Valve's Steam Controller 2.0 arrives May 4th with a $100 price tag
The Steam Machine 2.0 set off a flurry of speculation on blurred lines between PC gaming and consoles. The Steam Frame had me hoping Valve could save the struggling VR gaming…
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'AI' is coming for your online gaming servers next
…The much-anticipated Steam Machine seems to be delayed due to the hardware issue, console prices are going up years after launch in an unprecedented reversal, and cheap devices are being scuppered…
The real threat to the PC isn't death. It's losing control
…Specifically a Valve Steam Machine, in the hopes of getting the concept to take. I wanted it to live. But the problem with thought exercises is they can end up disconnected from…
SteamOS is coming for Intel handhelds — if Intel can keep up
The Steam Deck didn't invent the handheld gaming form factor, or even debut it for PC hardware, but it's certainly the iPhone equivalent for this particular moment. And the vast…
Is VR gaming now dead in the water?
…It's a much bigger problem than just VR, of course. "AI" is killing affordable hardware across the entire consumer space, from phones to PCs to microSD cards. The Steam Machine and…
I found the perfect torture test for my SteamOS handheld—and it passed
…Presumably, they don't have the resources to test across a lot of hardware — so far Steam is its only platform, and it only officially has a Windows version. Of course, that…
PC Performance: Building, Tuning, and Pushing Your Rig Further
…Opinion Don't pay scalper prices for a Steam Controller The Steam Deck is out of stock and the Steam Machine is MIA. But the Steam Controller doesn't suffer the same…
Try out an open-source app to access GeForce Now, while you can
GeForce Now is a pretty good solution for PC gaming if you've got a big game library, but want to access it remotely, or just without high-powered hardware. But the…
Microsoft cut the price of Game Pass. Now it should reinvent the Xbox
…a game store, and with the Steam Deck and Linux-based SteamOS spreading to other handhelds, and soon (maybe) the very console-ish Steam Machine, Microsoft is feeling the heat. Something had…
I don't need Windows 11 anymore. One final tool freed me from Microsoft
…Valve is making Steam its own OS, spreading into hardware from partners like Lenovo and Asus, and I think it has a legitimate shot at dethroning Windows as the home of PC…