Former Xbox exec Major Nelson praises Valve's Steam Machine as "choice is always good," but doesn't think it should be dragged into a console war: "Not everything needs a winner or loser"

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Valve's PC/console hybrid is already being pitted against Xbox, PS5, and Switch 2

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A former Microsoft executive of over 20 years has given his two cents on Valve's Steam Machine.

For two decades, Larry Hryb (more famously known as Major Nelson) was Xbox's most visible frontman, and was director of programming for Xbox Live for a large portion of that time, so he knows a thing or two about the dreaded console wars that have fandoms pit plastic boxes and billion dollar corporations against each other.

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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.

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