My guess is the idea for Valve's steam box is to give it the pricing and convenience of a typical console, but capable of playing steam games, and that'll be the selling point.JenSeven said:And strangely enough, both will do exactly the same thing an ordinary PC with an HDMI out will also do.Symbio Joe said:So the main difference is the Piston is an object its retailer wants ridiculous amounts of money for, while Steam's Steam Box is an object with which ridiculous amounts of money will be made.
Whether or not it' actually worth it, well, we'll just have to wait for that price tag.