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Steam Frame: Valve’s 16GB SteamOS VR Headset [2026]
Valve is about to do something it has not done since 2019: ship a virtual reality headset. The Steam Frame – a standalone, streaming-first VR headset that runs…
Steam Machine Hits $1,049: 6x Steam Deck Power [2026]
Valve’s Steam Machine finally arrived this week, going on sale on June 29, 2026 after a seven-month wait since its November 2025 reveal. The compact, cube-shaped living-room PC…
Valheim Dedicated Server: 11 Steps, 30 Min [2026]
A Valheim dedicated server is the difference between a world that only exists while the host is online and a persistent Viking realm your group can drop into…
PS5 Pro vs PS5: $899 vs $649, 45% Faster [2026]
The PS5 Pro vs PS5 decision looks very different in mid-2026 than it did at launch. After a second price increase that took effect on April 2, 2026,…
Steam Deck vs ROG Ally: $789 OLED vs $999 120Hz [2026]
The Steam Deck vs ROG Ally question got a lot more complicated in 2026. On May 27, 2026, Valve raised the price of the Steam Deck OLED to…
Minecraft Server Setup: 12 Steps, 30 Min [2026]
Running your own Minecraft server is the difference between renting a world and owning one. Instead of paying a monthly bill and accepting someone else’s rules, you control…
PS5 vs Xbox Series X: $649 Each, 91M vs 34M [2026]
In June 2026, the PS5 vs Xbox Series X decision is stranger than it has ever been. After back-to-back price hikes, Sony’s standard disc PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s…
Switch 2 Hits 19.86M, Outsells PS5 in Year One [2026]
One year after it reached store shelves, the Nintendo Switch 2 has become the defining hardware story of this console generation. Nintendo’s official figures put Nintendo Switch 2…
Xbox Game Pass Lost Millions After 50% Price Hike [2026]
Xbox has a subscriber problem, and this time a Microsoft executive admitted it out loud: Xbox Game Pass subscribers are leaving. Speaking at The Game Business Live on…
Legion Go 2 vs Steam Deck OLED: $1,349 vs $949 [2026]
Lenovo’s Legion Go 2 hit store shelves in October 2025 with a bigger screen, a faster chip, and a starting price of $1,099.99. Valve’s Steam Deck OLED got…
