The first images of the Mad Box were shared on Bell's official Twitter account, which you can see below. The console resembles a PC, with an M-shaped tower and the Slightly Mad Studios logo etched ...

Similarly, the Core and Standard Game Pass subscription tiers for console specifically don't include the day-one releases that are one of the service's most significant selling points.

The Mad Box won't have exclusive titles either, Bell says; the platform will be open to everyone -- to the point that developers will be given a full engine to develop games on for free.

The Steam Box would also use the yet-unreleased Big Picture mode to help get computer games onto your HDTV. As a result, the Steam Box would compete with existing gaming consoles like the Xbox 360 ...

For any games that do require an update, carefully remove the shrink-wrap from the game box. Remove the game card from the box and place it in the Switch, which should be connected to the internet.

The Steam Box is also rumored to incorporate Steam's "big-picture mode," an interface for playing Steam games on a regular TV using either a controller or a keyboard and mouse.

To get to the bottom of things, we spoke with Xi3, and tried to parse all of Valve’s previous statements about its game console plans. (Valve did not respond to a request for comment.) ...

Mad Box Game Console: Here's More Possible Designs For It That's a lot of neon lights. By Phil Hornshaw on January 9, 2019 at 4:18AM PST 89 Comments ...

Console games just work no matter what. If you have an Xbox 360, your Xbox 360 game will run on it; however, if you have a PC, there's no guarantee your specs will be up to snuff.