Is this a bad time for Valve to launch Steam Machines?

[kabamarutr]

Soleron said:

I don't think Steamboxes are affected by the console market or vice versa. People will be buying them instead of a new gaming PC (or not at all).

It's a bad time if they intend to succeed because they need LAUNCH GAMES. Another Orange Box would do nicely.

Do you believe they are a new version of PC? Like...PC 2.0?