A brand new era in the realm of gaming will be set to begin in 2014 with the release of the Steam Machines, all of them running on the new SteamOS.
Even though the new hardware is still in development phase, 300 of these new Steam Machines will be sent to Select Steam users at no cost for testing.
Here is how to make yourself an eligible candidate to receive one of these new Steam Machines.
The following may be completed in any order;
THE HARDWARE BETA ELIGIBILITY QUEST
Before October 25, log in to Steam and then visit your quest page to track your current status towards beta test eligibility.
1. Join the Steam Universe community group.
2. Agree to the Steam Hardware Beta Terms and Conditions.
3. Make 10 Steam friends (if you haven’t already).
4. Create a public Steam Community profile (if you haven’t already).
5. Play a game using a gamepad in Big Picture mode.