Ukuthuthuka kanye namahemuhemu ngalokhu okusha okungenzeka kube khona izibuko zangempela ezingathandwa kwabathelisi esikubona Kade indiza phezu kwamanethiwekhi isikhathi eside futhi manje iValve ibonakala njengomlingani wokuhamba walesi siqephu lapho i-Apple ibonakala ibandakanyeka khona.
Akungabazeki ukuthi ngeke sisho ukuthi inkampani yaseCupertino inezindawo ezimbalwa ezivulekile kulokhu, futhi izindaba ezimayelana nalezi zibuko sezivele zineminyaka embalwa futhi ekugcineni zizovela enkundleni. Okwamanje esinakho manje ukubheja okubandakanya i-Valve ne-Apple kule phrojekthi efanayo, sizobona ukuthi kuneqiniso kuyo.
Ngamazwi ka Ama-digitimes, ukuthuthukiswa kwalezi zingilazi ezingokoqobo okwengezelelweyo manje kwenzeka phakathi kwalezi zinkampani ezinkulu ezimbili futhi kunamahemuhemu okuthi laba babekwazi ukubona ukukhanya ngonyaka ozayo, ikakhulukazi phakathi nengxenye yesibili yonyaka. Kulokhu kuthiwa iQuanta Computer nePegatron bayabandakanyeka ekukhiqizeni lezi zibuko ngakho-ke kucatshangwa ukuthi kungekudala bazoqala ngakho.
Akucaci kahle ukuthi kuzogcina kwenzekeni futhi ukuthi i-Apple ibilokhu ikhombe ekusebenzeni kwabo ngqo nesoftware hhayi ngehadiwe edingekayo ukwenza le divayisi, futhi esikhathini esedlule kwakuthiwa iqembu lezentuthuko lihlakazekile kodwa Njengoba besikhuluma ngale phrojekthi iminyaka eminingi kakhulu kujwayelekile ukuthi izindaba zingahambelani ngakho-ke kuyinto ejwayelekile ukuthi amahemuhemu kanye nokuvuza "kungqubuzana". Okucacayo ukuthi kulo nyaka kubukeka sengathi asisenawo lo mkhiqizo futhi futhi manje kuzodingeka ukubona ukuthi kwenzekani ngo-2020 nokuthi la mahemuhemu aqhubeka kanjani.