After many delays, Valve’s attempt to infiltrate the living room is finally launching November 10th. Valve wants PC gamers to have the flexibility and convenience of console gaming and is releasing a slew of new products, including the Steam Machine (in partnership with companies like Alienware and Digital Storm), to make that happen. But what exactly is a Steam Machine?
Long story short, Steam Machines are console-sized computers that feature PC components, run Valve’s Linux-based operating system, SteamOS, and are compatible with Valve’s new wireless Steam Controller. It comes with a slick, console-like interface (the same one in Steam’s Big Picture Mode) designed to be operated from your couch instead of a desk chair, but because it’s Linux underneath, many of your PC games may not work in SteamOS, even though they work in Windows. Currently, there are over 1,500 games available on SteamOS, but that’s just a fraction of Steam’s entire game catalog, and it’s a selection that’s dominated by indies rather than the high-profile games that draw crowds. You won’t see Star Wars: Battlefront or Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 running natively on a Steam Machine this November, for instance, but you’ll be able to play recent games like SOMA, ARK: Survival Evolved, Invisible Inc., Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide, Cities: Skylines, Prison Architect, and many more.
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Long story short, Steam Machines are console-sized computers that feature PC components, run Valve’s Linux-based operating system, SteamOS, and are compatible with Valve’s new wireless Steam Controller. It comes with a slick, console-like interface (the same one in Steam’s Big Picture Mode) designed to be operated from your couch instead of a desk chair, but because it’s Linux underneath, many of your PC games may not work in SteamOS, even though they work in Windows. Currently, there are over 1,500 games available on SteamOS, but that’s just a fraction of Steam’s entire game catalog, and it’s a selection that’s dominated by indies rather than the high-profile games that draw crowds. You won’t see Star Wars: Battlefront or Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 running natively on a Steam Machine this November, for instance, but you’ll be able to play recent games like SOMA, ARK: Survival Evolved, Invisible Inc., Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide, Cities: Skylines, Prison Architect, and many more.
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