We might be seeing the "Steam Box" here soon

[Jameerthefear]

http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/

[Rose]

A steam operating system. Could be interesting.

[Jameerthefear]

A steam operating system. Could be interesting.
Yeah it will be linux based apparently

[Jameerthefear]

Yeah it will be linux based apparently
Wait I don't know what I'm talking about I just heard SteamOS is released.

[Rose]

Wait I don't know what I'm talking about I just heard SteamOS is released.
It's SteamOS and is primarily based on linux. Like how mac OS X (Yeah I'm keeping x) is linux based.

[Jameerthefear]

Steam Machine just got announced

[jaydacris]

gamers will jizz their pants if friday has anything to do with half life 3

OS announcement, now a hardware announcement... surely games/software could be next

[Jameerthefear]

gamers will jizz their pants if friday has anything to do with half life 3

OS announcement, now a hardware announcement... surely games/software could be next
don't get me too excited :D

[Rose]

Controller unveiled today (http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/9/27/4762318/valve-steam-box-controller)

Gotta say I'm not impressed, granted I'm a console gamer so...

[Kungfro]

Trackpads instead of joysticks? I don't know how I feel about that. The button placement is real weird too. Maybe it would work, hard to know by just looking at it. The console stuff is cool, though none of these announcements are real surprising. A patent for a valve controller leaked a while ago, valve already announced they're working with several companies to make prototypes of these steam boxes, and the steam OS really just expands what they were trying to do with Steam Big Picture.

[CelticBaller]

Jesus the controller looks crazy

[sc19]

meh.
No GTA V. LMAO.

[Rose]

Monday we're gonna find out more about the "Piston" or whatever the **** xi3 is building.
http://kotaku.com/well-learn-more-about-the-piston-living-room-pc-on-m-1414219833

[Jameerthefear]

looks funny but who knows. might work out

[Rose]

Piston comes out November 29 (http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/30/xi3-piston-gaming-pc-launching-november-29)
$999. whew. That's a lot. If Valve really wants to take over the living room, I hope they made the other models that they're working with/on cheaper. I know Valve pulled out of the Piston earlier this year but damn. Granted, the thing does look to be pretty upgradable.

[Jameerthefear]

Piston comes out November 29 (http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/30/xi3-piston-gaming-pc-launching-november-29)
$999. whew. That's a lot. If Valve really wants to take over the living room, I hope they made the other models that they're working with/on cheaper. I know Valve pulled out of the Piston earlier this year but damn. Granted, the thing does look to be pretty upgradable.
That is a high price tag. Wouldn't it be cheaper just to build a computer at that price?

[Rose]

That is a high price tag. Wouldn't it be cheaper just to build a computer at that price?
Sort of. I'm not a huge computer gamer. But you could probably make that for less than that I think. I'm sure Kungfro and Qwyjibo can tell you for sure. But it's main selling point is that you can easily upgrade the specs of it. And for a guy who's decent with computers, but is a bit skeptical on upgrading/building one himself it could work if they market it right.

I mean I'm interested in pc gaming, but I don't have 1000 to drop on a gaming computer. I was completely prepared to not get a console this generation and just go with a pc until I heard Valve backed out of the Piston. Glad I did because the price tag.:cletus: Now if steam makes a steam box that's in the $500 range I might sell off my ps4 for it, if it makes financial sense.

EDIT: someone on the article said in theory you can build it for less already and listed the parts, but I don't know if you could make it that small though on your own.

[Rose]

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/195bidfrnu5hpjpg/original.jpg
http://kotaku.com/this-is-valves-steam-machine-prototype-1458080352

Kinda looks xbox slim-ish.

[niko]

Piston comes out November 29 (http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/30/xi3-piston-gaming-pc-launching-november-29)
$999. whew. That's a lot. If Valve really wants to take over the living room, I hope they made the other models that they're working with/on cheaper. I know Valve pulled out of the Piston earlier this year but damn. Granted, the thing does look to be pretty upgradable.
Take over the living room with something that is $600 more expensive than a console. Good luck with that strategy.

[Rose]

Prices and details of some got announced.
http://kotaku.com/from-alienware-to-zotac-all-the-steam-machines-with-sp-1495960379