Polygon

Valve's Steam Machine has one big advantage over the old Steam Box

After the first Steam Machine launched in 2015, Valve gained a reputation for releasing hardware and leaving it to die, alone and unsupported. It's an accurate representation. Valve launched the Steam ...
TechSpot

Valve confirms the Steam Machine will be priced like a PC, not a console

Crystal ball: With Valve positioning the Steam Machine as a competitor to the current-gen consoles, many expected it to be priced as such – i.e., around or under $500. But a Valve engineer has ...
IGN

"It isn't stupid to not sell things at a loss, just peculiar in this case."

Valve Confirms Steam Machine Will Not Be Subsidized Hardware Like Consoles, and Some Are Questioning That Strategy While Bracing Themselves for a 'Current PC Market' Price "It isn't stupid to not sell ...
PC Gamer

Rust developer has 'no plans' for Linux or Proton support, says games that support them are 'not serious about anti-cheat'

Rust has a long, rocky will-they-or-won't-they history when it comes to official support for both Proton and Linux, and with a new Steam Machine on the way it's no surprise to see those conversations ...
Game Rant

Rumor: The Steam Machine Will Be Priced 'Like a PC,' Not a Console

Aaron McKinley is a writer, blogger and video game enthusiast with over five years of experience in web content and many more in playing games until the wee hours of the morning. His work spans many ...
Polygon

Valve's Steam Machine could remove the hassle from PC gaming

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 ...
Engadget

For the Steam Machine to change PC gaming, Valve must solve Linux's anti-cheat problem

Following months of rumors, Valve finally announced the new Steam Machine earlier this week. And while I might question the company's decision to ship a system with only 8GB of VRAM in 2026, I believe ...
TweakTown

Valve's Steam Machine is upgradable, but not where it's wanted most

TL;DR: Valve's upcoming Steam Machine is a compact gaming PC featuring an AMD RDNA 3 GPU with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM, designed for 4K 60FPS gaming using FSR 3 upscaling. Users can upgrade RAM and SSD storage, ...
Forbes

You Can Play The ‘Horizon Steel Frontiers’ MMO On Steam Machine, Not PS5

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. “Set in the lands of the machine hunters known as the ...
Gizmodo

The Steam Machine Is Not Built for Hardcore PC Gamers

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 ...
GameSpot

Valve Says Steam Machine Has "Overlap" With Traditional Consoles, But It's Not One

The biggest gaming announcement this week came from Valve when it revealed the six-inch Steam Machine, a new device coming in 2026 that will allow people to play PC games on their TV. Some have seen ...
GamesRadar+

Valve wants Steam Deck 2 to "truly be a next-gen performance" machine: "We're not interested in getting to a point where it's 20 or 30 or even 50% more performance"

"The thing we're making sure of is that it's a worthwhile enough performance upgrade to make sense as a standalone product" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...