Valve's official Steam Machine prototype isn't cheap, but it won't be the only Steam-powered video game console available come 2014. This morning, iBuyPower revealed a prototype of its own upcoming Steam Machine, which will go on sale for just $499 next year. For the price of an Xbox One, the computer will offer a multicore AMD CPU and a discrete AMD Radeon R9 270 graphics card that's a $180 GPU all by itself and come with Valve's Steam Controller as part of the package deal.
The firm has two models – codenamed Gordon and Freeman – which are identical in specification, with only the casing setting them apart. One model is clear/white, while the other is black when not illuminated by a central ring of light.
Internal components aren't confirmed, but iBuyPower says both with run all Steam titles in 1080p at 60 frames per second.
OEM, iBuyPower has unveiled their own vision of Valve's Steam Machines, the computer-based living room solution for high-end gaming without any of the nonsense (or Microsoft's operating system). The screenshots look pretty good, but at the same time you can't help but notice that the iBuyPower's Steam Machine looks a lot like the Xbox One and PS4's albino love-child.
