TL;DR: Xbox Gaming CEO Phil Spencer praises Valve's new Steam Machine, a hybrid console-PC running SteamOS with 4K 60FPS gaming and open platform support. His comments highlight the growing trend ...

Valve’s Steam Machine isn’t just another mini PC. It’s a strategic wedge. Analysts say the device, paired with SteamOS and Valve’s ecosystem, could undercut Xbox’s already shaky console sales.

While Microsoft has denied stepping away from hardware production outright, there’s no denying that the company’s decreasing reliance on first-party publishing will leave a gap in the console gaming ...

A former Xbox executive has called on Valve to allow third-parties to use SteamOS to make their own Steam Machines, amid concern over the price of the next-gen living room PC. Now, Mike Ybarra, former ...