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http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/v ... -os/nZ56g/
The Verge reports Steam OS seems to be a swipe at Microsoft’s Windows 8, which has come under fire from Valve in the past.

“Valve co-founder Gabe Newell famously called Windows 8 a ‘catastrophe’ and has publicly blamed Microsoft's operating system for tanking PC sales. Windows 8 also comes with its own built-in app store, which theoretically has the potential to siphon off Steam's video game revenue.”

But an OS isn’t much good without hardware to run it, and Valve has promised two more big announcements this week. Could the fabled “Steam Box,” the long-rumored Valve-brand console, be on its way? Kotaku says yes, and it’s about time.

“For almost a year now, Valve has been teasing the idea of Steam-branded hardware. … Last December, Valve boss Gabe Newell told me that the Steam Box would compete with Sony and Microsoft's next-gen offerings. The company has been slowly trickling out details since then.”

Valve’s next big announcement is scheduled for Wednesday at 1 p.m. Eastern.
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I'm not seeing it as successful right now. My PC runs just fine, and my console runs just fine. Why do I need a PC as a console?

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I was hoping for some sort of Chromecast-esque dongle that would allow you to stream gaming from your PC to your TV.
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