“We’re going to regret that decision for a very long time”
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After Valve announced the Steam Machine, popular tech toy maker Dbrand announced the perfect accessory for it: a 3D case wrap that turns it into a Companion Cube, the mindless but beloved item from Valve's _Portal_ series. Unfortunately, it neglected to do something important: secure Valve's permission to use the design. — Read the rest
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The recently released Valve Steam Machine is that it uses a custom, non-standard PCB and non-standard power supply. This fact apparently has irked some people who decided that it makes …read more
Over the past few years Valve has helped make Linux a viable platform thanks to the Proton compatibility layer that lets you play many Windows games on Linux, and the SteamOS operating system that powers the Steam Deck handheld gaming PC and the Steam Machine mini PC that’s launching this week. But you don’t need […]
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Loath as I am to admit it, I think we may all have seen this coming after Valve raised the price of their Steam Deck. Naturally, this raised questions about how much Valve's flagship Steam Machine "living room PC" would cost — questions that have now unfortunately been answered. — Read the rest
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Valve has opened reservations for the Steam Machine, starting at $1,049 with 512GB storage, optional controller bundle, and lottery access.
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Yikes.
That's steep.
Valve’s Steam Deck is probably the most successful handheld gaming PC to date. Now Valve is expanding its hardware ambitions with the launch of a mini PC made for gaming. But there are a bunch of reasons to expect that the company’s first desktop computer might not make quite as big a splash. For one thing, […]
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Valve has released a tiny, silent, entry level PC that does important work bringing PCs gaming to the living room and desktop Linux to the masses. The timing could not be worse.
It’s been more than two years since SanDisk announced plans to launch 4TB SD cards based on the SDUC standard. They haven’t actually arrived yet, so take this next part with a grain of salt, but during the Computex show in Taiwan earlier this month, SanDisk indicated that those 4TB SDUC cards really are coming […]
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With hardware prices going through the roof, it's not a great time to be a gamer. Earlier this year, when Valve announced that it's Steam Machine–its Cube-shaped Linux powered desktop gaming machine–was going to be delayed due to a shortage of RAM and storage components, geeks everywhere groaned. — Read the rest
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Valve confirms the Steam Machine and Steam Frame will launch in summer 2026, joining the Verified program but still without pricing details.
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The new price of the Steam Deck signals that the Steam Machine might be even more expensive than we thought.
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Steam Deck, Steam Machine, Steam Frame, or even the Legion Go S! Heck, this should work with Bazzite, too!
The rising prices of memory and storage in recent months have impacted the pricing and availability of all sorts of computers and other devices. But major PC makers like Apple and Lenovo have a bit more leverage to negotiate prices than smaller players like Framework and Valve. While Framework has been raising memory prices on […]
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According to shipping manifests, Valve's importing some 50 tons of consoles just one day after the Steam Controller sold out!
It sure is odd looking, isn't it?
Valve recommitted to a 2026 launch for the Steam Machine following concerns raised by ambiguous language in a recent blog post. The company stated that supply chain constraints and a global memory shortage could impact the hardware’s availability and pricing. The development confirms Valve’s timeline for releasing a console-like mini PC alongside new virtual reality […]
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So my friend Hi-Tech Lo-Life let me know about Valve's Steam Year in Review 2025 which is, quote: "a platform-level summary for developers to learn about all the new features, tools, and improvements we shipped [in 2025]."
Back in early February, Valve shared their Steam Hardware
Valve announced the Steam Machine in November 2025 as a home-console sibling to the Steam Deck, accompanied by a new Steam Controller and a wireless VR headset called the Steam Frame. The Steam Machine takes a utilitarian and bespoke design approach, similar to the Steam Deck. Its exterior consists of a black box measuring 5.98 […]
Over the last few years, Valve’s Steam Deck has helped popularize the idea of handheld gaming PCs by offering a console-like experience while supporting tens of thousands of PC games. So there’s been a lot of buzz around the company’s upcoming Steam Machine, a mini PC that Valve hopes will change the game in the […]
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The component shortage strikes again.
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