Let me explain — and to start with, no, I'm not thrilled it's starting at $1,049. But I'm also not surprised, and the discourse around it is missing the actual story so badly it's almost impressive. When Valve announced the Steam Machine back in November 2025, the internal target was reportedly around $749. That was the...

Fair warning: this one runs long. But this isn't a story of a few years of spectacular fraud and bad decisions — this is decades of slow, deliberate erosion. Each age built on the last. The length is earned. If you're just here for the Valve loot box situation, scroll to The Reckoning. If you want to understand why it...

Remember when I wrote about OpenAI's $288 billion infrastructure bet back in November? I warned that the AI bubble was going to have real consequences beyond just "creating shareholder value for a beautiful moment in time." Well, it's happening faster than I expected. And if you were waiting for Valve's new Steam...

Remember when Steam Machines flopped spectacularly in 2015? Valve does too. But in November 2025, they announced they're trying again—and this time, they're bringing an entire ecosystem. Meet the Steam Machine (a living room PC cube), Steam Frame (a hybrid VR headset), and a redesigned Steam Controller—all launching...