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It's previously dipped its toe in with the divisive Steam Controller, and more successfully in the form of the Valve Index, still arguably the best consumer VR headset you can get your hands on and eyes in.  Now it's apparently taking a new hardware gamble, working on a portable gaming PC reportedly codenamed SteamPal, designed on a Linux-based platform and aimed at letting players enjoy PC games on the go. According to the exclusive at ArsTechnica, it'll have an integrated touch display and controller, making it a true portable to rival the likes of Nintendo's uber-popular Switch and Switch...

Report: Valve is secretly building a Switch-esque portable gaming PC Sean Hollister An early version of the Steam Controller. Nearly a decade after introducing an ill-fated line of Linux gaming PCs dubbed “Steam Machines,” PC gaming giant Valve is reportedly trying its hand at hardware again — with its own handheld gaming computer a la the Nintendo Switch. That’s the word from Ars Technica’s Sam Machkovech, who claims to have multiple sources attesting that Valve has been working on such a device: a touchscreen, touchpad, button, trigger, and dual-joystick-equippe...

Don't worry, this isn't what it looks like. (Image credit: Future) A new report seems to confirm the existence of a new portable game console – one meant for PC games – is coming from Valve, but details have only begun to emerge.  We reported earlier about the rumor and now it’s been corroborated by Ars Technica: Valve is truly making a portable PC gaming console. The console is codenamed “SteamPal” but that name is likely to change to something more… well, cool, before it’s unveiled to the public. Rumors began to swirl around about the device when a Redditor spotted a change i...

Valve Reportedly Making Its Own PC Switch Clone Called SteamPal Gizmodo 6 hrs ago Sam Rutherford After the runaway success of the Nintendo Switch, rival gadget makers are keen to make their own handheld consoles. According to a new report, Valve is the latest to jump on the portable gaming bandwagon. According to multiple sources who spoke to Ars Technica, it seems Valve has plans to create its own PC-based Switch clone—hardware for the device is said to have been in development for “some time.” Today SteamDB creator Pavel Djundik discovered new code in Steam referenc...

About a fortnight ago, Valve's CEO, Gabe Newell, took part in a Q&A in a high school in New Zealand. One of the answers that caught the attention of the games media concerned Valve and consoles. The particular query was about whether Steam would remain strictly a PC platform or whether it would be "putting any games on consoles". A fair enough question from the school student, but surprisingly it caused Newell to pause for thought, and after umming and erring, he obviously picked his words very carefully to provide an answer. The answer was quite short but left one wanting something more subs...