Valve’s Steam Machines are reinventing the game console by transforming daunting PCs into friendly boxes for the living room. But rather than make the machines all by itself, Valve has turned to hardware partners to create a whole lineup of them, from basic consoles priced like an Xbox all the way up to towers that just barely veil their gaming PC roots.
Yesterday we got a peek at what 13 of the very first of those Steam Machines will look like. Their prices range from $499 all the way up to $6,000, putting Valve’s goal of a diverse ecosystem on the right track. But there’s still the question of what that will get you. We’re taking a look across the broad spectrum of Steam Machines to see if there’s a legitimate alternative to the Xbox…
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