Earlier it was reported that the first version of Steam Machine from partner companies Valve, which will be available in mid-2014, will be shown during the CES 2014. iBuyPower has decided not to wait until January 2014, and show a prototype of such a system now.

According to Engadget, iBuyPower is preparing to release two versions of Steam Machine, under code names and Gordon Freeman. Unfortunately, the characteristics of new products is kept secret. However, we know that both models in tandem with any game on Steam can give stable 60 frames per second at a resolution of 1080p.

Recall, Valve still in early October revealed Steam Machine prototype specification and announced its intention to send 300 prototypes of its new gaming system Steam users for beta testing.

Resource The Verge notes that one of the models in the performance Steam Machine iBuyPower (at the moment it is not known what kind) will go on sale next year, priced at $ 499. At its core production configuration includes AMD, Radeon R9 270 video card and hard drive capacity of 500 GB. We also know that it comes complete with a game controller Steam Controller.

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As expected, after the announcement of Steam OS two days ago, Valve announced today the release of the 2014 video game systems on the basis of the operating system.

And Valve does not plan to release their own notorious Steam Box, or, as they called on the page announcement, Steam Machines . The company is developing a reference design, providing partners to produce customized endpoints.

In 2014, according to Valve, the market will present a number of devices on the Steam OS. And in order to better understand the needs of users, the company created a prototype Steam Machines, and is ready later this year to send 300 of these systems Steam users to test and gather feedback.

In order to participate in the beta Steam Machines must perform a series of simple tasks on Steam and get a special badge. 30 testers will be selected from among the most active members of the community, the other “console” will be distributed randomly among all complete this task. The lucky ones will be determined after October 25. At the time of writing more than 12,000 people signed up to potential testers.

Owners of Steam Machines, according to Valve, will be available 3000 games Steam – more than 100 games already optimized for Steam OS plus other streaming via home.

The counter on the page announcements started again , Valve will make the following announcement on Friday 27 September at 20-00 in Kiev. According to the disclaimer at the end of the FAQ by Steam Machines, we can talk about the controller for the system.

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