Considering Valve's living-room PC? Here's how it really compares to a PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X, and a traditional gaming PC.

I’ve been looking for a better way to play Steam games on my TV, and the Steam Machine checks all my boxes. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 ...

If you’re wondering who the target audience is for the Steam Machine, you’re looking right at him. Valve’s mini-PC was custom-built for my exact situation. I’m a lifelong console owner who has always ...

Valve's Steam Machine is pricier than expected (thanks, RAMageddon), but there's a way to get most of the experience on your own PC. Here's how. It’s enough that it made me wonder how hard it’d be to ...

When I appeared on the Engadget Podcast last week, I casually compared the Steam Machine to the Steam Deck, essentially calling my review unit a beefed-up version of Valve's handheld. Now that I've ...

It may not be apples to apples, but there's plenty that can be compared between these gaming platforms. One of the big dividing lines between consoles and gaming PCs is price. None of this type of ...

There’s a new block on the block, or at least there will be soon. The Steam Machine, Valve’s new cuboid mini gaming PC disguised as a game console is coming early next year. And that’s exciting! I ...

And it's $300 cheaper.

Valve is taking a big leap into gaming hardware with the Steam Machine. The mini PC is the closest thing we’ll probably ever get to a proper Valve video game console. It’s a plug-and-play gaming ...

Valve’s $1,000 Steam Machine is out, and I’ve been playing games on it and testing it out for the last two weeks or so. Right after Valve sent me a 2TB Steam Machine, I quickly loaded up a ton of ...

A Steam Machine price leak, or at least a potential Steam Machine price leak, has left PC gamers scared and concerned for their wallets. The leak comes from a new and small update from Valve involving ...