Not for console loyalists: existing libraries and the PS5 Pro make switching unlikely. Not for most PC gamers: budget target, limited upgrades, and weaker hardware than typical PCs. The Steam Machine ...

Valve has announced the return of the Steam Machine, but its latest iteration is a high-powered gaming console designed to bring PC-quality performance to living-room televisions, reigniting its ...

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 ...

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 ...

PS5 vs. PC vs. Steam Machine: What's the Right Gear for Gaming?

We’re tracking Valve’s rebooted hardware plans in this Verge StoryStream. And if you want to know how we got here, it also contains our original Steam Machine coverage — going back over a decade. “We ...

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 ...

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 ...

The recent announcement from Valve of a new slate of hardware products has excited players, but while a revamped Steam Controller and an updated virtual reality headset, the Steam Frame, have drawn ...

The rapid expansion of AI datacentres has more than doubled the price of RAM, and it could signal bad news for the Steam ...

Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...