Valve director Gabe Newell shrugged off the success of Xbox One in his CES2014 presentation yesterday, pointing to Steam's huge user-base. Asked by an audience member if he thought Valve's Steam Machines could match the three million units sold that the Xbox One has managed since its November 2013 launch, Newell responded somewhat nonchalantly. "Well, it'd take a while for them to catch up. I mean, we're at 65 million," There are around 300 games now ready to play on Valve's upcoming Linux systems, with more expected to be converted in the future. Various third party systems were on show at CES2014, all of which will ship with the new Steam controller. Ultimately Valve are hoping to have the entire Steam library available on these third party systems, supported by the SteamOS and playable with the Steam Controller. Newell seems confident about the bold move. |
Gabe Newell not concerned by Xbox One success
07 January 2014 | By Nick Horth
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