When Valve dropped off the map, Alienware decided to ship it with Windows and an Xbox 360 controller instead. Originally, the Alpha was going to be the flagship for Valve’s Steam Machines initiative, and come with both the innovative Steam Controller and the Linux-based SteamOS. The Alienware Alpha wants to be the best of both worlds: a PC game console. You can’t just pop in a disc, pick up a controller and start playing. Still, PCs can be a pain in the arse to use, particularly plugged into a TV. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One might be hot shit right now, but PCs have more games, cheaper games, and can usually make those games look way prettier. There are also pricier configurations, but you probably shouldn’t bother. A box designed to act like a game console: it comes with an Xbox 360 wireless controller, a custom interface, and Steam’s TV-friendly Big Picture Mode so you don’t need a mouse and keyboard to find or play your games from 10+ feet away.įor $US549, starting at $699 in Australia heading up to $1299 ), a box that crams in a dual-core 2.9GHz Core i3 processor, 4GB of RAM, a custom GeForce GTX 860M GPU, a 500GB hard drive, and 802.11ac Wi-Fi. A black box just under 2.5 inches tall, 8 inches wide, and 8 inches deep. Probably the smallest gaming PC you’ve ever seen. Connectivity: Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0. ![]() Ports: 2x USB2.0, 3x USB3.0, 1x HDMI-out, 1x HDMI-in, 1x Optical Audio out.Processor: Dual-core 2.9GHz Intel Core i3 CPU, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX GPU.
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