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TL;DR: Valve has officially discontinued production of the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model, making the Steam Deck OLED the new base model starting at $549. While the LCD version is sold out and unavailable ...

This article contains officially confirmed information combined with expert industry speculation and analysis. Valve’s Steam Machine signals the industry giant’s intention to bring Steam into greater ...

For most of my life, I've been a console gamer. From the moment I got a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) as a combination birthday and Christmas present at the tail end of 1986, I became absolutely ...

After Valve announced its upcoming Steam Machine living room box earlier this month, some analysts suggested to Ars that Valve could and should aggressively subsidize that hardware with “loss leader” ...

The recent announcement from Valve of a new slate of hardware products has excited players, but while a revamped Steam Controller and an updated virtual reality headset, the Steam Frame, have drawn ...

Games "Steam is winning with its ease of use" but not on quality, says new GOG owner pondering how to "take the market" from Valve PC Gaming What to expect from Valve in 2026: the return of the Steam ...

In context: Since it was announced last week, there's been some concern among gamers that Valve's new Steam Machine might disappoint when it comes to raw power. With an 8GB RDNA 3 GPU and performance ...

TL;DR: Valve designed the Steam Machine using data from its Steam Hardware Survey, targeting performance equal to or better than 70% of users' PCs. The console features an AMD RDNA 3 GPU with 28 ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

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 ...