Engadget Podcast: Did Valve just reshape PC gaming again?

This week Valve surprised us all with the announcement of three new devices: The tiny Steam Machine PC gaming desktop, the Steam Frame VR headset and a new Steam Controller. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget’s gaming reporter Jessica Conditt discuss how these devices fit into the PC gaming world, which has already been reshaped by Valve’s Steck Deck portable. Also, we discuss our favorite games of 2025, as well as the upcoming titles we’re looking forward to.  

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Topics

  • Valve reshapes PC gaming with a new Steam Machine, Steam Frame VR headset and updated Steam Controller – 1:10

  • It’s not just Silksong! A look at our favorite indie games of 2025 with Jess Conditt – 25:25

  • Michael Burry places his next big short on Palantir and NVIDIA – 46:09

  • WSJ Report: OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT encouraged user suicides – 50:57

  • Apple unveils Digital IDs for iPhones, to hold passports and other IDs – 59:35

  • Deezer-Ipsos survey says 97% of people can’t tell if music is AI generated – 1:01:37

  • Around Engadget – 1:07:18

  • Working on – 1:08:42

  • Pop culture picks – 1:09:10

Credits

Host: Devindra Hardawar
Guest: Jessica Conditt
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/engadget-podcast-did-valve-just-reshape-pc-gaming-again-143000931.html?src=rss

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