Početkom ožujka pisali smo o glasinama prema kojima Valve radi na vlastitoj igraćoj konzoli namijenjenoj pokretanju PC igara, a osim glasina pojavila se i fotografija radne verzije sklopa koji podsjeća na konzolu, a koja se pojavila na Twitter accountu jednog od zaposlenika Valvea.

Danas se pak internetom proširio oglas za posao kojim Valve traži inženjere elektronike, za rad na 'potpuno novim gaming iskustvima'; 'najuspješniji kandidati postati će članovi vrlo motiviranog teama zaduženog za razvoj hardvera, prototipove, testiranje i produkciju kroz cijeli niz platformi. Ne pričamo o miševima i gamepadovima – zanimaju nas potpuno nova gaming iskustva.'

Naravno, ovo nije i potvrda nagađanja da Valve radi na nekom obliku igraće konzole, a ako i je, to bi se, s obzirom na vrijeme potrebno na razvoj takvog sustava, moglo dogoditi tek kroz nekoliko godina.

Sadržaj cijelog oglasa:

    Electronics Engineer

    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.

    Duties:

    Work with the hardware team to conceive, design, evaluate, and produce new types of input, output, and platform hardware

    Requirements:

    Hands on prototyping experience

    Lab and measurement skills

    System level design experience

    Knowledge of embedded systems/microcontrollers

    Experience with high speed serial interfaces

    Experience with schematic entry

    Experience with circuit simulation

    Four years relevant experience

    Recommended:

    Board layout (analog and high speed digital)

    Hardware Definition Languages (HDL) for FPGA and chip design

    Power supply management

    Thermal management

    Design for test

    Low frequency analog

    RF and antennas

    Signal integrity analysis

    DSP

    ARM / X86 system design

    Manufacturing pilot runs

    Failure analysis

    FCC/CE/UL certification