Steam Machines - 12 partners will launch dedicateed Steam PC Machines with dedicated controllers and Steam OS
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/01/06/12-of-valves-steam-machine-partners-unveiled/
Alienware, Falcon Northwest, iBuyPower, CyberPowerPC, Origin PC, Gigabyte, Materiel.net, Webhallen, Alternate, Next, Zotac and Scan Computers
Starting price of $499 gets you:
Athlon X4 740 CPU
4GB RAM
500GB HDD
Radeon R7 250 GPU (1GB GDDR5) (with chances of it being a 260X come launch) + Steam Controller
$699 gets you a configuration more powerful than next gen consoles:
3.5 GHz i3
2GB GTX 760
Bluetooth, WiFi, USB 3.0, 8GB of RAM, Steam Controller
http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/06/cyberpowerpc-steam-machines/
http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/06/ibuypower-sbx/
Question I have is...
Are these devices trying to attak the PC market or the console market? Or possibly both?
Thoughts?
