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Valve’s third-party Steam Machines lineup, in pictures

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Valve used day zero of CES 2014 – a time of press conferences and anxious muttering – to share the first details of its partnerships with third-party Steam Machine manufacturers. A total of 14 partnerships were revealed, a diverse lineup that includes big names like Alienware and Origin, and many of those companies were in attendance at Valve’s late-afternoon party to offer a first look at their upcoming SteamOS rigs. We snapped a bunch of photos for you to check out (above), but you should also head over to our full report from the event, as well as our rundown of what we know about each Steam Machine revealed thus far.

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