I dunno if you guys saw this. It was posted on GAF:
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...ok_spotted_at_valves_gaming_headquarters.html
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...ok_spotted_at_valves_gaming_headquarters.html
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Either a collaboration or he just let a dead animal in front of Valve office front door
Well, there IS this thing:
Valve hiring hardware engineers for advanced gaming project!
Coincidence? Connection? Dunno. But, it's interesting nevertheless!
Fact is we don't really know what Valve's up to these days. They're finishing up DOTA2, but other than that there hasn't been A PEEP out of them for years as to any future plans. Another Portal game? Unknown. More people Left 4 Dead? Unknown. Any more Halved Lives? Unknown!
So they're cooking up something big for sure methinks. Half-Life 3, L4D 3 AND Portal 3 as Valve/Apple Console launch exclusives! You heard it here first.
Valve hiring hardware engineers for advanced gaming project!
Coincidence? Connection? Dunno. But, it's interesting nevertheless!
Fact is we don't really know what Valve's up to these days. They're finishing up DOTA2, but other than that there hasn't been A PEEP out of them for years as to any future plans. Another Portal game? Unknown. More people Left 4 Dead? Unknown. Any more Halved Lives? Unknown!
So they're cooking up something big for sure methinks. Half-Life 3, L4D 3 AND Portal 3 as Valve/Apple Console launch exclusives! You heard it here first.
Also, their hardware division is exploring the feasibility of wearable computing [contant lenses/glasses with displays, and all related hardware/software infrastructure].
http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/
http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/
Well, there IS this thing:
Valve hiring hardware engineers for advanced gaming project!
Coincidence? Connection? Dunno. But, it's interesting nevertheless!
Fact is we don't really know what Valve's up to these days. They're finishing up DOTA2, but other than that there hasn't been A PEEP out of them for years as to any future plans. Another Portal game? Unknown. More people Left 4 Dead? Unknown. Any more Halved Lives? Unknown!
So they're cooking up something big for sure methinks. Half-Life 3, L4D 3 AND Portal 3 as Valve/Apple Console launch exclusives! You heard it here first.
What's even more interesting is that Apples CEO was recently seen leaving the Valve headquarters. Now adding Valves sudden interest in hardware and Apples sudden interest in gaming revenue...
Yeah, if games is the top category for iOS, Apple should be keen to follow up. On the Mac side, gaming has been one of the biggest holes there anyway. Some collaboration would be good for us consumers.
EDIT: Yo Apple, pay attention to this project...
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/449163977/galileo-your-ios-in-motion/posts
EDIT: Yo Apple, pay attention to this project...
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/449163977/galileo-your-ios-in-motion/posts
Thing is, Valve are hardcore games, which is a niche, whereas they've had great success with simple, cheap games that appeal to everyone, including many who didn't think they'd be playing games when they bought their iOS devices.
Really don't see what Valve alone would offer Apple. Even if Apple wanted to get into consoles, they'd need other major publishers/developers like EA and Activision on board, not alienate these companies by appearing to cozy up to Valve.
Really don't see what Valve alone would offer Apple. Even if Apple wanted to get into consoles, they'd need other major publishers/developers like EA and Activision on board, not alienate these companies by appearing to cozy up to Valve.
STEAM.
That's what Valve can offer Apple. Valve has already done more for Mac gaming in a handful of years than Apple EVER did.
I read somewhere that the if add 50-60% to the current iPad benchmarks that should, roughly, give you the VItas performance.
That's probably true in spirit and numbers.
Gaming never enter my mind when I use a Mac.
Steam on the Mac has been very good, I think, for gaming on the Mac. Could have been having more discussions about Steam on iOS, or about upcoming hardware refreshes that could bolster gaming etc. It wouldn't surprise me if Valve is pushing them to put better GPUs in their computers. Maybe the Mac mini could be the console Valve wants. They wouldn't really have to change anything about it, other than make it a little better on the GPU side. No changes to the OS are necessary. They could just say it's Steam certified and preload the software. Ship it with a gamepad/mic of some sort, and they're good to go. It would just be a regular Mac, but it has a predictable lifecycle. That's all wild speculation. We do know they were talking gaming on iOS or OSX, because that's the only business Valve is in.
Apple is integrating GameCenter into the next Mac OS. Seems like they're interested in cultivating their own gaming community.
There are already Mac minis with Radeon GPUs. And the price is for a full-fledged computer, not a console.
I wouldn't mind buying a Mac Mini game console that could run Apps from the app store.
