HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ Hardware News Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:15:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://hardware.nrgnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hardware-icon-512-150x150.png HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ 32 32 Consoles continue their trend of just becoming worse PCs https://hardware.nrgnews.net/consoles-continue-their-trend-of-just-becoming-worse-pcs/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:15:13 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/consoles-continue-their-trend-of-just-becoming-worse-pcs/ The Great Console War: Why the PC Still Owns the Crown Six years ago, the narrative felt like a landslide victory for the personal computer. When PlayStation announced its move to bring more exclusive games to Steam, it felt like the walls separating gaming platforms had finally crumbled. The kingdom of digital distribution was established, […]

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]]> Valve expects to upgrade Steam Machine faster than the Steam Deck https://hardware.nrgnews.net/valve-expects-to-upgrade-steam-machine-faster-than-the-steam-deck/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:13:49 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/valve-expects-to-upgrade-steam-machine-faster-than-the-steam-deck/ While the world of handheld gaming is often locked in a tense race for the next iteration of the Steam Deck, Valve seems to be taking a surprisingly relaxed approach when it comes to its desktop counterpart: the Steam Machine. The difference isn’t just about hardware; it’s a fascinating insight into how Valve views the […]

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]]> Valve says Steam Machine won’t have ‘as long of a timeframe’ as Steam Deck, and new models are ‘just a matter of when it makes sense’ https://hardware.nrgnews.net/valve-says-steam-machine-wont-have-as-long-of-a-timeframe-as-steam-deck-and-new-models-are-just-a-matter-of-when-it-makes-sense/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:21:04 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/valve-says-steam-machine-wont-have-as-long-of-a-timeframe-as-steam-deck-and-new-models-are-just-a-matter-of-when-it-makes-sense/ While many gamers dream of a Steam Deck 2, the real conversation happening behind the scenes is focusing on the broader vision for the Steam Machine. It turns out, Valve engineers aren’t just looking at incremental updates; they are contemplating a fundamentally different approach to console-like gaming hardware. When speaking with Valve engineers Pierre-Loup Griffais […]

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