Valve's SteamOS will be available to download on Friday,
December 13 - the same date the company will ship beta Steam Machines to users.
Valve has announced that its Linux-based SteamOS will be available
to download from tomorrow, December 13.
However, the company has recommended that only
"intrepid Linux hackers" give the new operating system a try as its
still not as polished as it will be next year, when Valve makes its play for
living room gaming.
On the hardware side,
Valve's first 300 prototype Steam Machines, complete with the Steam Controller, will also begin shipping to the beta testers who signed up to the program earlier this year.
Valve's first 300 prototype Steam Machines, complete with the Steam Controller, will also begin shipping to the beta testers who signed up to the program earlier this year.
Valve had originally planned to use testers around the globe
for its first foray into hardware but, due to "regulatory hurdles",
the company limited its testing to the US.
However, we fully expect "Steam Machines" to be
centre stage at next month's CES trade show in Las Vegas.
We've already seen details emerge of some third party
SteamOS protoypes and now US manufacturer Digital Storm has added to the mix
with a new machine.
The $1,470 gaming PC (pictured above) will be able to
dual-boot Windows and SteamOS and will also be packing an Nvidia GTX Titan graphics
card.
Digital Storm will be showing it off for real at the
aforementioned CES 2014 tech show.
What's your opinion on SteamOS? Is it enough to topple the
PS4 or Xbox One for control of the living room? Let us know in the comments box
below.
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