Reports are once again swirling that Valve is dipping its toe into the hardware game.
According toArsTechnica, the PC gaming giant is currently working on a handheld PC console codenamed “SteamPal.”
As such, it seems to have ignited this idea that we need more handheld gaming systems.
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The problem is, that isnt exactly the case.
Part of the Nintendo magic is the content that it offers.
Of course, Valve isnt the first to take a swing at making a handheld gaming PC.
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This isnt the first time that Valve has tried to revolutionize how we play video games from the PC.
A Steam portable wouldn’t be competing against the Nintendo DS or 3DS.
“Steam Link was a failure,” Freiberger explained.
“There’s really no other way to put it.
It lacked real innovation and had no place in the market.
I believe a handheld console would be the same way.”
Steam Machines and Steam Link arent something youhear much about these days.
SteamOS, the operating system that Steam designed just for playing games,hasnt received an updatesince July 2020.
