As we wait for the Steam Machine to be fully revealed, another leak has gotten gamers on edge, especially with rising ...

The new Steam Machine has my attention because Valve is building it around an operating system that treats gaming as the main ...

There’s a new block on the block, or at least there will be soon. The Steam Machine, Valve’s new cuboid mini gaming PC disguised as a game console is coming early next year. And that’s exciting! I ...

When PC's biggest game distributor develops a console, you know that players still demand an easy couch-based experience. Reading time 4 minutes Imagine a compact box, and inside is a jumble of PC ...

Steam Machines are back for the first time since Valve teamed up with manufacturers like Alienware and Lenovo back in the 2010s. But while those original console-PC hybrids failed because of a lack of ...

One of the big dividing lines between consoles and gaming PCs is price. None of this type of hardware comes cheap, but the PlayStation 5 in all its iterations still has the price advantage over ...

Back in 2015, Valve launched its first Steam Machine. At that time, the small gaming computer didn’t quite take off, and Valve ultimately stopped selling it. So many gamers were a bit surprised when ...

Quite the specs sheet, too.

I'm very much a console girl. Sure, I play plenty of games on PC, but I largely prefer the console experience. When a new game comes out, I don't have to worry about upgrading my PlayStation 5 or Xbox ...

Why this is important: If Valve prices the Steam Machine like a proper PC, it immediately sets a different expectation for buyers. Let’s be real, you’re paying PC-level money, not subsidised console ...

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