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Wed, Mar 13, 2013 | 02:05 GMT
Piston: Xi3 “asked to build a product specifically for Valve”
Xi3, the company behind the $1,000 Piston Steam box, has shed some light on its relationship with Valve after the latter apparently attempted to distance itself from the product today.
Tue, Mar 12, 2013 | 09:01 GMT
Valve severs ties with Xi3 Piston, now has “no involvement”
Valve was widely thought to have backed the Xi3 Piston micro PC – often dubbed “Steam Box”. However, Valve’s Doug Lombardi has made clear that the Seattle studio no longer has any involvement in Xi3′s dealings.
Tue, Mar 12, 2013 | 01:58 GMT
Xi3 Piston Steam box hardware to be upgradable
Xi3′s console-like PC, the Piston, will have three modular boards for hardware upgrades.
Tue, Mar 12, 2013 | 01:51 GMT
Xi3 Piston “Steam Box” trailer surfaces
Xi3′s Piston “Steam Box” micro PC has received a trailer, asking you how you’re going to keep up with advancements in gaming tech. By buying one, obviously.
Sat, Mar 09, 2013 | 14:46 GMT
Xi3′s Piston “Steam Box” available for pre-order at SXSW
Piston, Xi3′s Valve-backed micro PC expected to be the first of a number of Steam boxes, will be available for pre-order at SXSW.
Tue, Mar 05, 2013 | 18:00 GMT
Microsoft doesn’t consider Valve a competitor in the living room space just yet
Microsoft’s president of Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick, has said the firm’s doesn’t consider Valve a competitor despite the firm readying a living room system of its own.
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Posted in: Development, Microsoft, Valve, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: Don Mattrick, steam box, TechForum
Tue, Mar 12, 2013 | 01:56 GMT
Call of Duty developer getting pally with Xi3 Steam box
Infinity Ward has made a couple of mysterious references to Xi3, the Valve-backed micro PC expected to be the first of a number of Steam boxes.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Shooter, Steam
Tags: call of duty, infinity ward, piston, steam box, Xi3
Wed, Jan 09, 2013 | 09:54 GMT
Valve’s Steam Box will not be formally announced in 2013: engineer clarifies issue
Valve founder Gabe Newell officially announced that the company’s PC console – dubbed internally at the studio as ‘Bigfoot’, and its handheld counterpart ‘Littlefoot’ – at CES. However, speculation that it will be formally announced at GDC is wide of the mark, a Valve engineer has confirmed.
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Posted in: PC, Steam, Valve
Tags: Bigfoot, gabe newell, Littlefoot, steam box
Tue, Mar 12, 2013 | 01:55 GMT
Valve-backed living room PC system debuts at CES 2013
Valve and Xi3 will today show off a modular computer designed for Steam and the big screen TV in your living room – a “Steambox”, in other words.
Thu, Mar 08, 2012 | 21:55 GMT
Valve has no plans for a game console any time soon
Valve has told Kotaku it doesn’t plan on creating a console any time soon, as its first step is getting Big Picture Mode out for Steam.
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Posted in: PC, Steam, Valve, hardware
Tags: big picture, doug lombardi, steam box
Mon, Mar 05, 2012 | 09:04 GMT
Valve patent shows Steam Box-like control pad
A patent dating back to 2009 shows Valve has been cooking up a controller like the one mentioned in connection with its rumoured Steam Box.
Sun, Mar 04, 2012 | 22:26 GMT
Rumour – Steam Box prototype outed by Valve staffer
According to an anonymous tipster, Valve staffer Greg Coomer has posted an image of a prototype “Steam Box“.
Sat, Mar 03, 2012 | 22:38 GMT
Rumor – Valve readying set-top system called “Steam Box”
Saturday’s rumor du jour is that Valve is prepping its own set-top box which can run PC games on Steam and possibly competing services. A source close to The Verge called it the Steam Box.
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