The Steam Machine feels like the TV gaming PC I’ve always wanted
TL;DR
The Steam Machine is a gaming PC and console hybrid that meets the author's needs for a small, portable device for TV and desk use, inspired by the ease of the Steam Deck.
The morning of Monday, October 27th, I started my workweek by asking my colleagues at The Verge for advice on buying a gaming PC. I wanted a small, portable, and semi-powerful machine that could easily sit beneath my living room TV and occasionally move over to my desk to play games or even use for work. My dream was to find something as easy to use as the Steam Deck, which has become my primary gaming device due to its simplicity and massive catalog of PC games.
Just two days later, I walked into Valve's headquarters and was introduced to the new Steam Machine, a gaming PC and console hybrid. It checked basically every box I was looking fo …