<s>
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
was	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
prebuilt	O
small	B-Device
form	I-Device
factor	I-Device
gaming	B-Device
computers	I-Device
designed	O
to	O
operate	O
Valve	O
's	O
SteamOS	B-Application
to	O
provide	O
a	O
game	O
console-like	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
computer	O
vendors	O
were	O
engaged	O
with	O
Valve	O
to	O
develop	O
their	O
own	O
versions	O
of	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
for	O
retail	O
,	O
offering	O
additional	O
options	O
atop	O
Valve	O
's	O
requirements	O
such	O
as	O
dual-booting	O
options	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upgrade	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consumers	O
could	O
digitally	O
purchase	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
their	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
through	O
Valve	O
's	O
popular	O
namesake	O
Steam	B-Application
store	I-Application
,	O
incorporated	O
in	O
SteamOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
support	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
and	O
SteamOS	B-Application
,	O
Valve	O
released	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
a	O
customizable	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
with	O
touchpad-based	O
haptic	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Link	O
,	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
allows	O
consumers	O
with	O
Steam	B-Application
software	I-Application
to	O
stream	O
content	O
to	O
a	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
two-year	O
testing	O
period	O
,	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
and	O
its	O
related	O
hardware	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
many	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
models	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
offered	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
,	O
a	O
digital	O
video	O
games	O
storefront	O
offering	O
many	O
third-party	O
game	O
publishers	O
 '	O
titles	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Valve	O
primarily	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
accounted	O
for	O
an	O
estimated	O
75%	O
of	O
digitally	O
purchased	O
games	O
on	O
that	O
platform	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
has	O
indicated	O
displeasure	O
with	O
the	O
approaches	O
that	O
both	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Apple	O
are	O
taking	O
with	O
their	O
respective	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
limiting	O
what	O
applications	O
could	O
be	O
run	O
,	O
and	O
upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
,	O
Valve	O
's	O
CEO	O
Gabe	O
Newell	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
catastrophe	O
for	O
everyone	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
space	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
discussed	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
promoting	O
the	O
open-source	O
operating	O
system	O
Linux	B-Application
that	O
would	O
maintain	O
"	O
the	O
openness	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newell	O
recognized	O
that	O
games	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
significant	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
push	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
Linux	B-Application
client	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
developer	O
tools	O
to	O
help	O
port	O
games	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
worked	O
to	O
assure	O
that	O
users	O
 '	O
game	O
libraries	O
would	O
be	O
portable	O
,	O
including	O
offering	O
Steam	B-Application
Play	O
whereby	O
purchase	O
of	O
a	O
title	O
for	O
one	O
platform	O
automatically	O
allows	O
that	O
user	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
other	O
supported	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
cross-platform	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Valve	O
's	O
official	O
announcement	O
of	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
,	O
rumors	O
of	O
Valve	O
's	O
plan	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
the	O
hardware	O
market	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
throughout	O
2012	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
emphasis	O
on	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
and	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
features	O
like	O
the	O
10-foot	B-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
"	O
Big	O
Picture	O
Mode	O
"	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
which	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
necessary	O
feature	O
for	O
a	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
formally	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
considering	O
developing	O
a	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industry	O
journalists	O
tentatively	O
called	O
the	O
hardware	O
a	O
"	O
Steam	B-Device
Box	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
function	O
as	O
a	O
dedicated	O
unit	O
running	O
Steam	B-Application
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
launch	O
games	O
,	O
media	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
functions	O
that	O
the	O
client	O
already	O
provides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
's	O
hardware	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
tightly	O
controlled	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
other	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
side	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
remain	O
open	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
unit	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
ship	O
with	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
user	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
install	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
if	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
envisioned	O
the	O
software	O
to	O
enable	O
screencast	B-Protocol
capabilities	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
single	O
box	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
any	O
monitor	O
or	O
television	O
within	O
the	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newell	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
also	O
likely	O
develop	O
controllers	O
for	O
the	O
unit	O
that	O
integrate	O
biometrics	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
options	O
for	O
gaze	B-General_Concept
tracking	I-General_Concept
,	O
citing	O
that	O
the	O
involuntary	O
responses	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
are	O
more	O
useful	O
than	O
other	O
forms	O
of	O
player	O
input	O
such	O
as	O
motion	B-Algorithm
control	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newell	O
also	O
explained	O
that	O
Valve	O
is	O
also	O
considering	O
the	O
mobile	O
device	O
market	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
market	O
,	O
specifically	O
considering	O
laptops	O
and	O
tablets	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
hardware	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
Littlefoot	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Dev	O
Days	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
Valve	O
further	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
initial	O
target	O
market	O
for	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
was	O
to	O
be	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
living	O
room	O
and	O
build	O
a	O
demand	O
for	O
support	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
continue	O
to	O
work	O
away	O
from	O
Windows	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
operating	O
systems	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2013	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
modular	O
computer	O
hardware	O
company	O
Xi3	O
Corporation	O
introduced	O
a	O
prototype	O
modular	O
PC	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Piston	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
unit	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
possible	O
designs	O
that	O
Valve	O
is	O
looking	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
hardware	O
model	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Box	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
specifically	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
support	O
Big	O
Picture	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xi3	O
began	O
taking	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
Piston	B-Device
Console	O
at	O
the	O
2013	O
South	O
by	O
Southwest	O
Festival	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
anticipating	O
high	O
levels	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
hardware	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
unit	O
for	O
general	O
purchase	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
clarified	O
that	O
although	O
they	O
conducted	O
some	O
initial	O
exploratory	O
work	O
with	O
Xi3	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
had	O
no	O
direct	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
Piston	B-Device
's	O
specifications	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
necessarily	O
representative	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Box	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
officially	O
revealed	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
including	O
the	O
related	O
SteamOS	B-Application
and	O
Steam	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
during	O
the	O
last	O
week	O
of	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
tentative	O
release	O
date	O
in	O
mid-2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
three	O
hundred	O
beta	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
were	O
shipped	O
to	O
selected	O
beta	O
testers	O
for	O
initial	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
2000	O
units	O
were	O
provided	O
to	O
developers	O
attending	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Dev	O
Days	O
event	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
also	O
released	O
an	O
early	O
restricted	O
download	O
link	O
for	O
their	O
SteamOS	B-Application
for	O
"	O
Linux	B-Application
hackers	O
"	O
to	O
try	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
set	O
of	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
,	O
Steam	B-Device
Controllers	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
Links	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
consumer	O
purchase	O
and	O
delivery	O
starting	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
gaming	O
websites	O
observed	O
that	O
by	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
Valve	O
no	O
longer	O
offered	O
links	O
to	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
section	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
storefront	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
reached	O
directly	O
via	O
a	O
URL	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
models	O
previously	O
offered	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
listed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
responded	O
that	O
they	O
recognized	O
that	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
were	O
not	O
selling	O
well	O
and	O
saw	O
little	O
user	O
traffic	O
,	O
prompting	O
them	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
storefront	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
stated	O
they	O
remained	O
committed	O
to	O
an	O
open	O
gaming	O
platform	O
and	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
back-end	O
technologies	O
like	O
SteamOS	B-Application
that	O
will	O
help	O
such	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
later	O
revealed	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
in	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
computer	O
designed	O
to	O
play	O
Steam	B-Application
games	I-Application
running	O
the	O
Arch	O
Linux-based	O
SteamOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
design	O
factors	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
resulted	O
from	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
get	O
developers	O
to	O
build	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
systems	O
and	O
reach	O
thresholds	O
for	O
adaption	O
to	O
convince	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
produce	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
,	O
Valve	O
invested	O
into	O
Proton	O
,	O
a	O
compatibility	O
layer	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
to	O
run	O
Microsoft	O
Windows-based	O
application	O
and	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hesitation	O
of	O
their	O
manufacturing	O
partners	O
from	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
also	O
led	O
Valve	O
to	O
keep	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
internal	O
as	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
better	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
specific	O
configuration	O
of	O
hardware	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
minimum	O
specification	O
of	O
computer	O
hardware	O
components	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
needed	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
SteamOS	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
and	O
games	O
developed	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
planned	O
to	O
have	O
several	O
different	O
retail	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
through	O
various	O
hardware	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
that	O
would	O
also	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
units	O
from	O
components	O
and	O
or	O
modify	O
retail	O
products	O
with	O
off-the-shelf	O
parts	O
as	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
also	O
worked	O
with	O
AMD	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
certify	O
hardware	O
for	O
future	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
began	O
running	O
a	O
beta-testing	O
program	O
in	O
late	O
2013	O
,	O
selecting	O
300	O
Steam	B-Application
users	O
to	O
test	O
their	O
optimized	O
prototype	O
hardware	O
units	O
and	O
initial	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Controllers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
was	O
in	O
development	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
SMACH	O
Z	O
"	O
,	O
previously	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Smach	O
Zero	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Steamboy	O
"	O
by	O
analogy	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SMACH	O
Z	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2016	O
and	O
was	O
to	O
combine	O
a	O
x86	O
Steam	B-Application
OS	I-Application
architecture	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
AMD	O
G-Series	O
chip	O
with	O
a	O
portable	O
form	O
factor	O
and	O
input	O
elements	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
a	O
Steam	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SMACH	O
Z	O
has	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
approved	O
by	O
Valve	O
as	O
an	O
official	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Valve	O
not	O
only	O
for	O
games	O
developed	O
for	O
controllers	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
for	O
games	O
traditionally	O
played	O
with	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
two	O
high-resolution	O
clickable	O
touchpads	B-Application
(	O
replacing	O
the	O
typical	O
thumbsticks	O
on	O
modern	O
console	O
controllers	O
)	O
,	O
sixteen	O
buttons	O
,	O
including	O
face	O
,	O
shoulder	O
,	O
and	O
undergrip	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
gyroscopic	B-Application
sensors	I-Application
for	O
motion	B-Algorithm
control	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
touchpads	B-Application
include	O
haptic	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
send	O
tactile	O
feedback	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
reaction	O
to	O
events	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
Chris	O
Kohler	O
of	O
Wired	O
described	O
using	O
the	O
controller	O
while	O
playing	O
Civilization	B-Application
V	I-Application
at	O
a	O
press	O
event	O
at	O
Valve	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
as	O
he	O
used	O
the	O
touchpad	B-Application
to	O
move	O
the	O
mouse	O
cursor	O
,	O
electromagnets	O
within	O
the	O
controller	O
created	O
audio	O
and	O
tactile	O
feedback	O
as	O
if	O
he	O
were	O
using	O
a	O
trackball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
controller	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
platform	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
existing	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
within	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Big	O
Picture	O
mode	O
;	O
this	O
enables	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
access	O
detailed	O
options	O
for	O
setting	O
up	O
the	O
various	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
on	O
a	O
per-game	O
basis	O
including	O
button/touchpad	O
mapping	O
and	O
sensitivity	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
accessing	O
other	O
users	O
 '	O
shared	O
controller	O
configuration	O
to	O
use	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steamworks	O
API	B-Application
provides	O
means	O
for	O
developers	O
to	O
provide	O
more	O
detailed	O
settings	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
when	O
in	O
Big	O
Picture	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
has	O
added	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
capabilities	O
based	O
on	O
public	O
feedback	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
movement	O
and	O
aiming	O
controls	O
schemes	O
using	O
its	O
internal	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
trigger	O
actions	O
that	O
enable	O
cursor	O
movement	O
limited	O
to	O
certain	O
regions	O
on	O
a	O
UI	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
to	O
manipulate	O
a	O
game	O
's	O
mini-map	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
quick-access	O
popup	O
for	O
16	O
commands	O
that	O
can	O
act	O
similar	O
to	O
hotkeys	O
for	O
keyboard-and-mouse	O
games	O
,	O
cloud-based	O
controller	O
configuration	O
saving	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
non-Steam	O
games	O
that	O
otherwise	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Overlay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
their	O
plan	O
to	O
have	O
third-party	O
hardware	O
vendors	O
manufacture	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
,	O
Valve	O
plans	O
was	O
the	O
sole	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Valve	O
released	O
the	O
computer	O
aided	O
design	O
geometry	O
files	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
to	O
facilitate	O
hardware	O
modding	B-Device
by	O
end	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Valve	O
is	O
working	O
with	O
Flextronics	O
robotic	O
assembly	O
line	O
in	O
Buffalo	O
Grove	O
,	O
Illinois	O
to	O
assemble	O
the	O
machines	O
;	O
jokingly	O
,	O
the	O
machines	O
have	O
been	O
given	O
Aperture	O
Science	O
branding	O
,	O
the	O
fictional	O
company	O
from	O
Valve	O
's	O
Portal	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
vendors	O
with	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
prototypes	O
include	O
Alienware	O
,	O
Falcon	O
Northwest	O
,	O
CyberPowerPC	O
,	O
Origin	O
PC	O
,	O
Gigabyte	O
,	O
Materiel.net,	O
Webhallen	O
,	O
Alternate	O
,	O
Next	O
,	O
Zotac	O
,	O
Scan	O
Computers	O
,	O
and	O
Maingear	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
,	O
except	O
Maingear	O
,	O
showcased	O
their	O
prototypes	O
at	O
the	O
2014	O
CES	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alienware	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
start	O
selling	O
consumer	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
units	O
,	O
called	O
Alpha	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
initially	O
ship	O
with	O
SteamOS	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
was	O
n't	O
not	O
be	O
ready	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
upgrade	O
their	O
units	O
to	O
SteamOS	B-Application
once	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
official	O
release	O
of	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
both	O
Falcon	O
Northwest	O
and	O
Origin	O
PC	O
opted	O
to	O
not	O
ship	O
a	O
SteamOS-enabled	O
machine	O
in	O
2015	O
due	O
to	O
limitations	O
of	O
SteamOS	B-Application
over	O
Windows	O
;	O
Falcon	O
Northwest	O
have	O
said	O
they	O
would	O
consider	O
shipping	O
machines	O
with	O
SteamOS	B-Application
in	O
the	O
future	O
if	O
performance	O
improves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
has	O
negotiated	O
deals	O
with	O
retail	O
stores	O
GameStop	O
,	O
EB	O
Games	O
and	O
Game	O
to	O
create	O
Steam	B-Application
Sections	O
within	O
the	O
stores	O
where	O
various	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
Link	O
,	O
and	O
pre-paid	O
Steam	B-Application
cards	O
will	O
be	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
,	O
at	O
minimum	O
,	O
run	O
SteamOS	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
operating	O
system	O
derived	O
from	O
Debian	O
that	O
expands	O
the	O
current	O
Steam	B-Application
client	I-Application
to	O
add	O
additional	O
functionality	O
such	O
as	O
media	O
sharing	O
,	O
media	O
services	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
In-Home	O
Streaming	O
,	O
family	O
sharing	O
,	O
and	O
parental	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
will	O
be	O
developed	O
to	O
run	O
natively	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
SteamOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
compatibility	O
is	O
already	O
a	O
feature	O
offered	O
through	O
the	O
Steamworks	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
API	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
according	O
to	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
recent	O
games	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Steam	B-Application
under	O
Linux	B-Application
will	O
also	O
run	O
under	O
SteamOS	B-Application
without	O
additional	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
will	O
not	O
make	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
SteamOS	B-Application
or	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
,	O
and	O
has	O
cautioned	O
third-party	O
developers	O
against	O
making	O
games	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Valve	O
will	O
not	O
stop	O
developers	O
from	O
making	O
SteamOS-exclusive	O
games	O
,	O
particularly	O
those	O
that	O
are	O
best	O
suited	O
for	O
playing	O
from	O
the	O
living	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
stream	O
games	O
from	O
regular	O
PCs	O
running	O
Steam	B-Application
to	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
access	O
to	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	O
or	O
macOS/OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
SteamPlay	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
play	O
games	O
available	O
on	O
SteamOS	B-Application
that	O
they	O
already	O
own	O
on	O
Windows	O
or	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
will	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
repurchase	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
games	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
can	O
be	O
streamed	O
to	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
Link	O
device	O
via	O
a	O
wireless	O
LAN	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
vendors	O
still	O
offer	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
options	O
,	O
or	O
configurations	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
with	O
SteamOS	B-Application
,	O
other	O
vendors	O
have	O
discontinued	O
their	O
products	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
published	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
lists	O
several	O
factors	O
why	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
did	O
not	O
take	O
off	O
as	O
Valve	O
had	O
anticipated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SteamOS	B-Application
itself	O
was	O
not	O
seen	O
as	O
ready	O
for	O
everyday	O
and	O
gaming	O
use	O
in	O
its	O
initial	O
builds	O
and	O
Valve	O
has	O
been	O
unresponsive	O
at	O
times	O
towards	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
makers	O
to	O
release	O
updates	O
,	O
while	O
concurrently	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
announced	O
its	O
free	O
rollout	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
making	O
that	O
an	O
incentive	O
over	O
Valve	O
's	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
also	O
had	O
delayed	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
release	O
to	O
2015	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
subsequently	O
delayed	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
makers	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Link	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Valve	O
,	O
competed	O
with	O
concept	O
of	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
and	O
was	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
cost-attractive	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
cases	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
vendors	O
simply	O
found	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
great	O
a	O
market	O
for	O
the	O
product	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
bridge	O
consoles	O
and	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
while	O
they	O
found	O
most	O
consumers	O
would	O
flock	O
to	O
one	O
extreme	O
or	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
stated	O
that	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
impacted	O
Valve	O
's	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
Valve	B-Device
Index	I-Device
and	O
Half-Life	B-Application
:	I-Application
Alyx	I-Application
with	O
"	O
designing	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
in	O
concert	O
with	O
each	O
other.	O
"	O
</s>
