Is Valve actually, really, seriously working on a console? It’s looking more and more likely, with a new report now even claiming the so-called Steam Box’s hardware specs.
According to anonymous “sources”, tech site The Verge lists the Steam Box specifications as a Core i7 CPU, with 8GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GPU.
Interestingly enough, these are exactly the same specs as a “tiny PC” Valve employee Greg Coomer put together back in November that “runs Portal 2 FAST”.
And even more interestinglier, Kotaku’s sources put Coomer in charge of a Steam Box team at Valve HQ.
The console was apparently demoed to “potential partners” in a private meeting at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month.
Obviously Valve is refusing to say anything one way or the other, and the console may or may not be officially revealed at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week.
Stay tuned.
Sources: The Verge, Kotaku
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I highly doubt it will become a true console. I think the reasoning behind it is to create a standardized hardware platform for someone who isnt too clued up on PCs, the average joes if you will.
And sorry to direct traffic away from MyGaming, but this article has some info that isnt in the above one as well:
http://www.lazygamer.net/general-news/rumour-valves-making-a-set-top-console/