Lady Lilith Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 http://kotaku.com/5989727/the-first-steam-box-will-launch-this-holiday-season-starting-at-1000 The First Unofficial ‘Steam Box’ Will Launch This Holiday Season Starting At $1,000 Xi3's Piston—the first unofficial Steam Box console—will launch this holiday at a starting price of $1,000, the hardware manufacturer announced today. If you preorder it before March 18, you'll get a $100 discount. The Piston is the first PC designed specifically to play games in your living room using Steam's Big Picture mode. Valve is helping finance the machine, although the Steam makers are developing their own Steam Box that will also be released this year, according to Valve boss Gabe Newell. "Clearly, the computer/video gaming market is huge, both in the personal computer and traditional console markets," Xi3 CEO Jason Sullivan said in a press release. "That being said, we believe there is a crying need for a machine that captures the best of both worlds, with the upgradeability of computer gaming rigs and the design and form factor of consoles. We believe our Piston Consoles do exactly that-deliver the beauty and small size of consoles with the upgradeability of computers." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 $1,000? I was interested in this at first, not anymore though. Parker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayyyyyyyyyyyyy Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Wow. That's an excessive price... but it's so small and cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMamimi Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 That's pretty silly. I'm interested in seeing how many people actually buy this, I think most would be better off investing $900+ into a decent gaming computer and a good monitor, or upgrading what they already have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliteVega Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Yeah, I rather upgrade then spending 1,000$ on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTIOX_ Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 1000!!!! HA HA HA youve got to be having a laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_MovieMan29 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Just Pre-ordered it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splatter392 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Way too expensive for me. I'm fine with my PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambers35 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Wow that's expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreakon139 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) Keep in mind... this is NOT the official Steambox from Valve. Valve may give their blessing to these third party hardware developers that want to make their own, but the unique design and pricing for this particular iteration is on Xi3. Other Steambox releases will probably be a bit more traditional and priced for more mass consumption. It's just a shame that this will be the first Steambox on store shelves (that we know of). Likely giving those who don't know any better the impression that this is the official/defacto Steambox, and criticize the project harshly because of it. Edited March 11, 2013 by Dreakon139 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnacharya Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I'm actually intrigued by how many units they're actually planning on moving at that price. I honestly thought it was a joke at first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASlimeAppears Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Mother of god O_o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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