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Reader Discussion: Are You Excited For Valve's New Hardware, Controller, And OS?
The last of Valve's trio of announcements regarding the expansion of Steam has finally landed. The company's thumbstick-less proprietary controller joins the other news about the Steam Machine and SteamOS. Now that you know all about Valve's strategy to infiltrate your living room, are you interested?
The Steam Machine is a gaming-focused PC that comes equipped with Valve's new SteamOS. The Steam Controller is being custom designed to work with the new platform, and offers unique track pad-centric input. The Steam Controller is by far the the most unusual aspect of Valve's new push. With these new revelations in mind, are you interested?

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