Official Site: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/big_picture_release
Source: Youtube Channel Valve
A while ago, Valve had announced that they were working on something to allow gamers to play steam from their living room. My first response to that was "are they really spending time and money for a console much like the Ouya just to get the audience for those who play games in front of the TV to use their services?" Thankfully, it's not a console at all but a mode that the Steam program can go into to fully function using only a controller without the need of a keyboard and mouse so that it functions much like a gaming console like the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 or Wii's menu system. So if a player has a laptop or desktop they can plug into their TV with an HDMI cable and a wireless controller or with a long wire, then they can play Steam games right from their couch on their TV and navigate through the menus using only a controller. In this fashion, steam account user can still have their friends list opened, still buy games for cheap on steam, still access mods and user-created content, surf the internet, watch movies and such just using a controller played on your own TV. To have this convenience for free is a great option for those who might want to play some of their games or watch movies on a larger screen without having to bring a keyboard and mouse to the living room or wherever there's a big-screen TV. I imagine that it's still possible to use "Big Picture" just on your own computer if you're just used to using controllers more.
Also, there are quite a few games on sale on Steam right now that are entirely controller friendly so that there isn't need for a keyboard and mouse to start up and play those games when using "Big Picture" mode.
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