Steam Machine Impressions: A Tiny Box With Big Trade-Offs

Ahead of its launch on June 30, reviews and impressions on Valve's Steam Machine have arrived. Designed to be a living room PC, the compact unit is launching during an expensive time for gamers, as the ongoing memory and storage crisis, coupled with AI data center demands, has seen an explosive surge in hardware prices. Is the Steam Machine worth its price?
According to impressions from various outlets, Valve has managed to cram an impressive amount of hardware into the small PC gaming cube