Valve has stepped up its plans for new gaming platforms by announcing 14 types of Steam Machine designs that are in production and set to be made available in 2014.
Valve showcased its potential at the ongoing CES 2014. The new line-up included features like:
- Variety in prices and performance options
- Open design
- Every Machine to include Steam Contorller
- It will be powered by SteamOS
- Targeted for living room and Steam leveraging
"The first generation Steam Machines offers something for every gamer, which is a critical part of extending Steam into the living room. 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," said Valve chief Gabe Newell, in a press release.
The following are some of the Steam Machines from Valve that are comparable to Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
- Alienware
- Alternate
- CyberPowerPC
- Digital Storm
- Falcon NW
- GigaByte
- iBuyPower
- Maingear
- Materiel.net
- Next Spa
- Origin PC
- Scan
- Webhallen
- Zotac
Below is the list of specs and pricings of Valve's Steam Machines (Steampowered Media):
Alternate
Price - $1339
CPU - Intel Core i5 4570
Graphics - Gigabyte GTX 760
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 1TB SSHD
CyberPowerPC
Price - $499 and up
CPU - AMD/Intel Core i5 CPU
Graphics - AMD Radeon R9 270/Nvidia GTX 760
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 500GB
Digital Storm Bolt 2
Price - $2,584
CPU - Intel Core i7 4770K
Graphics - GTX 780 Ti
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 1TB HDD + 120GB SSD
Gigabyte Brix Pro
Price - TBD
CPU - Intel Core i7-4770R
Graphics - Intel Iris Pro 5200
RAM - 2 x 4GB
Storage - 1TB SATA 6Gb/sata
Falcon Northwest
Price - $1,799 to $6000
CPU - customizable
Graphics - Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan
RAM - 8 to 16 GB
Storage - up to 6 TB
iBuyPower
Price - $499 and up
CPU - Quad core AMD or Intel
Graphics - Radeon GCN Graphics
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 500GB+
Materiel.net
Price- $1,098
CPU - Intel Core i5 4440
Graphics - MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 8 GB + 1 TB SSHD
Origin PC Chronos
Price -TBD
CPU - Intel Core i7 4770K (3.9 to 4.6 GHz)
Graphics - 2 x 6GB Nvidia GeForce GTX Titans
Next SPA
Price -TBD
CPU - Intel Core i5
Graphics - Nvidia GT 760
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 1TB
Scan NC 10
Price - $1,090
CPU - Intel Core i3 4000M
Graphics - Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 500GB
Webhallen
Price - $1,499
CPU - Intel Core i7
Graphics - Nvidia GT 780
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 1TB SSHD
Zotac
Price - $599
CPU - Intel Core (TBD)
Graphics - Nvidia GeForce GTX
RAM - TBD
Storage - TBD
