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Todd and Max discuss… The Xi3 Piston

StickSkills said, "You see, I think there’s a lot of potential in this small living room PC, but I think now isn’t the time for it. I’m glad it exists, though, mainly because it’s a proof of concept. In the future, these small form-factor PCs are going to take over. But now isn’t the time. I think a streaming option, similar to an AppleTV, that takes your Steam games and puts them on your HDTV is a better, more cost effective option. Plus, it’d allow Valve to take some market share away from Apple."

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Spoon_4055d ago

With the cheap games, mod support, upgradeable hardware they just seem so limitless but yall can have that keyboard and Mouse setup.
A controller in your hand is what gaming is about.
Im anxious to see valve do this a console that can do everything a pc can do

Spoon_4055d ago

The prototype has not even been revealed yet remember http://m.ign.com/articles/2...

CapsLocke4055d ago

"A controller in your hand is what gaming is about."

Console gaming. PC gaming is something different.

hazardman4055d ago

I'm not an avid pc gamer, but given the entry price of the piston I would rather just build my own rig which I'm planning to do. Also why game on pc with controller? To me it takes away from what you get from mouse/keyboard gameplay the way PC games were meant to be played.

kevnb4055d ago (Edited 4055d ago )

Wow the internet is a strange place sometimes.. Are people really this stupid though?

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OmniGamer - The perfect CES 2014 gaming rig

Looking to build a great gaming rig? From headsets to PC's, we take the best of CES 2014 and build the ultimate gaming rig.

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XI3 Piston Console: “50 of the Most Highly Challenging, Graphical Games” Being Fine-Tuned

Gamer FitNation got the chance to talk to Whitney Merrifield about the console and its lightweight energy saving capabilities. The Piston retails for $999, but you’re getting your money’s worth with this PC console.

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Redinfamy3740d ago

The company market it as a console "The PISTON Console Gaming Computer is an engineering masterpiece. Hard-core gamers will love the powerful, immersive experience PISTON provides." other "stteam machines" are described as consoles as well.

A video game console is a machine that outputs a video signal that displays a video game and a machine you play video games on. So technically it is.

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Why the Xi3 Piston is not a True Steam Machine

SteamFirst: After some light has been shed on the upcoming status of the Steam Machines at CES this year, many of us think back to one year ago when we all heard about the Xi3 and its rumor of being the first Steam Machine. Why was this machine not included in the list of upcoming Steam Machine models some have asked. We have some of these answers for you.

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