Last month there were rumors flying all over the place about the supposed “Steam Box,” a game console developed by Valve. While those rumors were eventually quashed, it does appear that Valve has some sort of hardware solution up its sleeve—at least, if we’re to believe the company’s job listings.

A new entry on Valve’s website outlines the need for an electronics engineer to assist with “input, output and platform hardware.” The entry goes on to say:

“For years, Valve has been all about writing software that provides great gameplay experiences. Now we're developing hardware to enhance those experiences, and you can be a key part of making that happen.”

"Join our highly motivated team that's doing hardware design, prototyping, testing, and production across a wide range of platforms. We're not talking about me-too mice and gamepads here - help us invent whole new gaming experiences.”

Before you start planning your Valve console release party, you should remember that marketing director Doug Lombardi confirmed the studio was building hardware boxes for the purpose of testing, but wasn't planning to bring anything to market any time soon.

Then again, there’s always the future. Like Gabe Newell said when asked about making hardware, “We think it's important enough that if that's what we end up having to do, then that's what we end up having to do."

Would you buy a console developed by Valve? 

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