Steam Hardware Beta

[Thegreen]

[img]http://media.steampowered.com/steamcommunity/public/images/apps/223300/3451885840e9590af1320dde141fb13244ed2bb5.jpg[/img]
[url]http://steamcommunity.com/games/hardware[/url]

The official Steam Hardware Beta group has just been opened to the public.

Begin speculation!

[DevinWatson]

Could it be this?

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/AqQZs.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/wxQQV.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/RH99P.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/CsZMe.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/sgL72.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/RuLpq.jpg[/IMG]

[b]Edit:[/b]

[url=http://www.google.com/patents?id=UprwAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&dq=valve%20corporation%20bellevue%20wa&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=valve%20corporation%20bellevue%20wa&f=false]PLAYER BIOFEEDBACK FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING A VIDEO GAME STATE[/url]

From the biofeedback patent:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/YQUN4.png[/IMG]

I like the "IsPlayerLying()" function...

[b]Edit 2:[/b]
[url=http://cdr.thebronasium.com/app/223300]Steam Hardware[/url] was just added to the CDR

[Doctor Smiles]

DeterminePlayerArousal{}

:quagmire:

[Fenteale]

[img]http://imageshack.us/a/img407/4817/gamingvalve.png[/img]
I'm glad valve is keeping in touch with the latest gaming hardware!

[Snowl]

Very happy, Steam Linux and Steam Hardware the same day!

[.EDI]

[QUOTE=Mangmasta;38174898][img]http://imageshack.us/a/img407/4817/gamingvalve.png[/img]
I'm glad valve is keeping in touch with the latest gaming hardware![/QUOTE]

That looks like some shitty old pc from 90's :v:

[t h e]

[QUOTE=.EDI;38183717]That looks like some shitty old pc from 90's :v:[/QUOTE]

lmao i looked at that sole picture first, thought it was a TV on a table with the DVD player, VCR, etc. inside the cabinet/table

[Panda X]

There aren't enough buttons on that controller.

[A_Pigeon]

IsEngaged()
[IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/23414526/determineplayerarousal.png[/IMG]

[CowThing]

[QUOTE=Panda X;38184644]There aren't enough buttons on that controller.[/QUOTE]

I agree, it doesn't look like it has any trigger/shoulder buttons.

[GordonGman]

Not to much of a fan of that controller.

[JS21O3]

[QUOTE=CowThing;38192418]I agree, it doesn't look like it has any trigger/shoulder buttons.[/QUOTE]

I think figure 2 shows some, not sure though.

But hey, it has the option to add a trackball. Which is a very cool thing.

[Awesomecaek]

[QUOTE=Marcolade;38173357]DeterminePlayerArousal{}

:quagmire:[/QUOTE]

do I want Valve to know enemy dismemberment gives me a boner

[wickedplayer494]

Throwing in more recent speculation fuel for the fire, as Gabe confirmed that Valve's planning to sell their own PCs, pre-loaded with Steam. Companies could start selling them as early as next year. Resume speculation!

[url]http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/8/3744314/gabe-newell-valve-console-living-room-steam-box[/url]

[quote=The Verge]Valve has stayed mostly quiet about its plans to enter the hardware business, but in an interview with Kotaku at last night's Video Game Awards, [B]Gabe Newell confirmed the company's plans to sell its own living room PC that could compete with next-generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft[/B]. The biggest revelation is that Valve seems set to release its own complete hardware and software solution for the living room. When we first reported that the company was working on a "Steam Box" back in March, it appeared that Valve was working on prototype that would establish a baseline for hardware manufacturers, but it wasn't clear if the company would sell its own product or simply release the designs to others. Newell's comments to Kotaku provide a much clearer picture of what's happening; [B]Newell says that he expects companies to start selling PCs designed for the living room next year — with Steam preloaded — and that Valve will create its own.[/B]

Newell suggests that the company will create its own carefully managed PC ecosystem that's distinct from the one offered by other hardware partners — a possibility that our own Sean Hollister exposed after looking at the company's comments and actions in recent years, including its aversion to Windows 8, its recent embrace of Linux, and its existing push into the living room with Big Picture Mode. Newell tells Kotaku that "our hardware will be a very controlled environment," and that some people will want a "turnkey" solution for their living room.

Newell stopped short of saying that the company was building a Linux-based Steam OS, but he reportedly says that the next step for the company's living room operation is to enable Big Picture on Steam for Linux. From there, the timeline is still pretty murky — we only know that Newell expects some hardware to show up sometime next year — but Valve's intent to compete in the living room in a big way is no longer a secret.[/quote]

[radu_iceman]

[QUOTE=A_Pigeon;38192249]IsEngaged()
[IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/23414526/determineplayerarousal.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Jean Luc Picard is participating in the beta?

[theblah12]

[QUOTE=Mangmasta;38174898][img]http://imageshack.us/a/img407/4817/gamingvalve.png[/img]
I'm glad valve is keeping in touch with the latest gaming hardware![/QUOTE]
Nice to see Valve is still supporting floppy disk drives.