Mini0n Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Rumor: Maybe Valve Really Is Making A Console Respected tech reporter Joshua Topolsky is putting it all out there over at The Verge, reporting that the chatter about Valve Software getting into the hardware business isn't a tease. He says Valve is making a console and that we're going to be finding out about it soon, maybe next week at the Game Developers Conference, or maybe in June at E3. This one's wild. The Valve console—which seems like more of a hardware standard than say, a Steam 64 or ValveStation—would be a set-top box that can run PC games and use Steam or even competing services such as Origin, according to the report. Unlike the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, multiple manufacturers could be allowed to make it. Game developers wouldn't have to pay for a licensing fee to Valve for the privilege of making games for this console, bucking the standards of Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft, which charge game creators to make games on theirs. The box would support configurable game controllers as well as a bracelet or some other sensor that would incorporate a player's biometric data to affect games (similar to how Nintendo's never-released Vitality Sensor was supposed to read a players bloodflow and stress to tweak the way a game played out in real-time.) According to Topolsky: Apparently meetings were held during CES to demo a hand-built version of the device to potential partners. We're told that the basic specs of the Steam Box include a Core i7 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GPU. .. Part of the goal of establishing a baseline for hardware, we're told, is that it will give developers a clear lifecycle for their products, with changes possibly coming every three to four years. Additionally, there won't be a required devkit, and there will be no licensing fees to create software for the platform. Topolsky builds his case by combining the rumors he's heard with recent statements from Valve boss Gabe Newell about a willingness for Valve to make hardware and a wariness about the expanding influence of Apple's closed, tightly-controlled app store. Valve has earned legions of admirers for their games (Half-Life, Portal) as well as for Steam, the leading PC gaming service for connecting players and selling games online. Read the whole Verge piece. We've asked Valve for comment, and our ears are certainly perked up. If we hear more about this from anyone, we'll let you know. So... maybe Valve was saving the next Half-Life to launch on their first console? Couldn't be! Is This Valve’s Control Pad Design? It's beginning to seem entirely possible that PC gaming powerhouse Valve is working on its own "console" (or at least custom PC). Especially when you consider that it's been working on control pad designs for nearly three years. A report published on The Verge last week mentioned not just the company's machine but a patent for a control pad as as well. This patent, first filed in 2009 and published in 2011, is for a "Video Game Controller" featuring "user swappable control components". In other words, a control pad where you can mess around with the style and placement of some of its inputs. It's certainly interesting enough to take a closer look at. While the full report mentions things like biometric feedback, similar to the technology found in Nintendo's missing-in-action Vitality Sensor, the patent itself sticks mostly to the concept of swappable components, illustrating examples like switching the placement of thumbsticks, and replacing them with extra peripherals like trackballs. In the gallery above you'll see all the images included with the patent, which show some of the possibilities for input placement. Conveniently, it seems the controller is "smart", in that it can detect the type of modular component being installed and configure itself accordingly. It was submitted by three Valve employees - Mike Ambinder, Steven Bond and Scott Dalton - and Valve Corporation is listed as the assignee of the application, so we know it's an official, in-house project. What we don't know, and this is important to remember, is whether this thing still survives in this form. If this Valve "console" is indeed real (and if it is, here's a pic of what could be a prototype), the capabilities of its controller may well have changed in the months since this was first submitted. It's also important to note that this is a patent application, meaning the appearance of the controller is only for illustrative purposes (perhaps based on a prototype unit, using an Xbox 360 pad as a base), and is not necessarily indicative of any actual designs Valve is working on. VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER HAVING USER SWAPPABLE CONTROL COMPONENTS [uSPTO] Wha? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastinger Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 That would be legendary. Eu sou adepto das consolas e nunca fui PC gamer mas, se o preço fosse acessível e a maioria dos jogos fossem desenvolvidos também para este "hardware", ficava tentado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figos Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Por acaso sempre pensei que se houvesse um novo player no pedaço, seria a Apple. Mas é uma ideia interessante, resta saber se há mercado para ela, o que tendo em conta o número de Steam e valve fanboys que há por essa Internet vem confirmar este facto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERiTAGE Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) Se mandarem para lá todos os FPS, então sim! Se for para mais uma nova onda de "FPS com tudo", então não. Btw esta consola n me vai interessar pq a sair é para funcionar em cloud, quase de certezinha aboluta, logo, nada de pirataria. Edited March 5, 2012 by HERiTAGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EsCk Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Ainda há tempos tinha lido uma entrevista ao Gabe (é o gajo da Steam né?) e ele disse que a Valve estava a considerar desenvolver hardware.. mas engraçado que assumi automaticamente que seria PC hardware e nunca uma consola. Acho a ideia muito interessante. Se saisse na próxima geração, por exemplo, se calhar comprava-a em detrimento de uma PS4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revenge Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 That would be legendary. Eu sou adepto das consolas e nunca fui PC gamer mas, se o preço fosse acessível e a maioria dos jogos fossem desenvolvidos também para este "hardware", ficava tentado. Steam Box include a Core i7 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GPU... Não me parece que o preço seja muito acessível lol Pelo que li, é uma box deles, mas não passa de um PC. A diferença, é que só vai correr os jogos PC da Steam, enquanto que se comprares um PC, corres os da Steam e todos os outros que queiras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EsCk Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Para quem não tem um PC que corre tudo e mais alguma coisa, é capaz de ser boa aposta na mesma. Claro que o segredo final vai ser o preço da consola, exclusivos e compatibilidades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancer Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) Acho que o termo consola está a ser usado de forma errada... só vai correr os jogos PC da Steam Not true. Vai correr sistemas da concorrência como o Origin também (já o disseram). Isto vai ser 1 PC com Windows e 1 marca Steam\Valve no lado da caixa + um gamepad wireless compatível com direct input e Xinput. Também é provável que traga um combo keyboard/mouse wireless. Isto é 1 tentativa de estabelecer um standard no que toca a PC specs. Edited March 5, 2012 by Lancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EsCk Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Pois, mas se esta consola não tem um sistema operativo próprio e independente, não faz muito sentido. Não estou a ver software da Microsoft metido ali dentro, sinceramente. E a Valve tem mais que capacidade para desenvolver o que for necessário a nível de software. De hardware é que é novidade, mas eles já tinham avisado, como disse. Não sei como será, mesmo.. Corre só jogos da Steam? Parecia com a Microsoft apesar da forte presença da x360 no mercado? De qualquer das formas, gostava de ver algo mais concreto porque a ideia pode ser boa e pode pelo menos destronar a PS4 na posição do mercado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revenge Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Pois, mas se esta consola não tem um sistema operativo próprio e independente, não faz muito sentido. Não estou a ver software da Microsoft metido ali dentro, sinceramente. E a Valve tem mais que capacidade para desenvolver o que for necessário a nível de software. De hardware é que é novidade, mas eles já tinham avisado, como disse. Não sei como será, mesmo.. Corre só jogos da Steam? Parecia com a Microsoft apesar da forte presença da x360 no mercado? De qualquer das formas, gostava de ver algo mais concreto porque a ideia pode ser boa e pode pelo menos destronar a PS4 na posição do mercado. E tu achas que as companhias vão-se dar ao trabalho de fazer o jogo para Windows e para o novo Sistema Operativo da Valve? Mais custos, mais trabalho, não tinha sucesso... A lógica é que traga Windows, nem que seja a versão mais barata do mesmo, e fazem um contracto com a Microsoft para milhões de licenças e sai barato E não vai destronar nem a PS4 nem a X720. Viste as Specs que querem colocar no PC correcto? Aquilo vai ser tudo, menos barato ;) E além do mais, com aquelas Specs todas, mas os jogos vão acabar sempre por não serem optimizados para elas, ao contrario do que acontece nas consolas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EsCk Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Não sei, Rev.. Estamos aqui a especular, mais nada. Para mim faz mais sentido que não traga SO da Microsoft, mas tudo é possível. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini0n Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 Shooting Down Rumors, Valve Says They’re Not Making a Game Console Any Time Soon Brincadeirinha... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EsCk Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Party poopers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alexius Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) E com Half-Life 3... ...exclusivo :trollface: Edited September 16, 2013 by Alexius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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