Lady Lilith Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 http://kotaku.com/meet-steamboy-the-portable-steam-machine-1590987020 Now that Steam Machines have established all one needs to play computer games via Steam is a small box, a controller and a screen, the SteamBoy combines those three things into one portable gaming system. P Announced on the last day of E3 2013, the SteamBoy is an independent project by a group unaffiliated with Valve, aimed at bringing a little PC gaming to players' pockets. According toinformation given The Escapist, it's a modestly-powered system that, while not up to recommended Steam Machine specs, will be cable of running most PC games at playable frame rates. P A quad-core CPU, 4GB RAM, a 32GB built-in memory card and a 5" 16:9 touchscreen doesn't sound like much, but it's certainly enough to play. Factor in Steam's new streaming functionality and the SteamBoy could be a must-have companion to a standard gaming machine. P SEXPAND Of course that all depends on whether the machine actually surfaces, and whether or not Reliable Corporation goes after them for using the same name as their line of floor cleaning products. Only 32GB? That's barely enough for most of today's PC games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xxleonardo97xX Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 SteamBoy isn't that a name copy from GameBoy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razizo41 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 sounds good but the 32 gb is a let down, interesting project but I think they could've done better than 32 gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devourerplease Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 This sounds like too niche of a product, especially considering it's not likely to be cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KratosTheMighty Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreakon13 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Love the idea. Based on the specs, and I'm not even seeing a video card in the mix, I'm guessing it'll be underwhelming at best unfortunately. If Valve were officially making something like this, and got backing from leading hardware manufacturers to craft a truly innovative portable system, I could see them making something that every Steam user would want to get their hands on. The thought of bringing my Steam library with me everywhere I go, even if there's only enough space for one or two games at a time, almost makes me giddy. As it stands though... I can't picture some unsupported, unaffiliated third party company hitting it big with this idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_DeityX1 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I have the feeling that this is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffle-Sensei Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Of course that all depends on whether the machine actually surfaces, and whether or not Reliable Corporation goes after them for using the same name as their line of floor cleaning products. This is my biggest concern. Also, seems cool. Only 32GB though? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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