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by ary 15y ago
From: http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/valves-gabe-newell-talks-wearable-computers-rewarding-players-and-whether-w http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/valves-gabe...
Quoting Gabe Newell,
> Well, if we have to sell hardware we will. We have no reason to believe we’re any good at it, it’s more we think that we need to continue to have innovation and if the only way to get these kind of projects started is by us going and developing and selling the hardware directly then that’s what we’ll do. It’s definitely not the first thought that crosses our mind; we’d rather hardware people that are good at manufacturing and distributing hardware do that.
Who do we know that's good at manufacturing and selling hardware? Which company has had explosive growth in the video game sector as a platform provider in the last few years? What company famously has its eye on the television market?
Valve and Apple have priorities and incentives that align nicely for a partnership on a new console-like thing. They also seem very alike when it comes to design values.
- schraeds 15y agoValve Box + iPhone as controller = Wii U killer.
- krashidov 15y agoIn terms of casual gaming, the xbox 360's Kinect and Wii have already been wildly successful. One could argue that as an entertainment all in one hub, where the whole household buys casual games over the marketplace and watches TV shows and movies effortlessly, the xbox has failed. This is the device Apple and Valve might be building. Not only are they going to try and streamline the software and UX of the whole thing to be in line with Apple's standards but I think they are also going to try to make it a replacement for cable tv. This is something Sony and Microsoft have not tried to do with their consoles, which confuses me. Personally, I think Apple should just make a T.V. Apple has become such a strong brand that people will trust their hardware and software, even if the markup is somewhat outrageous.
- ary 15y ago> In terms of casual gaming, the xbox 360's Kinect and Wii have already been wildly successful. One could argue that as an entertainment all in one hub, where the whole household buys casual games over the marketplace and watches TV shows and movies effortlessly, the xbox has failed. Really? http://www.everybodyplays.co.uk/feature/360/Xbox-360-now-used-for-media-more-than-games/931 http://www.everybodyplays.co.uk/feature/360/Xbox-360-now-use... Try to think of game support in Apple's vaporware console/tv-box as less of a strategy and more of a tactic.
- DaveMebs 14y ago> they are also going to try to make it a replacement for cable tv. This is something Sony and Microsoft have not tried to do with their consoles, which confuses me. Comcast and Microsoft just announced a deal... http://blog.comcast.com/2011/10/xfinity-on-demand-coming-soon-to-an-xbox-360-near-you.html http://blog.comcast.com/2011/10/xfinity-on-demand-coming-soo...
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- bookwormAT 15y agoWait, what? Valve's main product is an app store with an ecosystem. Are you suggesting Apple would sell hardware that ships with Valve's steam/steamworks instead of their own platform?
- technoslut 15y agoI think there can be an integration of both services. The Apple TV has Netflix which competes somewhat with their own offerings. If it helps sell more hardware I doubt it will matter much to Apple.