![Removal of Steam Machines from Steam homepage "based on user traffic"](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machines_asus.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Steam Machine
![Removal of Steam Machines from Steam homepage "based on user traffic"](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machines_asus.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Proof of death: Valve removes the Steam Machines section from Steam](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machine_3kJnG9U.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Payday 2 owners on Steam get SteamOS version free, game is free to play this week](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/payday_2_YSu3Ejw.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Watch robots build the Steam Controller](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ss_c22b43258190b8e43a7ed776f830367f0fccacfa.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![SteamOS vs W10: Linux games run "significantly worse", per bechmark analysis](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machine_3kJnG9U.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Valve celebrates Steam Machine launch with Steam sale](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/soma1_Rtbk6f7.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Hardware offerings are now available for purchase](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ss_c22b43258190b8e43a7ed776f830367f0fccacfa.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Alienware Steam Machine is up for pre-order](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machine_alienware.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Like everything else Valve produces, the Steam Controller can be modded](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steamcontroller_l1sh4jc.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![In-store Steam sections to appear at GameStop, GAME UK, EB Games this fall](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_logo.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Machines no longer support Suspend/Resume feature due to reliability issues](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ss_c22b43258190b8e43a7ed776f830367f0fccacfa.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Portable Steam Machine launching in Q4 2016, pre-order at $300](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/smach_zero_steam_boy.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Machine "Get it Early" stock all sold out](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_hardware.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Valve has already sold over 35% of early delivery stock of the first Steam Machines](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machines_alienware.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Take a good look at Valve's Steam Controller](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_controller_screen.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Machines will start hitting retail this November](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_controller_screen.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Machine prices: from $480 all the way up to $5,000](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machines_asus.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam storefront updated with Steam Machines, other product pages](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_link_3.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Machines, Controller, streaming box to launch in November](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machine_3kJnG9U.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Latest Steam Machines will be shown at GDC 2015 next month](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steamcontroller_l1sh4jc.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Machines not dead but "front and centre" at GDC, says Valve](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steamcontroller_l1sh4jc.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Controller final design to be shown at GDC, says Origin PC boss](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steamcontroller_l1sh4jc.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Valve's Steam Machines may miss 2014 release](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam-machines-valve.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Machines won't be making their manufacturers a lot of money](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20140109_steam_machine.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Controller will release in October or November - report](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_controller_new_610x437.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Alienware Steam Machines can be upgraded, manufacturer explains - statement](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machine_alienware.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![SteamOS beta testers can now dual-boot and create a custom partition](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20130926_steamos.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Alienware Steam Machines to release annually, "there will be no customization options"](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20140107_alienware.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Machines to be "as open as possible," EA's Origin on it would be "fine," says Newell](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20110214gabenewell.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Controller gets face buttons in place of touchscreen, uses AA batteries](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20140116_steam_controller_hr.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Alienware plans on releasing its Steam Machine in September](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machine_alienware.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Valve to eventually offer TV, music, and movies through Steam Machines, SteamOS](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20130926_steamos.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Valve Plays the Long Game Again](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/SteamController-thumb.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Article
Valve Plays the Long Game Again
Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell argues Steam Machines are about protecting the PC, not beating consoles.
![Xi3 Piston isn't a Steam Machine so it can play non-Steam games](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/201301113_xi3_piston.jpeg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![CES 2014 round-up: Steam Machines, PS Now, Nvidia & Razer owned the show](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ps_now_tv_screen.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Machines: streaming boxes would be "awesome", but partners want native support](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20140109_steam_machine.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Controller not suitable for pro Dota 2 players, Valve staffer says](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20131002_steam_controller.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Valve has no plans to bring its own Steam Machine to market, at least not yet](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machine_alienware.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![From subtle to shocking, Origin & Alienware are creating two very different Steam Machines](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machines_origin.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Machines: overhyped, overpriced, over-complicated - Opinion](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machine_alienware.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Machines promo runs through gameplay, OS, library and more](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machines_planet.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![First impressions: the Steam Machine and its confounding controller](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/valve_steam_machine_controller_art.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Gabe Newell shrugs off Xbox One sales figure, touts Steam user count](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/gabe-newell-banner.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Machines: Valve posts official brochure online](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam_machines_brochure_banner.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Intel at CES 2014: dual-boot Windows and Android PCs, Steam Machine support](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20140107_intel.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![How Much Will a Steam Box Cost You?](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Steam-Machines-Thumbnail-05.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
How Much Will a Steam Box Cost You?
Valve releases prices and specifications for the Steam Machines coming from its hardware partners.
![Steam Machine: 13 models priced & detailed, 250 games running on SteamOS](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20140107_steam_machines.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Alienware Steam Machine coming late 2014, X51 to make the jump](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20140107_alienware.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![CyberPower's Steam Machines cost $499 & $699, full spec sheets here](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/cyberpower_steam_machine.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Steam Machine: 12 prototypes on show at CES 2014 via Alienware, Gigabyte, more](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20131126_steam_machine_ibuypower_hr.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)