This collection of over a dozen small living-room PCs--each with their own different specs, prices, and release dates--together encapsulate Valve's vision for Steam Machines: Scalable and modifiable ...

When I abandoned the living room, I did so willingly. I was a console gamer for many, many years—heck, I still am for certain games—and I know first-hand how comfortable a couch can be. But eventually ...

Phil Owen plays Metro: Last Light and Portal with Valve's new controller and finds it an utterly bewildering experience. When we pare it all down to the details, a Steam Machine is still just a PC.

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 ...