If it could play PC games, support K&M and isn't too expensive, this could be my RTS and PC exclusive machine. Which would be awesome because I don't want to build my own computer. That would probably be more expensive and a lot more of a hassle than buying a valvestation.

Well this sounds not 100% like a console to me... it more sounds like a 'gaming device standard' - so that programmers get to know what to expect from the machine playing their games and not have to programm for millions of different setups...

I agree with Stefl, it doesn't sound quite like a console. Less console-ish than the 3DO, and so could simply be an extension of PC gaming rather than a proper competitor for the big three.

"The Valve console—which seems like more of a hardware standard than say, a Steam 64 or ValveStation—would be a set-top box that can run PC games and use Steam or even competing services such as Origin, according to the report. Unlike the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, multiple manufacturers could be allowed to make it. Game developers wouldn't have to pay for a licensing fee to Valve for the privilege of making games for this console, bucking the standards of Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft, which charge game creators to make games on theirs."

Sounds like what i thought they should of been doing for a long time, kind of setting a hardware standard that manufactures can reproduce and compete on. May give pc games a sort of "Generation" if it catches on well with devs, manufacturers, and consumers.

I thinks its like that, but more of valve putting out what they feel would be a "standard" rig for playing computer games. I don't think they will make their games exclusive to it, but as usual they would be cheaper on pc than console. Again all speculation on my part.

Well... I actually rethought it and think if they would get rid of windows and put their own operating system on it that can use play games programmed for windows that would be really awesome... so like a basic system that only is meant to play games at high quality graphics and shuts out everything unnecessary windows bothers you with... so I never need to upgrade my pc again and can be happy with my current built and when I want to play games that are for pc I just use my SteamOS powered gaming device...

The first time 4 companies will compete with gaming consoles since the sixth generation, but with 2 American and 2 Japanese developers this time (Sega was semi-American).

hopefully they find a way to make the process simple. Being able to play games straight from the disc or Works alongside a service like onlive, so while your game is installing you can play it through the cloud and as soon as it finishes, your console takes over from wherever you got to. OS with very friendly interface. Absolutely 0 driver issues that need to be dealt with ever. Significantly cheaper than a good gaming pc. If it doesn't have this, people will just continue using gaming PCs as this won't be an improvement over them.

Sounds like a standardized PC to me.

sounds like a PC