Some ten years after the short-lived release of the original Steam Machine by Valve, the company has decided to dip their toes into the world of home consoles once again. With the recent announcement of the next-gen Steam Machine, much discussion has circulated throughout the industry over the potential performance and price of the console, and whether it has enough pull to sway PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo players to make a change.
So, the question begs, can it really stand up in a competitive home console space, and make players defect to a new console? We wanted to know what our readers thought, so we asked if they would be buying a Steam Machine themselves.
The announcement of Valve's Steam Machine has the PC gaming world talking, but there are a few key details about the device that some may have missed.
With the dust now settling on the announcement, we now have a little more insight into what we can expect from the Steam Machine. For starters, it's been revealed that potential buyers can expect the console to be priced 'more like a PC', and that the gaming system will be more reachable by a larger number...
