Valve’s Steam Machine looks like a console, but don’t expect it to be priced like one

Griffais said the AMD Zen 4 CPU and RDNA3 GPU in the Steam Machine were designed to outperform the bottom 70 percent of machines that opt-in to Valve’s regular hardware survey. And Steam Machine ...

"It isn't stupid to not sell things at a loss, just peculiar in this case."

Valve has provided the strongest indication yet that the Steam Machine price will be set with similar performance PCs in mind, and confirmed it has no plans to subsidize the hardware like console ...

Valve coder confirms the Steam Machine will be priced like a PC, albeit at a 'good deal': 'If you build a PC from parts and get to basically the same level of performanc…

"If you build a PC from parts and get to basically the same level of performance, that’s the general price window that we aim ...
Techopedia

What Valve’s CS2 Update Means for the Future of Skin Gambling

The recent update to CS2 burst the game’s skins market bubble and restructured the skins betting market overnight. Learn more ...
FinanceFeeds

Can You Buy Steam Games with Crypto? Workarounds Explained

Learn how to buy Steam games with crypto using gift cards, crypto cards, and safe workarounds for fast access.
The Escapist

Gather round for another Valve rumor update: Steam Controller 2, Deckard & Half-Life 3

I am running out of ways to say “good lord, it’s another Valve update from the tea leaf readers.” In fact, I think I might be running out of ways to say that kind of phrase. Anyway, the usual suspects ...
Road to VR

Valve Expands ‘Steam Link’ PC VR Streaming to More Headsets and Opens the Door to Android XR

Valve has released Steam Link on the PICO Store and HTC’s Viveport store. Supported Pico headsets include the Pico 4 Ultra, Pico 4 (and 4 Pro), Pico Neo3 (and Neo3 Link). The first supported HTC ...
BGR

Valve Is Offering The Steam Deck At 20% Off, But Only For A Limited Time

Since its release in 2022, Valve's Steam Deck has become one of the most popular ways to play PC games on the go. Selling nearly 6 million units and capturing nearly 50% of the entire PC handheld ...
HotHardware

Steam Deck 2 Release Rumor Will Frustrate Gamers Waiting For Valve's Next Handheld

At this point, it may seem like a foregone conclusion that Valve will eventually get around to releasing a second-generation Steam Deck handheld, especially since it previously discussed what features ...
GamesIndustry

Valve introduces age verification for UK Steam users

Valve now requires Steam users in the UK to verify their age in order to access mature content on the platform. As reported by VGC, the age verification feature went into effect on August 29, 2025, in ...
Dexerto

PayPal vanishes from Steam for most players after strict content ban

PayPal disappeared from Steam for users in most countries as Valve battles over adult game bans and payment processor rules. In July, Steam axed dozens of adult titles with extreme or controversial ...
Shacknews

Valve refutes MasterCard statement over NSFW game removals on Steam

The abrupt removal of NSFW video games on Steam and itch.io in recent weeks sparked intense debates about censorship as it relates to adult content in entertainment. With Valve and itch.io putting the ...