Steam Machine review
A wonderful design can't beat the ugly realities of pricing, performance, and consumer value.
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Valve's new Steam Machines might be modestly specced but FSR 4 support is a big win for the tiny device
Now that you've hopefully absorbed everything Valve has announced for the Steam Machine, which begins shipping through a reservation system relatively soon, it's time to look...
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The Steam Machine is the biggest victim of the RAMpocalypse to date, and that's made me unreasonably annoyed
Chalk another one up to AI demand, I guess.
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"We don't lock our hardware down" – Valve takes a swing at consoles while explaining why it doesn't subsidise the price of Steam Machine
As Valve creeps into the traditionally console-dominated gaming space of the living room with its new Steam Machine, it not only opens itself to comparisons with...
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Steam Machine is here, starts at $1,049—sign up live for 512 GB/2 TB model, with optional Steam Controller
Valve admits its higher than hoped: "Our original goal for the price… is no longer viable."
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Steam Machine: the big tech questions answered
The Steam Machine is buyable at last! And it sure costs a pretty penny, as is probably to be expected here in the year of our...
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AMD brings official FSR 4.1 support to RX 7000 series GPUs — INT8 model now available in 300+ games, RDNA 3 APUs also getting FSR 4.1 soon
If you own an RX 7000 series GPU, you can update your graphics driver today and enjoy native FSR 4.1 in over 300 games thanks to...
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If min-maxing gaming performance sounds good to you, check out this glass cannon AMD RX 9070 XT rig
When frame rates are to you sweet nectar, what's not to love?
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How to Turn Performance Audits into AI Fix Prompts with a DevTools Extension
Performance tools are good at showing you what's slow. They can tell you that your Largest Contentful Paint is 4.2 seconds, your JavaScript bundle is too...
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NASA to Cover US Spacewalk 95, Host Preview News Conference
NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, June 30, to replace a wrist joint on the orbital complex’s Canadarm2 robotic arm. The...
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They’re Making Clip-On Frames for Smart Glasses Now
Smart glasses are hitting the mainstream, so companies are now getting into the accessories game.
Read moreMoral Panic Beats First Amendment In Sixth Circuit’s Ohio Social Media Ruling
The Sixth Circuit just handed Ohio a win on its social media law restricting minors, and reading the majority opinion, it’s immediately obvious why: the court...
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