>How are "input methods" a major PC flaw? The platform is almost completely open! He didn't say input methods on PC were flawed, he said that PC gamers have be

>How are "input methods" a major PC flaw? The platform is almost completely open! He didn't say input methods on PC were flawed, he said that PC gamers have been slow to accept and/or develop innovative input methods. This is pretty much his one and only criticism of the PC market, and he said this in the context of "PCs are super cool because they've been the best and coolest in everything forever (except new input methods)!" >The only thing of interest in that speech would be just how much Newell is struggling to hedge his bets, yet completely ignoring the elephants in the room, e.g. his console competitors... Wat. The whole point of the talk is that he's going to bring a small form-factor "PC box" to the living room. It will look and function like a console to the layman, but it will not require reimplementation of everything, it will automatically work with PC players online, manufacturers will be able to make and sell custom "Steam boxes" a la Android mobiles. The whole thing says, "We're going to pwn 'consoles' with our new thing, because it's the best of both worlds; the normal person sees it as a console, but it's still a free and open ecosystem, the work is already done, and the communities are already there."