PC gamers who are champing at the bit to build their very own "Steam Machines" won't have to wait long to start tinkering, as Valve has revealed that its recently announced SteamOS will be available this Friday.
The announcement comes alongside word from Valve that its prototype Steam Machines, along with the companion Steam Controller,
will be shipped out to 300 randomly selected US beta testers on Friday.
Valve plans to notify the lucky testers via e-mail at 2pm Pacific
today, and beta participants will get a special badge on their Steam
accounts so journalists and fellow players can start bugging them for
their impressions incessantly.
