Valve was surprised by the demand for the Steam Controller, and so the Steam Machine preorder system is built different.

As we came into 2026, one of the biggest topics at hand was Valve’s announcement of a new generation of hardware, including a new PC, a new VR platform, and a new Steam Controller. Eyes were particularly on the the Steam Machine and watching with massive ...

Valve announced a new Steam Machine this week, and while I think it’s going to have a major impact on the next generation of gaming hardware – however PC-like that looks – there’s still one big question mark looming over the little game cube.

Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine is far more of a console than it is any variety of PC. As much as the PC gaming audience wants to hold onto Valve as their personal darling, the makers of Half-Life and Steam care more about attracting a new, more casual ...

LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter when she was five years old. It was love at first play. Now, she jumps into any game that scratches ...