The battle for the living room between the big three console companies may have some new competition in the form of Valve\u2019s new \u201cSteam Box\u201d Valve is the very successful video game retailer, publisher, developer and creator of the digital distribution platform, Steam. \u00a0With the introduction of their new console, Valve hopes to revolutionize the console industry with a variety of features that sets this console apart from the competition.<\/p>\n
Being the top company in digital distribution, Valve hopes to revolutionize the console industry by introducing their digital distribution platform to the everyday gamer vie their new console. Not only will their console distribute games, but the technology behind the console is what also separates it from the big three: Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. The \u201cSteam Box\u201d will be made by various producers at various price points in order to appeal to customers with varying budgets.<\/p>\n
As Valve moves forward with their ambitious project to claim the mainstream console market, Sony and Microsoft are set to release their next-gen consoles. Having established themselves as the number one distribution company in PC gaming, Valve\u2019s console may fail or be the revolutionary idea the company hopes for.<\/p>\n
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