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Valve’s Gabe Newell hints at vague console plans coming “this year” (Updated - It's handheld)

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“Will Steam be putting any games on consoles, or will it just stay on PC?” Newell was asked.
“You will get a better idea of that by the end of this year,” he replied, before adding, “and it won’t be the answer you expect.”

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/valves-gabe-newell-hints-at-vague-console-plans-coming-this-year/

UPDATE:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/exclusive-valve-is-making-a-switch-like-portable-gaming-pc/

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wigglenose

i read about this but honestly i don't see this being any different to the digital only x-box and also i would not be interested in it myself as i have not bought a home console in years since my ps3 and not turned it on in over a year - i can't see them winning any console wars as i bet most people like having Steam on the go like on laptop and say a Switch or ps 4/5 at home

2 years ago
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C4pM

It could mean any of the following:

  • Valve is planning to bring some of its existing PC games to consoles (Half: Life Alyx to PlayStation VR for example)?
  • Release some of its upcoming titles on Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo systems?
  • Some version of the Steam storefront being made available on consoles?
  • Rejuvenation of its Steam Machines program, getting behind a line of SteamOS-powered living room consoles?
  • Some kind of Steam Link v 2 (perhaps with cloud streaming)?
  • Something we would not expect :)
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wigglenose

bringing half life vr to playstation vr in return for some sony exclusive ps1/2/3 and 4 games being brought to steam like days gone soon is a no brainier
i can't see them working with Nintendo unless something like mario or zelda or splatoon came to steam

2 years ago
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ormax3

maybe has to do with gaming on Linux, seeing how involved Valve is on that front..

2 years ago
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Thexder

A new line of beauty products for one-legged sailors?

Nailed it!

2 years ago
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MrCho

Maybe they'll add streaming capabilities on the steam app? Or a switch for steam?

2 years ago
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guyagami

Half Life 3 confirmed?!

2 years ago
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szabe

I think that's the only explanation for everything Gabe does ever!

2 years ago
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607i

yep, EGS & PS5 exclusive.

2 years ago
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pizurk
(Junior Moderator)

TF2 updates

I'll believe it when it hit my Steam

2 years ago
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Mitsukuni

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition TF3

2 years ago
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2 years ago
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EveryShadeOfLife

lol a youtuber who needs to make a living from video game topics with title for videos like 'RISE&FALL of X/Y/Z' is not into honesty. Gamers really love their overblown negativity narratives. Always have to be so outraged and entitled yet pretend that's in a realm of research and logic. This guy talks about ability to trade your digital games. Uhm show me any other store right now that allows you to trade in a digital game after you're done with it? Spoiler alert:there's none and it's not happening. Show me what other digital games store has no geo blocking of any kind? The paid modding example? Yeah totally not Bethesda's initiative after they restarted the very same idea under Creation Club and no other company attempted anything like it since...The entire video is like that-building a narrative.

2 years ago
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andreeeeeww

show me any other store right now that allows you to trade in a digital game

https://store.robotcache.com/

2 years ago
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xarabas
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Who was the youtuber? (the comment is now deleted). Was it that YongYea sleazebag?

2 years ago
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C4pM

It was The Act Man The Rise & Fall of Valve
Don't know why the poster deleted the link - seems he has a lot of subscribers that agree. Personally, I thought it was all a bit lame, whinging on lack of new games, management style, oh - and Steam are greedy. Who knew...

2 years ago
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damianea103

Why do you have such a hatred towards YongYea?

2 years ago
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C4pM

I think YongYea is OK - he does attack the big publishers perhaps a bit often, but usually has a reasonable case and is far better presented than The Act Man (Had never seen him before - but don't like based on this vid.)

2 years ago
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xarabas
(Junior Moderator)

Cause he is one of those (as I call them) content spam youtubers. No opinion and no original content of their own, just lurking on reddit and Twitter to see what's the latest thing that people are upset about and then quickly churn out a 10:01 video about it (same goes for Jim Sterling). Making content like that requires zero creativity and passion, it's just a matter of putting something out there as quickly as possible while people are still hot about it. Even if the news is something like "indie game developer says games are expensive", he will find a way to turn it into a 10 minute video and draw it out with inconsequent babbling about something that could be said in 2 minutes or less. But then you lose on that sweet youtube ad money, right

2 years ago
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Saint
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They sadly stopped the Steam Controller, which was a great gaming device. I don't expect them to go into any hardware of their own (something I wouldn't be interested in, anyway). Maybe some partnership with MS, since Xbox consoles are basically PCs.

2 years ago
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vinirockman

If you search this on google, you'll probably hit "Did you mean: SteamOS."

2 years ago
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JFMugen

Just no "hardware locked" exclusives please.

I am personally ok with downloading another launcher, but buying a new hardware is not fucking easy.

2 years ago
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FateOfOne
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I wouldn't be surprised if Steam is launching another console with Alienware or another party. It also wouldn't be surprising to see Valve put something on the Xbox Game Pass, Nintendo or Playstation.

2 years ago
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VahidSlayerOfAll

ive seen the way they treat TF2 players, PASS!!!

2 years ago
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Melusca

It probably means he's going to buy both Sony and Microsoft with the money he got from cards and then release the Valve PSBox, nothing new really.

2 years ago
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C4pM

Update: Looks like it will be a Switch-like portable gaming PC.

Could be cool as it should be able to play many of your Steam titles.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/exclusive-valve-is-making-a-switch-like-portable-gaming-pc/
"Video game and hardware studio Valve has been secretly building a Switch-like portable PC designed to run a large number of games on the Steam PC platform via Linux—and it could launch, supply chain willing, by year's end."

2 years ago
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