Editing Alienware (section)

===Windows OS-based consoles===
Alienware announced that it would be releasing a series of [[video game consoles]] starting in 2014, aiming to compete with [[Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony]]'s [[PlayStation 4]], [[Nintendo]]'s [[Wii U]], and [[Microsoft]]'s [[Xbox One]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Alienware's Alpha Gaming Console: What is it? |url=http://www.tomshardware.com/news/alienware-alpha-windows-gaming-console,27032.html |website=Tom's Hardware |date=2014-06-10 |access-date=2015-11-11 |last=Broekhuijsen |first=Niels}}</ref> The first version in this series, the Alpha, ran [[Windows 8.1]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Alienware Alpha is a PC that thinks like a game console |url=http://www.cnet.com/products/alienware-alpha/ |website=CNET |access-date=2015-11-11 |date=2014-12-04 |last=Ackerman |first=Dan}}</ref> The operating system and ability to play PC games is what separates the Alpha from the [[eighth generation of video game consoles]]. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2016 ([[E3 2016]]), Alienware announced the second rendition of the Alpha, the Alpha R2. The R2 adds 6th generation [[Intel]] processors, a choice of either [[AMD]]'s [[Radeon]] R9 M470X or [[Nvidia]]'s [[GeForce]] 960 graphics cards, and support for Alienware's proprietary Graphics Amplifier. It also ships with [[Windows 10]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A big boost for the pint-sized Alienware Alpha |url=http://www.cnet.com/products/alienware-alpha-r2/ |website=CNET |access-date=2016-06-18 |date=2016-06-13 |last=Ackerman |first=Dan}}</ref>