Valve is planning to make a Steam video game console claim insiders

Following the popularity of the handheld Steam Deck, rumours suggest Valve is planning to make another attempt at launching a console equivalent.

Despite being one of the biggest game companies in the world, thanks to its Steam storefront, Valve has surprisingly not become a major player in the hardware business.

As well as their own VR headset, the company made a play for the living room back in 2015, with the Steam Machine concept, which involved gaming PCs running SteamOS and were intended to offer a more accessible, console-like experience.

They proved an instant flop though and were completely discontinued by 2018. However, it seems Valve might be preparing to give the concept a second shot following its more successful handheld, the Steam Deck.

The first rumbles of a new Steam system emerged on Reddit via coolbho3k, who spotted an internal test within the Steam Deck operating system for a new device codenamed …