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For some context, the new Steam Machine is a console-like desktop PC built into a tiny cube, running on Valve’s data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/linux” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/linux”>Linux-based data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/steamos” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/steamos”>SteamOS operating system. You can think of it as a data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pc/steam-deck-re-review-2025″ data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pc/steam-deck-re-review-2025″>Steam Deck without the screen or built-in controls, but Valve says the Steam Machine is more than six times faster than the popular gaming handheld.
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