> I am concerned though about the lack of any new info on the steambox in the last, what, year? Everything I saw about the "Steam Box" suggested to me that it

> I am concerned though about the lack of any new info on the steambox in the last, what, year? Everything I saw about the "Steam Box" suggested to me that it would be an underpowered machine for more casual games. But the great part about Steam is that I could build my own damn hardware and use Steam and Big Picture Mode on it. So now I have a legitimate mid-range gaming PC hooked up to my TV and launching Big Picture on startup. As a Linux user and lover, the idea of an eventual Steam box running on Linux is an exciting idea, but in the meantime, I'm running my own box on Windows.