There is two ways to look at this.
A console that, in and of itself, brings value. Or a console that is the base for an Eco system.
For the former, Valve maybe. A new steam console that offers reasonable specs for console prices could be of interest to many (especially with the lower end of the PC market being in a bit of a neglected state). It would be competing directly with all other Desktop PCs, Laptops and Steam Decks though as well as the used second hand market. Still an open console essentially for people to use and tinker with as they please could be an interesting proposition. A new steam controller (comically underrated) to go with it would be sweet. However a fully locked down console from valve would probably go down like a rat sandwich.
I don't really see any other companies getting into console hardware. Peripherals, yes, but not the box under the telly. There is no money in it. Apple don't have any interest in selling 500 buck consoles that make no money. They would much rather sell 1200 buck iphones with a big fat markup instead.....and sell services on top of that too. The console hardware business, on it's own, is highly toxic in it's current setup and no companies are or will rush to it.
The second option: building the eco system. I think companies like Disney and Netflix could be interested maybe....if there is a gap Netflix are dipping their toes in gaming but, so far, they haven't made a move on the hardware side. But if they decided to go big....an Nbox combined with the phone business model (get the console for 100 bucks and a 5 year Netflix premium sub contract)....maybe that could pull new customers in. They need the right content though. They really need that attention grabber to tempt people.
Most companies that try to build an eco system outside the big 3 try to do it through cloud streaming. They fail badly but they keep trying because, to take the console route, it will probably cost them 10 billion bucks just to get their foot in the door. They really don't want to spend that.
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