Valve is entering the console race, and it’s doing so in the most Valve way possible. The Steam Machine is exactly what it sounds like: a bundle of PC parts inside a pint-sized frame that can play your Steam library natively. The company even has a revised Steam Controller to keep you entertained. It’s all a little wonky, but it has the chance to completely reshape both console and PC gaming. Just don’t call it a “GameCube.”

As expected, Valve showcased a slew of new hardware on Wednesday, including a new Steam Frame VR headset built to play both virtual reality titles and the rest of your Steam library on a virtual 2D screen. As earlier leaks suggested , the new Steam Machine includes a “semi-custom” AMD-made SoC, or system on a chip. Valve claims the new box has “six times the hor

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