Images of Valve’s Steam Machine prototype have appeared after The Verge got to have a hands-on.

The Steam Machines may look like a console, but in fact it is a small Steam OS run computer with 65 million PC gamers showing an interest which is designed to fit standard computer hardware of varying specs.

The prototype machines have been developed in order to give third-party manufactures a model for their own Steam Machines.

The Steam Controller will be sold as its own entity as well as with the Steam Machine. The unique controller features 16 buttons, a touchscreen and two circular trackpads with haptic feedback.

Valve expects to be shipping the units by the middle of the year.

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