Rumored Valve Console.

About 3 weeks ago, there was a blip on the radar about Valve making hardware. Gabe said in an interview that if they have to they will. Didn't say if he meant console or controller or something else. Over this weekend there have been 4 posts on Kotaku about the "Steam Box." The first story here talks about a console that would run pc games on whatever and also run Steam.

Next we have a is this a photo of the Steam Box? Take this link to read the full story and a picture below.

3rd is a controller concept, looks like an Xbox controller.  The full news story here.

Finally here is Kotaku's complete round up of all the news and their speculations and opinions.

Personally, I think a "Console" that people buy for under $400 that plays PC games on great settings without any lag is an amazing idea.  I'm a PC gamer and I fear the future upgrades that I'll need.  Why is PC gaming the best?  It's not because of anything you'd hear from someone playing Counter-Strike, it's about the freedom that the PC allows that the console makers won't give their customers.