something something quacks like a duck, swins like a duck, it’s a duck. The steam machine does swim like a duck behave like what is commonly referres to as a game console. The steamroller is debatable tho.

The steam machine:

• Custom hardware
• Custom software and os
• Specifically designed to play games
• Has a dedicated controller
• Designed to work well with a living room TV (HDMI-CEC)

The only difference between the steam machine and other consoles is that it’s not locked down

nah, it’s more like the year of the linux game console, if anything.

Is this a joke or did you not read the article?