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Re:Valve working on 'Steam Box' gaming console with hardware... by davidconnell on Saturday March 03, 2012 @02:01AM (#3659617)
Valve games currently require Steam (on PC) but can be bought anywhere. Making HL3 a Steam Box exclusive would alienate the vast majority of their fan base and kill all the good will they've built over the years.
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Re:Valve working on 'Steam Box' gaming console with hardware... by citricsquid on Saturday March 03, 2012 @02:10AM (#3659633)
That's true and I don't believe they ever would, I was using it as an example of the position they're in and the power they hold to make something like this work and be successful. I should have clarified.
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Re:Valve working on 'Steam Box' gaming console with hardware... by gravitronic on Saturday March 03, 2012 @11:19AM (#3660365)
it doesn't have to be all or nothing. Since they've got the control - some exclusive content here, financial incentive there, and people will slowly migrate to their platform.
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