Why would I get a PC if the Steam Machine is so much cheaper?

PC gaming is TV-unfriendly by design, which is the problem Valve is about to fix forever ...

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 ...

We have updated this story to reflect the change in Valve's Steam Year In Review 2025 blog post that clarifies the intended launch of the Steam Machine, Frame, and Controller. It sounded like bad news ...

Valve is entering the console wars in a pleasantly bizarre and flashback-y fashion. The original vision for Steam Machines never took off, but years later, the company scored a hit with Steam Deck, a ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Valve dipped its toe into the hardware business when it released the Steam Deck ...

The latest preview version of the Linux-based SteamOS gets an update to support the upcoming console-style gaming PC.

Valve’s revived Steam Machine, shown in a 2025 prototype render, blends the power of PC gaming with the convenience of a living room console. Valve is preparing a major return to the living room after ...

The next generation of gaming hardware will probably look completely different than anything we’ve seen before.

Valve made waves last month upon the announcement of a slew of new Steam hardware. The company launched a sequel to the Steam Controller and course-corrected the metaverse with the Steam Frame. But ...

Many of the update’s improvements come from various upstream Linux components. Valve says the update includes a new Arch ...

EmuDeck is a script that simplifies the process of using a Steam Deck handheld gaming PC as an emulation machine. You can use it to install emulators, set up folders ...