If you’re avoiding the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the hope that Valve’s Steam Machines will be the optimal solution_for next-generation gaming, we’ve got some bad news. In an update for the pre-configured gaming PCs, Valve employee Eric Hope said improvements to the radical Steam Controller meant its commercial release is now slated for next year. “Realistically, we’re now looking at a release window of 2015, not 2014, ” he wrote. Although the delay appears to be tied to the controller, the wording of the post suggests that Valve’s Steam Machines – which run on its Linux-based Steam OS...

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