What happens when a tech giant refuses to back down after a high-profile failure? In 2015, Valve’s ambitious Steam Machines stumbled out of the gate, leaving a trail of fragmented hardware, limited ...
Microsoft has plagued the world with its “Xbox Everywhere” advertising. The company wants to convince us that all our devices—from our phone to our smart TV—can be an Xbox, so long as they have a ...
Valve made waves last month upon the announcement of a slew of new Steam hardware. The company launched a sequel to the Steam Controller and course-corrected the metaverse with the Steam Frame. But ...
After the first Steam Machine launched in 2015, Valve gained a reputation for releasing hardware and leaving it to die, alone and unsupported. It's an accurate representation. Valve launched the Steam ...
Crystal ball: With Valve positioning the Steam Machine as a competitor to the current-gen consoles, many expected it to be priced as such – i.e., around or under $500. But a Valve engineer has ...
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 ...
Valve made a triumphant return to the hardware market with the Steam Deck and its OLED-toting counterpart, and now it’s having another crack at virtual reality with the Steam Frame. The Steam Frame is ...
Valve has announced three new products: the next-gen Steam Machine, the next-gen Steam Controller, and Steam Frame, its next-gen virtual reality headset. It’s a huge day for the company behind ...
Valve has announced a return to its Steam Machine PC / console hybrid hardware alongside a new version of the Steam Controller. As part of a big day for Valve hardware announcements, Valve confirmed ...
Valve is working on a new standalone VR headset, Xbox-sized game console and wireless controller. I tried them all at the company's HQ. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore ...
Clockwise from top left: the Steam Frame, the Steam Machine 2026, the Steam Controller 2026, and a Steam Deck. (Valve Image) In a surprise Wednesday drop, Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software unveiled ...
Six years ago, Valve made its second big virtual reality push, launching the Valve Index headset alongside VR blockbuster Half-Life Alyx. Since then, the company seems to have lost interest in virtual ...