So, the Valve Steam Machine is real. Except that should really be the Steam Machine 2.0, as this is Valve's second big attempt at a console-like PC games machine. All the way back in 2013, it first revealed its Steam Machine concept to great confusion. It offered a Linux-based PC gaming ecosystem that was hugely ambitious but clearly not ready for prime time. Fast forward over a decade, and the PC landscape is very different, and, more importantly, so is the new Steam Machine. This time around, I'd be amazed if Valve's latest hardware isn't a huge success."Well, dur," you might be thinking. "It looks amazing. Why wouldn't it be a success?" And, I get why you might think that, but Valve's history with hardware hasn't always been as successful as the Steam Deck, and due very much to the original Steam Machine saga, many of us remember a period where Valve sticking with and making a success of its hardware launches seemed like pie in the sky thinking. Thankfully, those times appear to be over.Read the full story on PCGamesN: Valve's original Steam Machine was destined to flop, but I'm convinced its new version will shake up PC gaming forever