Valve reveals first wave of Steam Machines

Hardware specs and prices revealed at CES

Posted on Jan 7, 2014 - 9:23am EST

Valve has today announced over one dozen Steam Machine designs now in production from leading manufacturers and targeted for release in 2014.

The lineup of Steam Machines offers a wide variety of price and performance options, with systems starting as low as $499 and top end systems rivaling today's bleeding edge gaming PCs. Every Steam Machine includes the Steam Controller, and is powered by the SteamOS, a custom OS built atop Linux.

"The first generation Steam Machines offers something for every gamer, which is a critical part of extending Steam into the living room," said Gabe Newell of Valve. "With over 3,000 games and more than 65 million gamers on Steam, it's important to offer gamers a variety of Steam Machines that allow them to select what makes the most sense for them."

The complete list of machines, including specs, prices, and photos, can be found in Valve's CES brochure.

The makers of first generation Steam Machines are Alienware, Alternate, CyberPowerPC, Digital Storm, Falcon NW, GigaByte, iBuyPower, Maingear, Material.net, Next Spa, Origin PC, Scan, Webhallen, and Zotac.

Announced earlier this year, Steam Machines are new entertainment systems targeted for use in the living room and leveraging Steam, the popular online platform for gaming and software.