Valve has confirmed the one thing gamers feared about the Steam Machine. It won't be priced like a console. See why this ...

Valve’s gaming PC is behind on specs and maybe price, too – but a big enough Steam library could make it the best choice.

The Steam Machine theoretically makes sense for how I want to game. I get to bring all of my PC games with me and play on whichever screen I like. And if it's anything like the Steam Deck, I should be ...

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 ...

For a long time, the console gaming industry has been split into factions. Initially, there were rivalries between Atari and Intellivision and Atari and Commodore, followed by a battle between Atari ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Valve’s Steam Machine will have a tough time breaking into the console monopoly; however, the black box still has a commercial ace up its sleeve.

Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine is far more of a console than it is any variety of PC. As much as the PC gaming audience wants to hold onto Valve as their personal darling, the makers of Half-Life and ...

Why this is important: For years, Valve’s experiments in living-room gaming hardware, including the original Steam Machines. largely failed to establish a mainstream foothold. This launch flips that ...

Valve is backing major technical efforts to run Windows PC games on ARM devices, the same chips that power your phone. It is ...