Valve readies living room PCs to rival next-gen game consoles

That's an excellent reply @coldsoda. I wonder what your other two posts are made up of.

This has failure written all over it. if I want a pc to run pc games (steam) im going to build it. if I want a console im going to get a xbox. who in their right mind would want an underpowered pc to play pc games? the xbox/ps3 can get away with it because dev's develop specifically for the xbox/ps3 platform. plus valve doesnt have the money to build a real console. you think valve could take a hit on hardware like ms and sony? I dont think so. all its going to be is an underpowered/overpriced pc with linux and steam on it. FAIL!

Thats not the question you should be asking. The question you should be asking is, who in their right mind would buy an under powered PC, when it is sold as a proprietary console? Oops, did I say that out loud? Anyway I think you can see that selling under powered PC's, will not stop anyone from buying them.

ill give you that. but the xbox isnt just a underpowered pc made for playing pc games. the reason you buy an xbox is for xbox live and the games specifically developed for a console with controllers. why would you buy a underpowered pc to play steam games? thats what dell is for. unless valve is going to develop a WHOLE console. that would require getting game devs to specifically optimize their games for it and means you wouldnt be able to play every steam game. it will probably be some pc manufacturer like dell or hp making and selling a pc with linux on it called the steam box.

I see where you're coming from, but I don't see the big problem.

If you buy an Xbox, you can choose from Xbox games. If you buy a Steam Box, you can choose from controller-capable games in the Steam library.

Just because it will be open and have the potential of a PC, doesn't make it a PC.

One of the big reasons I buy my games from steam over my xbox is PRICE of the games. Great deals on steam. Rarley do you see xbox games go below 19.99 and it takes a very long time before that happens.

I worry for valve releasing this . I hope they succeed but it's a very competitive market.

Words.