Microsoft: Valve isn't a threat to consoles; everyone is wary of Apple

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Microsoft doesn't view Valve as a competitor in the console universe, Microsoft President of Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick said during Microsoft's TechForum. Valve is "doing some innovative stuff," Mattrick says, but when it comes to direct competition, "no."

"The scale of products and things that are being brought to market are probably a little bit richer when I look at Sony, Nintendo, Apple and Google," he says.

Valve boss Gabe Newell recently noted that Apple is the Steam Box's (Image above) biggest threat, since it already controls such a large portion of the market with the App Store.
Nat Brown, the man who gave the original Xbox its name and former Microsoft leader, also sees Apple's potential to own the console game.

"Apple, if it chooses to do so, will simply kill PlayStation, Wii U and Xbox by introducing an open 30 percent-cut app/game ecosystem for Apple TV,"


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HallPosted:

Soulful
BulletsModz
Hall
SOG
Soulful
SOG What is this 'steam box' they speak of?


Pretty sure it's a console all about Steam, not really sure.


Oh, that's what they are talking about then :P


Lmao, ya, Steam is great and all, but I don't know about a console from them..

I personally would love to see a console from Valve, it could be the start of something new!


I think it would turn out pretty good.


Probably, they have the hype for it to succeed.

HallPosted:

Vice
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-Pinkie_Pie- not a huge competition lol


Yeah ps3 and Xbox are like the only ones


And the wii u, but im pretty sure they are FAR behind :P


Very, VERY far behind, if in the competition at all..

ToesPosted:

EMT
-Pinkie_Pie- not a huge competition lol


Yeah ps3 and Xbox are like the only ones


And the wii u, but im pretty sure they are FAR behind :P

MTVPosted:

-Pinkie_Pie- not a huge competition lol


Yeah ps3 and Xbox are like the only ones

JamesPosted:

not a huge competition lol

PGAPosted:

EMT
Deerslayya Hmm, Valve? seems legit, it could be the start of a revolution!


It'll be too overpriced though


You are probably right. Not a lot of people will buy it at first.

MultitaskPosted:

this wont be a competition

MTVPosted:

Deerslayya Hmm, Valve? seems legit, it could be the start of a revolution!


It'll be too overpriced though

DeerslayyaPosted:

Hmm, Valve? seems legit, it could be the start of a revolution!

BulletsPosted:

Hall
SOG
Soulful
SOG What is this 'steam box' they speak of?


Pretty sure it's a console all about Steam, not really sure.


Oh, that's what they are talking about then :P


Lmao, ya, Steam is great and all, but I don't know about a console from them..

I personally would love to see a console from Valve, it could be the start of something new!


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