The Verge spots huge Valve game console import

[Luke_67]

The Verge reports that Valve imported roughly 50 tons of game consoles over two days, which is a pretty big hint that hardware plans are moving. Nobody outside Valve knows the exact launch timing yet, but the scale of the shipment is hard to ignore. If this is the new Steam Machine, the living room PC market could get interesting again.
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Valve just imported 50 tons of game consoles in two dayswww.theverge.com

[Zero-Point]

Valve does not usually move this much hardware for nothing

[Jedi Stuart]

I like the idea, but Steam Machines failed once already

[BradBytheway]

The Steam Deck changed the whole conversation around Valve hardware

[Pilgrim]

This needs to be simple enough for normal console buyers

[Tracey99]

That point about keeping it simple for normal buyers is the exact hurdle they have to clear. The original Steam Deck works because PC gamers already understand Steam sales and proton layers, but mainstream console players will lose their minds if a game throws a Windows error code or asks them to remap controller layouts in a desktop menu. SteamOS needs to be as bulletproof as a PlayStation OS if they want this thing to sell outside of enthusiasts.