{"id":646401,"date":"2013-03-12T16:10:40","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T20:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=220650"},"modified":"2013-03-12T16:10:40","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T20:10:40","slug":"xi3-piston-steambox-to-cost-1000-preorders-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/646401","title":{"rendered":"Xi3 Piston \u201cSteambox\u201d To Cost $1,000, Preorders Now Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At CES, we got a look at the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/ces-2013-the-steam-box-is-now-a-reality-2013-01\"> first &#8220;Steambox.&#8221;<\/a> It was called the Xi3 Piston, and it was seen as a very real challenge to incumbent console manufacturers as it packed the power of a gaming PC into a small, affordable package. <\/p>\n<p>The affordable moniker may not apply anymore as Xi3 has revealed that the Piston will cost $1,000 when it launches later this year. It can <a href=\"http:\/\/xi3.com\/buy_now-piston.php\">preordered now for $100 off<\/a>, but the device is still pretty expensive for a computer with specs similar to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/playstation-4-unveiled-the-next-generation-of-gaming-is-finally-here-2013-02\">recently announced PS4.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FEHXqb4knFk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Piston is a fully-functioning PC built for the living room so the device is going to be compared to consoles. It can&#8217;t possibly win out in terms of price, so Xi3 will have to appeal to gamers who want to do more than their consoles will allow. <\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=fd94uPVZNzs:e8-U_5BmjFw:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=fd94uPVZNzs:e8-U_5BmjFw:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=fd94uPVZNzs:e8-U_5BmjFw:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=fd94uPVZNzs:e8-U_5BmjFw:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=fd94uPVZNzs:e8-U_5BmjFw:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=fd94uPVZNzs:e8-U_5BmjFw:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=fd94uPVZNzs:e8-U_5BmjFw:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=fd94uPVZNzs:e8-U_5BmjFw:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=fd94uPVZNzs:e8-U_5BmjFw:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/fd94uPVZNzs\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At CES, we got a look at the first &#8220;Steambox.&#8221; It was called the Xi3 Piston, and it was seen as a very real challenge to incumbent console manufacturers as it packed the power of a gaming PC into a small, affordable package. 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