Valve Could Be Developing a Mobile Device Called SteamPal

Peter_Brosdahl · May 25, 2021

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References in a Steam beta client update discovered by Pavel Djundik suggest that Valve may be developing a mobile controller or all-in-one console device. It follows recent news that Steam could be working on a way of bringing more games to consoles. This would not be Valve’s first attempt at bridging PC and console gaming: previously, it had tried its hand with Steam Machines.

handheld* console of course.This feels very related:https://t.co/6dupKvMU10— Steam Database (@SteamDB) May 25, 2021

These references hint at new console plans from Valve, suggesting that the PC gaming giant has a handheld console in the works. This console could act as...

Dogsofjune · May 25, 2021

Probably be as much of a success as Steam Machines...

I mean look at how much effort they keep investing into SteamOS and Link.

Grimlakin · May 25, 2021

It's probably a app interface.

Brian_B · May 25, 2021

Dogsofjune said:
Probably be as much of a success as Steam Machines...

I mean look at how much effort they keep investing into SteamOS and Link.

Yeah this is probably what will kill it. At least Google will kill a project and you know it’s dead… Valve just ignores them to death.

Although I think they did official kill the Steam
Link, which was a shame - it was a nice lil piece of hardware for what it did. It didn’t do much - but what it did it did very well.

Valve Could Be Developing a Mobile Device Called SteamPal

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