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The Steam Machine may be the biggest hardware con in 2026

All things considered, the Steam Machine's biggest problem is its identity. It attempts to compete with your PC on your desk ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Don’t save for a Steam Machine if you have an AM4 PC

The PC hardware market is uniquely hostile to disruption. It thrives on competition, secondhand value, modular upgrades, and ...

Valve’s Compact Steam Machine Console Blends PC Flexibility with Sharp 4K at 60 FPS

PC comfort on your couch with a six-inch Steam box, ARM support, and Proton, plus no online fees and an internal power supply ...

Worlds Smallest Steam Machine Packs 32GB RAM & VRR

Build a tiny SteamOS Steam Machine rig powered by Ryzen 7840U and Radeon 780M, so you get steady 1080p play without thermal ...
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Steam Machine Hands-On: First Impressions of Valve’s New Console-Like Gaming 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 ...
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I Tried Valve's Steam Frame, Machine and Controller: SteamOS Is Coming for Your Face and TV

Imagine, if you will, a Steam Deck and a VR headset combining into a new gaming life form -- part Meta Quest, part handheld game system. As I slid the Steam Frame over my eyes and my hands into the ...
HotHardware

Valve’s New Steam Machine Could Be Priced Like A PC, Not A Console

In a recent interview, Valve warned that the upcoming Steam Machine won't be priced like a game console. It's not clear what that means just yet, but speculation concerning the Steam Machine's pricing ...
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Steam Machine price "more in line with what you might expect from the current PC market," confirms Valve – but "ideally we'd be pretty competitive with that and have a pretty ...

It makes sense, "at that level of performance" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred source on Google There's ...
Gizmodo

Valve’s Steam Machine Is Beating Xbox at Its Own Game

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 ...
Gizmodo

Valve’s New Steam Machine Could Disrupt Console Gaming as We Know It

It's not a "GameCube" per se, but Valve's Steam Machine will bring your Steam library to your living room. Reading time 4 minutes Valve is entering the console race, and it’s doing so in the most ...
TweakTown

Valve reveals new Steam Machine console, 4K 60FPS gaming with FSR, SteamOS, and quick resume

TL;DR: Valve is re-entering the console market with the new Steam Machine, a compact PC-console hybrid delivering 4K 60FPS gaming powered by a semi-custom AMD GPU. Featuring SteamOS, Steam ...
GameSpot

The Steam Machine Doesn't Even Have To Try

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Valve's new console-like system has a lot of potential to shake up ...