Valve’s Gabe Newell expects living room PCs to compete with next-gen consoles

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pezus said:

ninetailschris said:

BasilZero said:

ninetailschris said:
Not going to happen because most people don't want to work with there systems and want something that just works out of the box in which they play with people they know around them.

“[Valve will ] do it but we also think other people will as well. Certainly our hardware will be a very controlled environment. If you want more flexibility, you can always buy a more general purpose PC. For people who want a more turnkey solution, that’s what some people are really gonna want for their living room.

Ok I guess he talking console more than pc which doesn't make sense but ok!

No, read the whole piece. Jesus.

He's talking about making a more living room friendly PC hardware, possibly with Steam pre-installed and ready to go. They already have the big picture mode and controller support which works very well so I can't wait to see how they'll tackle the hardware.

It sounds from what he is saying a controlled PC in which comes with everything you mention but if it's still using the idea of use any general PC then it will still have lead to the same problems unless they have standard PC . My last message was me being sarcastic saying unless its a console it will still be pointless as it will only appeal to PC users.

 Just because you give me give all the stuff doesn't change the fact of a needed standard PC for this thing to work.

This t.v and controllers aren't going to appeal to the mass market if there isn't a standard PC. 

You can already do everything he is doing. Play on tv with PC and steam. Them making a thing with controllers and other isn't going to change anything. Will steam being pre-installed help? Maybe a little but it's going to be confusing without a standard PC because they don't anything about it.

When a person buys a Sony system or mircosoft they know all there games are going to work and what to do if they don't with PC your left to yourself which is confusing to a casual. It all seems pointless for a mass market stand point.