SteamOS announced by Valve, a free operating system "available soon" for PCs

Due to his enigmatic announcement-of-an-ad last week, Valve has introduced SteamOS, a standalone operating system free "living machines."

The OS "combines the solid architecture of Linux with a gaming experience built for the big screen," according to the announcement. In-house stream to a TV, similar to what is used in Nvidia's shield, is a feature of the operating system.

Also emphasizes the valve opening of SteamOS. Users can "can modify or replace any part of the software or hardware they want", and hardware manufacturers are free to "run into the living room at a much faster pace," setting in addition to the console style closed systems.

A vague ad component is Valve's claim to "achieve significant performance increases in graphics processing" in SteamOS. Adds that valve is "targeting reductions now and incoming audio latency performance at the operating system level." It is also not clear how many of the 3,000 games on Steam will run natively on SteamOS – Valve says you'll be able to "access" the complete catalog of steam through streaming. We're also curious how the OS will be suitable for your desktop PC or laptop that is not used in the living room.

Check back on Wednesday for the second of three expected announcements from this week.

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