Privately-held Valve Corporation, a relatively minor player in a juggernaut’s world of gaming, has potentially pulled off a generational coup. In a surprise hardware showcase announced yesterday, the ...

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In a world where video game consoles are largely becoming PCs for your TV, it makes sense that Valve would be jumping back into the console market with a new Steam Machine. The original Steam Machine ...

After a long week of player and industry speculation, gaming giant Valve confirms its new Steam Machine home console will not be priced like a console, a carefully-worded disclosure that all but ...

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 ...

As part of Valve's big hardware announcements today, the company did not disclose a price for the new Steam Machine device. Hardware engineer Yazan Aldehayyat was asked in an interview about what ...

More than 12 years ago, Steam creator Valve attempted to usurp Microsoft's hold on PC gaming by introducing the first Steam Machine. The reliance on Linux and a loose hold on OEM hardware ...

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Valve has unveiled a trio of new hardware products, which includes the Steam Machine, affectionately named the Gabe Cube by Steam fans online. Valve is also announcing a new Steam Controller and a new ...

Valve has formally introduced the Steam Machine as part of its upcoming Steam Hardware lineup, confirming an early-2026 release window. The device sits alongside the new Steam Controller and Steam ...

PC games giant Valve has said that its recently announced Steam Machine hardware will be a "good deal" when it comes to price. That's according to software engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais, who appeared ...

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