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Re:SteamMachines by vecinu on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @01:19PM (#6445883)
Did nobody else read the Beta Terms of Agreement?

1. Valve Corporation ("Valve", "We", "Us" or "Our") has developed and produced prototypes of entertainment system hardware and software, including a set-top box running custom software and a game controller

A game controller...

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Re:SteamMachines by Pxtl on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @02:40PM (#6446434)
Yes, but that may be simply a Valve-owned clone of the XBox360 pad that has become standard in PC gaming. Or it may be the exciting modular device they patented:

http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/2/2840932/exclusive-valve-ste...

Or it may be something to do with Gabe Newell's interest in biometrics.

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Re:SteamMachines by vecinu on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @03:47PM (#6446852)
I simply answered the question, which was 'Is there a new controller going to be included?'.

The possibilities are exciting.

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