The Xi3 Piston is the first games console for streaming service Steam to go on sale, although not to UK gamers just yet. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small ...

It’s not a Steam Box, but they want us to believe it is: Xi3’s Piston might be the most confusing product in gaming this year, thanks to some muddled messaging and a deal with Valve that never went ...

Xi3 has just started taking pre-orders for its PISTON Console. The console is deeply integrated with Valve's Steam and its Big Picture mode that allows gamers to play their favorite Steam games on the ...

For something as much anticipated as a new games console designed by Valve, you'd think the announcement would feature fireworks, stages and a stadium sized crowd able to fly Gabe Newell to the moon ...

Valve's decision to break away from their work with Xi3 and their modular "Piston" computer won't impact the Xi3 Piston or how it works, the computer maker said today in a prepared statement. Though ...

At CES 2013 this week, Xi3 and Valve have unveiled a new mini PC that supports Steam and has been created using investment from Valve, possibly hinting that this small factor high-powered mini ...

Xi3 Piston, the first device revealed when Valve admitted it was getting into hardware, is not a Steam Machine - because "if you can play it on a computer you should be able to play it on a Piston".

The Steam Box (or Steam Boxes, more likely) has been a long time coming, and today, the Xi3’s Piston is leading the charge. While the details about Piston specifically are few and far between, we got ...

If Xi3’s Piston is any indication, PC-based game consoles that run Steam and other services won’t come cheap. The Piston, a modular gaming PC that’s small enough to hold in your hand, will cost $1000 ...

The gaming PC’s next big push for living room supremacy has officially begun. Specialist hardware maker Xi3 has started taking preorders for the Piston, a $1,000 computer in a console form factor ...