1.0GameZonehttps://www.gamezone.comMatt Lieblhttps://www.gamezone.com/author/matt-liebl/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TRW2aLxVaG"><a href="https://www.gamezone.com/news/alienware-steam-machines-to-release-annually/">Alienware Steam Machines to release annually</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.gamezone.com/news/alienware-steam-machines-to-release-annually/embed/#?secret=TRW2aLxVaG" width="600" height="338" title="“Alienware Steam Machines to release annually” — GameZone" data-secret="TRW2aLxVaG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.gamezone.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Alienware_Steam_Machine.jpg593292Unlike traditional living room consoles — which have a pretty lengthy lifecycle — Alienware will offer new iterations of its Steam Machines annually.  This is likely to offset the fact that, despite being similar to PCs in architecture, Alienware will not allow consumers to upgrade their Steam Machine parts. "Lifecycle wise, consoles update every five, […]