No details on what they're actually producing though.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/3/328968 ... ware-plans
A steam-powered console seems most likely.

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Im not convinced theres a "void", but if it makes dev costs cheaper im all for it

There's already a Steam-powered device - it's called a PC. I'm not sure what they're thinking.

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Ah yes, but with a PC you have a choice of content provider. A Steam powered console would have a walled garden like the Kindle Fire or an iProduct.

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That doesn't make sense given the "lack of innovation" part of the reasoning. We have consoles with that.

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I'm not sure what YOU are thinking. My PC runs on electricity. Get with the program!

Too bad my Internet connection still requires vigorously rubbing two sticks together for half an hour.

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I understand exactly what they mean by a void. Yeah... almost every identifiable hardware producer seems (at least somewhat) harmfully isolated from the software land. I'm glad they've began this initiative. Also, I don't think Valve is that big, but I also bet a lot of people overestimate the costs of hardware manufacturing.

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