Steam Machines: Console killer or vanity project?

Valve's co-founder and managing director Gabe Newell has spoken about Steam Machines and Valve's rivals.

In an interview with Develop Online, Newell suggested that Steam Machines are much better than current consoles. "At console price points," he said, "we're going to have machines like Alienware's, which are faster than today's consoles. So the same price point as today, except you get better performance and you're connected to everything you like about the PC and the Internet."