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Valve’s GameCube-inspired Steam Machine targets console gamers

Grant St. Clair
Jan 11, 2026
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Steam Machine. Image via Valve

Part PC, part console, all… cube. Apparently, we never left the GameCube era — at least according to Valve, which has announced new hardware in the wake of the immensely successful Steam Deck. There are three new offerings: the Steam Controller, because that old Xbox 360 one you’ve been using isn’t good enough anymore; the …

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