Valve’s second big foray into first-party PC hardware isn’t a sequel to the much-imitated Steam Deck portable, but rather a desktop computer called the Steam Machine. And while it could go on your ...

The console gaming market has included a big three for decades, with Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo dominating the space by providing powerful consoles to fuel great couch gaming experiences. Sony's ...

Valve's recently announced Steam Machine is primed to put the PC gaming giant in direct competition with home console makers like Xbox and PlayStation. Since the Steam Machine boasts features that ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant 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 ...

I've never liked the term "console war". Leaving aside the questionable taste of aligning consoles with conflict, the war metaphor doesn't really work for the contest between platform holders. This ...

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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 ...

Steam Machine is back, and with it comes a new Steam Controller! Valve made a number of exciting hardware announcements today, and ahead of the big reveal, IGN took a trip to Valve’s headquarters in ...