Page 2: Simulating The Steam Machine: Big Budget, Demanding Games Tested Page 3: Simulating The Steam Machine: Corner Cases, Console Emulators, And Our Initial Thoughts The year is 2013. Valve ...
CloverPit is one of my favorite games of the year so far. Developer Panik Arcade took the formula that helped make Balatro so successful — using various tools to bend the rules of the game to help you ...
For most of my life, I've been a console gamer. From the moment I got a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) as a combination birthday and Christmas present at the tail end of 1986, I became absolutely ...
TOM. WELL, LORI, JUSTICES ON THE STATE SUPREME COURT ARE WEIGHING WHETHER THESE MACHINES ARE ILLEGAL GAMBLING DEVICES OR IF THEY’RE A UNIQUE BUT CURRENTLY UNREGULATED AND LEGAL FORM OF GAMING. WHAT IS ...
TL;DR: Valve's new Steam Machine poses a significant threat to Microsoft's Xbox strategy by potentially dominating the PC-console hybrid market. As Microsoft aims to merge Xbox and Windows for gaming, ...
At the heart of the Steam Machine’s graphical capabilities lies a custom AMD RX 7600M GPU, which closely resembles an unreleased 7500 XT. Built on AMD’s RDNA3 architecture, this GPU strikes a balance ...
Shane Limbaugh (He/Him) is a Contributor from the US. While he hasn't been writing about games for very long he has certainly been playing them. His degree in Game Design and Criticism let him better ...
So, the Valve Steam Machine is real. Except that should really be the Steam Machine 2.0, as this is Valve's second big attempt at a console-like PC games machine. All the way back in 2013, it first ...
Valve has announced the return of the Steam Machine, but its latest iteration is a high-powered gaming console designed to bring PC-quality performance to living-room televisions, reigniting its ...
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 ...
When Nintendo revealed the Switch 2, it showcased the console's Game-Key Cards feature, which enables the storage of a small amount of data on the cartridge, with the remainder of the game being ...
TL;DR: Valve's upcoming Steam Machine, launching in early 2026, is a compact, powerful console-PC hybrid featuring custom AMD RDNA 3 hardware capable of 4K 60 FPS gaming with FSR upscaling. Running ...