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nah, it's more like the year of the linux game console, if anything.
Neither the Steam Machine nor this Steamroller are consoles tho
Edit: grammar
something something quacks like a duck, swins like a duck, it's a duck. The steam machine does ~~swim like a duck~~ behave like what is commonly referres to as a game console. The steamroller is debatable tho.
The steam machine:
The only difference between the steam machine and other consoles is that it's not locked down
I could however, plug the fucker into my TV and play games though.
The Steam Machine ain't a typical PC either, at least that's not the intention on how it is to be used. It's kinda a PC-console hybrid.
*Neither