The two make for unlikely rivals on paper, but the space is filling up faster than expected.

I'm very much a console girl. Sure, I play plenty of games on PC, but I largely prefer the console experience. When a new game comes out, I don't have to worry about upgrading my PlayStation 5 or Xbox ...

PC gaming is TV-unfriendly by design, which is the problem Valve is about to fix forever ...

When you think of gaming PCs, you almost inevitably think of Windows-based hardware. However, Valve is hoping to change that mindset with the unveiling of the Steam Machine. It might even change your ...

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 ...

Why this is important: For years, Valve’s experiments in living-room gaming hardware, including the original Steam Machines. largely failed to establish a mainstream foothold. This launch flips that ...

Having recently built my dream retro games console from a mini PC, I decided to up my ambitions somewhat for the next project ...

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 ...

Why this is important: If Valve prices the Steam Machine like a proper PC, it immediately sets a different expectation for buyers. Let’s be real, you’re paying PC-level money, not subsidised console ...

One of the big dividing lines between consoles and gaming PCs is price. None of this type of hardware comes cheap, but the PlayStation 5 in all its iterations still has the price advantage over ...

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 ...