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The best SSD for the Steam Deck, Xbox ROG Ally, and Ally X in 2026
By Shane Downing, Jarred Walton last updated
Our tests show the best SSDs for games on the Steam Deck.

Epic boss Tim Sweeney blasts Steam for putting AI tags on games
By Jowi Morales published
He argues that AI tools are just tools, and that developers that use them shouldn't be penalized.

Best SSDs 2026: From blazing-fast M.2 NVMe down to budget SATA
By Paul Alcorn last updated
We recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.

Valve engineers talk Steam Machine, pricing, and the benefits of massive heatsinks
By Andrew E. Freedman published
We talked to Valve engineers Pierre-Loup Griffais and Yazan Aldehayyat ahead of the Steam Machine's launch to learn more about its pricing, engineering, and how the company is handling availability.

Valve opens Steam Machine reservations
By Andrew E. Freedman published
In a blog post, Valve explained its new randomized reservation systems, new tactics to stop scalpers, and why it has limited inventory.

Valve Steam Machine review: Couch gaming unboxed, but not always at 4K
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Valve's Steam Machine is nice box to play PC games on your TV, and is well-designed. But you're not getting the latest hardware, despite a starting price above $1,000.

Ludicrous $999 Steam game lasts just 10 minutes
By Mark Tyson published
In this ‘game’ you walk a red carpet into a palace to see your name alongside other luxury devotees of Veblen economics.

New web app can make Valve's Steam Controller drift across your desk like an RC car
By Luke James published
A developer has created a Chromium browser-based tool that turns Valve's second-gen Steam Controller into a self-propelled RC car.

Kaspersky finds malware hidden in Steam Wallpaper Engine that hijacks accounts to spread itself
By Luke James published
Attackers have spent the past several months smuggling malware into Steam through animated desktop wallpapers.

Enthusiast hacks Valve’s AMD-first gaming OS to run on Intel hardware
By Etiido Uko published
A Reddit user has shown SteamOS running on an Intel Arc B580 desktop GPU, but the early proof of concept required a Radeon-assisted install workaround and Resizable BAR to recover performance.
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