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 ...

Valve's upcoming Steam Machine is an exciting prospect for both the console and gaming PC markets, as it looks like it'll straddle both realms. However, it will also add another option to the diverse ...

Sony is reportedly pulling back on PlayStation PC ports, and the catalyst for that decision may be the emergence of Valve's ...

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 ...

I might ditch my gaming PC for the newly announced Steam Machine. That might sound ludicrous — it certainly does, even to me. However, if the diminutive gaming platform delivers the kind of gaming ...

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 you think of gaming PCs, you almost inevitably think of Windows-based hardware. However, Valve is hoping to change that mindset with the unveiling of the Steam Machine. It might even change your ...

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 ...

The Steam Machine is back from the dead. Not as a Valve-supported program for manufacturers to create living room PCs, but instead a home console sibling to the Steam Deck. Valve introduced its second ...

There’s a new block on the block, or at least there will be soon. The Steam Machine, Valve’s new cuboid mini gaming PC disguised as a game console is coming early next year. And that’s exciting! I ...

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 ...