It may not be apples to apples, but there's plenty that can be compared between these gaming platforms. One of the big dividing lines between consoles and gaming PCs is price. None of this type of ...

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Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap If you’re wondering who the target audience is for the Steam Machine, you’re looking right at him. Valve’s mini-PC was custom-built ...

When the Steam Machine was announced just a few months ago, a lot of the hype around it was deservedly because of the amazing-looking hardware and the knowledge that SteamOS would make for an ...

Have to say, it was more fun when the Steam Deck launched. That was a cool thing, afforded the space and the grace to just be a cool thing. The new Steam Machine, by contrast, arrives at a time when ...

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 ...

Valve is taking a big leap into gaming hardware with the Steam Machine. The mini PC is the closest thing we’ll probably ever get to a proper Valve video game console. It’s a plug-and-play gaming ...

Valve's Steam Machine is pricier than expected (thanks, RAMageddon), but there's a way to get most of the experience on your own PC. Here's how. It’s enough that it made me wonder how hard it’d be to ...

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 ...

I’ve been looking for a better way to play Steam games on my TV, and the Steam Machine checks all my boxes. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 ...

I’ve been a consumer PC expert at PCMag for 10 years, and I love PC gaming. I've played games on my computer for as long as I can remember, which eventually (as it does for many) led me to build and ...

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 ...