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This service is meant to compliment (not compete with) Steam. It's not an entire game service client, it's just a method of distributing the game. Once you have it, you can delete the download client.

That said, it'd be nice if they could get it distributed through Steam as well.

I purchased this from Best Buy:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8268055&type=product&id=1171057816888

It was a little hasty, as it's not the prettiest, but I wanted something that would hold all my stuff: A few game cases, a USB charging cable, a MintyBoost (AA to USB charger), and the normal charger if I need it.

I'm still keeping my eye out for a more compact case, but this one will do for now.

Insignificant? Steam's stats say otherwise:
http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=stats&cc=--

Steam's got a ton of games available, too:
http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=all&initial=1&cc=--

I may not play games via Steam all that often, but I love the idea of making game purchasing/installing a whole lot easier. I just have to work on staying away from the impulse buys. I bought X3 a while back, and haven't touched it since.

"A game based off of a character they invented for the movie. That'll be interesting..."

Huh? Are you talking about the Witch-King? He was totally in Lord of the Rings _and_ The Silmarilion:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-king_of_Angmar

Aaron's right. Part of the problem is that the case is silver, yet the image Engadget used had lighting issues that made it look beige. If you follow the link, there are better pictures.

If you want an alternative for Windows, try MediaPortal:
http://www.team-mediaportal.com/

It's open source and in active development. I made the switch from Meedio a week ago and I'm liking the interface a lot more. The amount of plugins is less compared to Meedio, but as it's a new and growing HTPC interface, we'll see a lot more soon.