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Valve shows off first Steam Machine prototypes

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 8:43PM EST
Valve Steam Machines Pictures

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Valve really is serious about competing with the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 after all. The Seattle Times went to Valve’s offices in Bellevue, Wash. and got to take a look at some early prototypes of Valve’s Steam Machine consoles that will run on its free-to-use SteamOS gaming platform. From the picture that The Seattle Times published, the prototype Steam Machine looks a lot like an Xbox One: A large black box that will hook into your television and act as your main gaming interface. Valve representatives tell the Times that they’re “trying to advance the stagnant PC hardware platform and provide an open platform on which other companies can innovate.” Pictures of prototype Steam Machine consoles follow below.


Image source: Ken Lambert, The Seattle Times


Image source: Ken Lambert, The Seattle Times

Brad Reed
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Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.