THE STEAM BOX!

[Eedo Baba]

I think Axel needs to (re)take Statistics. Sales on one end of a market are more likely to have an inverse relationship with sales on the opposite side (i.e. Digital vs. Hard Disk)

 

And from how it sounds, I'm convinced the Steam Box will NOT have a disc drive, but that's just my opinion.

 

Well, if what we've heard is right, then there will be several companies making Steam Boxes that comply with the system specs. Some of them could have disc drives and some could not.

[Axeldeath]

I think Axel needs to (re)take Statistics. Sales on one end of a market are more likely to have an inverse relationship with sales on the opposite side (i.e. Digital vs. Hard Disk)

 

Of course they do. But you're dealing with people who've probably downloaded 1 or 2 games in their life, why wouldn't they continue their buying habits? At least initially?

 

And it was a hypothetical question. This might not be a success, hell, it might not even be real.

[Lord Sinister]

hell, it might not even be real.

 

 

The patent application is real. :3

 

http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=15&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=%22Valve+Corporation%22&OS=%22Valve+Corporation%22&RS=%22Valve+Corporation%22

[Eedo Baba]

hell, it might not even be real.

 

 

The patent application is real. :3

 

http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=15&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=%22Valve+Corporation%22&OS=%22Valve+Corporation%22&RS=%22Valve+Corporation%22

 

That's a patent application for a controller. It's not exactly concrete proof they're making a full console.

[Alyxx Thorne]

There's no real proof actually, it's just a rumor at the moment.

[Axeldeath]

Valve say it's just a rumour.

 

They wont be shipping hardware for a long time.

[Alyxx Thorne]

I don't think it would be wise for Valve to enter the console market anyway. The PC is their platform and will always be.