Valve knows that the Nintendo Switch-like PC is inevitable

The magic of the Nintendo Switch isn’t games, it’s the formfactor. A dedicated handheld gaming device with an HD display and enough power to run most games is something people were begging for. People have an intimate relationship with their games. The Switch enables people to fit that relationship into their lives — without taking over the family television. Valve Software, the company that owns Steam, recognizes this. And it knows that the future of PC gaming looks a lot like a Switch.

Valve is working on a Switch-like device codenamed SteamPal, according to an ArsTechnica report. And this is good news even if Valve doesn’t see the project through to turning it into a consumer product. In order for a Switch-style handheld PC to work, it needs for the hardware and software to function together.