{"podcast":{"title":"The Hardware Unboxed Podcast","slug":"the-hardware-unboxed-podcast-6574188","podcast_index_feed_id":6574188,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64db275277fd79001173cfd5","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1692083731574-4d58d6eeb2db7814395e50608e294b95.jpeg","author":"Hardware Unboxed","episode_count":107,"summary":"Steve and Tim from the YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed bring to you a weekly show discussing all the latest news and interesting topics in the PC hardware and gaming scene. With our decades of experience testing and benchmarking hardware, you'll be sure to enjoy various insights into tech and the occasional guest, especially if you love building PCs and playing PC games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T20:19:48.468444+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast-6574188"},"episode":{"title":"Valve's Steam Machine: Dead on Arrival?","slug":"valve-s-steam-machine-dead-on-arrival","published_at":"2025-11-14T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast-6574188/valve-s-steam-machine-dead-on-arrival","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast-6574188","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast/episodes/valves-steam-machine-dead-on-arrival","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64db275277fd79001173cfd5/e/6916ba1ae4a19aaf07ab2322/media.mp3","summary":"Episode 89: Valve has announced a new Steam Machine, which includes entry-level PC gaming hardware at an unknown price. We give our thoughts on whether this sounds any good and what prices would make sense. Steve also shares a motherboard story. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Initial Thoughts on Steam Machine 14:42 - No Upgrade Path 20:29 - Game Compatibility and Value 35:35 - AMD Roadmaps 39:43 - Steve Finds a Motherboard Flaw 55:15 - Updates From Our Boring Lives SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Episode 89: Valve has announced a new Steam Machine, which includes entry-level PC gaming hardware at an unknown price. We give our thoughts on whether th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5060,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast-6574188/episodes/valve-s-steam-machine-dead-on-arrival/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast-6574188/valve-s-steam-machine-dead-on-arrival.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}