This year we've been working on even more ways to connect the dots for customers who want Steam in the living-room. Soon, we'll be adding you to our design process, so that you can help us shape the future of Steam.' It appears Gabe Newell wants to throw his hat in the console ring now with the Xbox One and PS4 about to be released. The countdown to the announcement is targeted at Monday."

Re:They've got a good shot at it

[wertigon]

200 launch titles is nothing to scoff at, actually...

Re:They've got a good shot at it

[Anonymous Coward]

Well the current count on the store's Linux list is 297. Maybe not huge, but I don't remember many consoles having nearly 300 games before being even announced...
And yes, they ARE working on releasing games with Wine. System Shock 2 and Wizardry 8 are on the list AFAIK (ok, not the freshest games, but still...)

Re:Console controller?

[Anonymous Coward]

It existed in game consoles before PCs even had color graphics.

Re:that name..

[wbr1]

OP here. I meant it as derogatory.

Re:They've got a good shot at it

[wbr1]

They may not have a huge library of linux games, but what they do have are some exclusive AAA titles they could trot out. L4D3, HL3, Portal 3, etc....

Re:Not gonna happen

[wbr1]

Half Life 3? Left for Dead 3? Portal 3? Team Fortress 3?

Re:Not gonna happen

[Nerdfest]

Windows is pushing towards the "Metro"/Apple model where they get 30% of all software sold. Valve sees this coming a little earlier than most.