they already said that hardware they are making is just addons (like headsets and mics) , not consoles.

He states they are devloping hardware to run games in the article -.-

I know , but they already said they weren't about a month ago, they changed their mind quickly , what I meant.

yeah, if valve streams the steam games, i'd be eventually in. otherwise... i don't think so.

Oh, man... No, just... no... Even Sony employees knows it's doomed...

This sounds like apple pippin to me. Pc gamers, the primary valve customers, would not be interested because pc gaming is superior to consoles and unless they use windows, it will be hard to get third party support for their box.

It sounds like this is Valve's attempt for the non-PC gamer base.

But I'm sure everyone who already enjoys games on their PCs won't care what Valve does in the console race, as long as they keep doing good work with Steam.

This is something they probably want kept secret why would they want to tell everyone so early on?

PC role model making a console?

Am I the only one seeing the irony?

If Steam builds a console all buy themselves, it will fail big time.
They don't have any mass market appeal.
They don't have any experience with hardware.
They don't have any experience as a publisher.
They don't have any experience with mass marketing.

All they did so far is a gaming store / platform with digital distribution. Yeah, the internet likes them, but this is not enough to sell 50million+ consoles.

I expect Valve to fail if they really go that route.