Having recently built my dream retro games console from a mini PC, I decided to up my ambitions somewhat for the next project ...

Valve recently announced the Steam Machine, and like pretty much everyone else, I was instantly excited. It sounds like the perfect “console killer”. But once the hype settled a bit, I had a very ...

Valve dipped its toe into the hardware business when it released the Steam Deck handheld back in 2022. This past November, the company revealed an expanded lineup of hardware that includes a VR ...

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

What if you could hold the power of a high-performance gaming PC in the palm of your hand? In this breakdown, ETA Prime walks through how they achieved just that by building the world’s smallest Steam ...

Imagine, if you will, a Steam Deck and a VR headset combining into a new gaming life form -- part Meta Quest, part handheld game system. As I slid the Steam Frame over my eyes and my hands into the ...

After Valve announced its upcoming Steam Machine living room box earlier this month, some analysts suggested to Ars that Valve could and should aggressively subsidize that hardware with “loss leader” ...

Valve has provided an update on its November 2025-announced Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller hardware—specifically addressing launch timing and pricing. “When we announced these ...

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...

Valve’s Steam Machine isn’t just another mini PC. It’s a strategic wedge. Analysts say the device, paired with SteamOS and Valve’s ecosystem, could undercut Xbox’s already shaky console sales.

But I'm not sold on the 30 fps at 1080p for the Gamecube ...

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 ...