{"id":60536,"date":"2013-11-26T11:19:23","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T09:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=60536"},"modified":"2013-11-26T11:23:46","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T09:23:46","slug":"new-steam-machine-prototype-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/60536-new-steam-machine-prototype-unveiled","title":{"rendered":"New Steam Machine prototype unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US computer manufacturer, iBuyPower has revealed its prototype for a Steam Machine which they hope to put on sale in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Costing $499, the device features a multicore AMD CPU and an AMD Radeon R9 270 GPU; will come bundled with <a title=\"Steam Controller\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/59270-steam-controller-watch-it-in-action.html\">Valve&#8217;s Steam Controller<\/a>; and ships with Linux-based\u00a0<a title=\"SteamOS revealed by Valve\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/58663-steamos-revealed-by-valve.html\">SteamOS<\/a> (no Windows).<\/p>\n<p>iBuyPower says that its console will run existing &#8216;Steam for Linux&#8217; games at 1080p and 60FPS. Currently there are 323 games with some sort of Linux support on Steam, with 245 confirmed to be working, according to <a title=\"SteamDB\" href=\"http:\/\/steamdb.info\/linux\/\" target=\"_blank\">SteamDB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More details were not provided by iBuyPower, but looking at Valve&#8217;s own Steam Machine prototype can give an idea of what sort of power will be under the hood: <a title=\"Valve reveals Steam Machine prototype hardware\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/59940-valve-reveals-steam-machine-prototype-hardware.html\">Valve reveals Steam Machine prototype hardware<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>iBuyPower has said its prototype is sized between a PS4 and Xbox One, and has an integrated power supply.<\/p>\n<p>The console comes in two aesthetic versions: both have the glowing centre strip, but when turned off, one is clear white and the other black.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item 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\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h6>Sources:<a title=\"Engadget\" href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\" target=\"_blank\"> Engadget<\/a>, <a title=\"The Verge\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Verge<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More hardware and gadget news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/60384-gaming-pc-for-the-price-of-a-ps4.html\">Gaming PC for the price of a PS4<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/60518-wd-world-first-hybrid-dirve-sa-price-comparison.html\">WD \u201cworld first\u201d hybrid drive: SA price comparison<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/60508-ps4-apu-analysis-reveals-surprises.html\">PS4 APU analysis reveals surprises<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/59777-leap-motion-controller-launched-in-sa-pricing-announced.html\">Leap Motion controller launched in SA, pricing 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