<p>Gabe Newell has said that gamers will be able to buy a living room-friendly PC package in 2013, contributing to the rumours that Valve is planning to release its own hardware next year.</p>
<p>Gabe Newell recently <a href="http://kotaku.com/5966860/gabe-newell-living-room-pcs-will-compete-with-next+gen-consoles">spoke to Kotaku</a> about next-generation consoles and had this to say:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;We&#8217;ll do it but we also think other people will as well. Well certainly our hardware will be a very controlled environment. If you want more flexibility, you can always buy a more general purpose PC. For people who want a more turnkey solution, that&#8217;s what some people are really gonna want for their living room.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p><em></em>Would you make the jump from desktop to the couch?</p>
<p>[Source: <a href="http://kotaku.com/5966860/gabe-newell-living-room-pcs-will-compete-with-next+gen-consoles">Kotaku</a> via <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-12-10-newell-living-room-friendly-pc-steam-packages-to-compete-with-next-gen-consoles">Eurogamer</a>]</p>

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