Valve Isn’t Coming Out With a Console Anytime Soon

Early this month, a report from The Verge said that Valve is working on a console–a set-top gaming box of sorts that the report dubbed the “Steam Box“. While a console from one of the most successful PC developers certainly sounds interesting, you shouldn’t hold your breath.

In a statement to Kotaku, Doug Lombardi, Valve’s marketing director, said that while Valve is working on a number of things right now, the company has no plans to launch a console anytime soon.

“We’re prepping the Steam Big Picture Mode UI and getting ready to ship that, so we’re building boxes to test that on,” Lombardi said. “We’re also doing a bunch of different experiments with biometric feedback and stuff like that, which we’ve talked about a fair amount.

“All of that is stuff that we’re working on, but it’s a long way from Valve shipping any sort of hardware.”

A console from Valve may not be in the cards in the foreseeable future, but Lombardi left open the possibility that Valve could come out with a console eventually. When asked if Valve aims to come out with hardware of its own, even if it’s not in the near future, Lombardi replied, “I think that’s accurate.”

For more, you can check out Kotaku’s report at this link.