"massive mind share and market share" The only thing massive about Valves mind share is maybe the preception of it among HN users. http://www.google.com/insig

"massive mind share and market share" The only thing massive about Valves mind share is maybe the preception of it among HN users. http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q=%22valve%22%2C%22steam%22%2C%22ps3%22%2C%22xbox%22%2C%22wii%22&geo=US&cmpt=q http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q=%22valve%22%2C%22st... There's always a tendency to wonder if any new product will be the new category killer. I think we can be confident this isn't. As the article says the Steambox isn't trying to compete with the next xbox, and for good reason -- it would lose horribly. That doesn't mean it won't be good or I won't get one or it won't be a success. This is a good and logical move for Valve that provides good value for their existing userbase and opportunity for growth.