First announced last month, Valve’s Steam Machines have sent some buyers into a frenzy, with the capability of playing popular PC games through the convenience of a living room television. Today, the company provided a glimpse of the prototype it would be sending out to select players later this year.
The machine provides a sleek, gray-ish design with a glowing white light on the front of the machine, along with a plug-in for a device on the front – possibly the Steam controller. The company put it together to provide third-party software manufacturers a base model to work off of, and as a unit for their 300 beta testers.
The SteamOS based unit can have computer hardware swapped out. In fact, as we reported previously, the 300 units will vary when it comes to graphics cards that are installed, ranging from a Nvidia GTX660 to a Titan. Cooling is aided by the case design, which keeps airflow separate for the power supply, graphics card and motherboard.
The company has also stated that the Steam Machines will get their first true unveiling at CES 2014, with the possibility of a release sometime during the summer. A variety of manufacturers will be showing models at CES, along with pricing. Valve will be manufacturing the controllers themselves.
Source: Polygon
