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Submitted by mpctips 108d ago | news

Gabe Newell: Steam Box's biggest threat isn't consoles, it's Apple

Polygon: The biggest danger facing the success of Steam Box or any other PC ecosystem hoping to find space in the living room is Apple, according to a lecture given by Valve co-founder Gabe Newell to a class at the University of Texas' LBJ School of Public Affairs. (Apple, Gabe Newell, PC hardware, Valve, Xi3 'Steambox')

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newsguy  +   109d ago
Will Apple start making hard-core games though? Doubt it.
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Erudito87  +   108d ago
lol anyone remember the apple pippin (42k sold and around 18 games available)
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adorie  +   108d ago
Guys, while the past is a nice comparative, the present is more telling. Apple is arguably the most valuable company right now. I have outlandishly stated how Apple could BUY a large chunk of the gaming industry if they wanted, also with board/investor approval I'd gather.

Apple is a threat to any industry that it's in, in the sense that they are now the new MS, greedy, volatile and strict.
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kingPoS  +   108d ago
Knowing apple they'd probably force more proprietary formats onto the end users.
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adorie  +   107d ago
Lightning plugs for their controllers?
I'd puke inside my mouth.
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