Valve working on Nintendo Switch-like console, report says
If it's real, hopefully it won't be so pricey.
Will Valve be the company to make PC gaming portable?
Valve tends to keep its projects close to the vest. If the latest report is true, the company could lead a big change in PC gaming .
The Steam owner is making a PC gaming device similar to the Nintendo Switch , according to Wired on Tuesday. There are few details available about this new hardware, but a recent update to Steam added a bit of code found by SteamDB creator Pavel Djundik on Tuesday referring to a new controller called SteamPal. Wired also pointed to comments that Gabe Newell, Valve's co-founder and managing director, made earlier in the month about plans to be announced at the end of the year.
Valve wouldn't be the first company to come up with a take on the Nintendo Switch. Last year, Alienware showed off its Concept UFO prototype at CES . The Switch-like device would play Windows games and can be played either handheld or with the side paddles removed to form a controller. But since its reveal, Alienware has yet to provide any other details.
Qualcomm is reportedly working on its own Switch-like device using Android OS. Though it won't be able to play PC games right out of the box, there's a way to play Windows games on Android devices.
Valve didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.