[cassianoleal]

> integrated Steam Controller puck

This is part of the controller, not the Machine. Unless you mean software integration, then it's on SteamOS and the Steam client, both of which can run on custom hardware.

[tomku]

No, it's part of the Machine. Direct quote from the Steam Machine page:

"Steam Controller's wireless adapter is built right into Steam Machine for direct pairing. "

It has dedicated hardware for pairing with Steam Controllers without needing a puck adapter plugged into a USB port.

[cassianoleal]

They said Puck integration, not wireless integration.

I promptly admit I may have misunderstood something though.

[lawn]

I've got a Machine + Controller and you don't need to use the puck (it's integrated).

[cassianoleal]

So do I. I can also use it without a puck on my other computers, and probably consoles.

The puck comes with the controller. You connect a cable to it. Do you mean there's a whole puck inside the machine?

Or is "puck" now shorthand for a wireless controller adaptor? What about the actual physical puck, with the cable and the magnets?

[lawn]

You can use the steam controller over Bluetooth, the puck is really a 2.4GHz dongle that (allegedly) gives better performance/reliability of something.

The Steam Machine has the 2.4GHz dongle part as well as a Bluetooth adapter.