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Originally Posted by Shadow Moon

Really I see no purpose in this. If you want to play PC games then buy a gaming PC. Yes they can be expensive but, when you consider that a PC can do a lot more than a console and can be upgrade its the more solid investment in the long run.

There are many reasons why a PC branded as a console at the same price point as a PS3 or Xbox would be attractive.

I would say though, for me, and probably for many laptop users, I don't think the larger price point of gaming PCs is really all that worth it anymore. Yes, there's the extra horsepower, but a smaller laptop does everything else you could want sans gaming. With Intel's improved integrated chips, even playing HD movies isn't as much of a hassle anymore.

There's also the portability issue, gaming PCs are almost never portable without being very expensive at the same time.

As such, I think a Valve console is great in that it takes the gaming component of the PCs and separates it into a dedicated package that, if affordable, would be very appealing.