Nothings wrong with a PC, I don't think they are really targeting the hardcore PC gamer as most will either build their own system or buy a high end system. I think they want to increase Steams audience and attract the console gamers.

Imagine if they annoucne Half Life 3 as an exclusive to SteamOS and Linux.. they could be onto a winner then

Hopefully it should be able to install/run standard linux programs - if not, then there is no point to it.

A fair few people think this could end up taking valve down, you need deep pockets to fund a console. I think this is a grave mistake.

The trigger seems to be when win8 was announced with its app store, this gabe guy took offense since it could potentially take sales of steam so started work on a linux alternative.

Pity your eyes don't see past PC gaming

What other gaming is there ?

For choice CONSOLES.....

In reply to a post by astateoftrance:

Imagine if they annoucne Half Life 3 as an exclusive to SteamOS and Linux.. they could be onto a winner then

I'd buy it

For $1 ?

In reply to a post by time2die:

Pity your eyes don't see past PC gaming

I do see past it, but there is no room for more consoles.

console gamers use xbox1/ps4 and the wii-u is struggling, plus we have vita tv coming.

PC gamers use PC's on a chair in front of monitor, they are not going to migrate to the living room.

The most popular opinion I see on gamefaq's is this will give valve financial issues then microsoft will buy them out to end the idea.

microsoft lost 100s of millions when starting the xbox, I dont know if it even ran into billions, sony also have had huge losses they have had to deal with, these 2 companies are behemath's able to soak that up. not valve.

Edited by Chrysalis (Wed 25-Sep-13 14:49:31)

Oh well we will have to see how it all pans out,releasing a new console has not always worked out ,take the Atari jaguar and the Panasonic 3DO,even Sega and the Dreamcast struggled once Sony came into the market.

But at the end of the day it's nice to have choice and multipull company's I only see this as competition and better games,god help us if all we had was Microsoft and PC Gaming as it would be a grave state of affairs..

You know yourself if your honest ,developers and focuss has shifted from the once mighty PC Gaming to the mainstream console market where there is far more money involved and more to make .