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Valve has officially revealed the new Steam Machine, and The Outerhaven breaks down everything you need to know in this bite-sized holiday episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast.

Is it a PC? Is it a console? We dig into why the community is split, what Valve’s goal might be, how this fits into the growing SteamOS ecosystem, and whether this mini-PC could shake up living-room gaming, hardware expectations, pricing predictions, and where the Steam Machine fits in the modern PC gaming landscape.

#SteamMachine #Valve #SteamDeck #SteamOS #PCGaming

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On Spectator Mode Podcast episode 205 we discuss about Activision stumbling with Call of Duty :Black Ops 7 and not letting players pause the single player campaign. We look at the confusing PS Portal updates that sparked a wave of comparisons to the Steam Deck. We also dive into the return of Valve's Steam Machine and what this could mean for the future of PC gaming in the living room.

On a more serious note, we talk about another round of layoffs at Crystal Dynamics and how these decisions continue to impact the gaming industry. Plus, we cover Arknights: Endfield, Six One Indie's Indie Game Awards, and what we have been playing and watching.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
02:11 - What’ve been playing & watching
16:54 - Scott's Arknight: Endfield adventure x
47:21 - Call of Duty Black Ops 7 blunders - can’t pause in single player campaign??? (link)
51:34 - Updates to PS Portal and silly Steam Deck comparisons
1:00:36 - Valve's Steam Machine take two
1:12:40 - More gaming layoffs - Crystal Dynamics
1:21:27 - PlayStation Mobile Games?
1:30:28 - We're on the Indie Games from Six One Indie
1:31:12 - Outro

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In this week’s Spectator Mode Podcast, the crew takes on the Xbox Ally handheld controversy and TwitchCon’s ongoing security problems. We also dive into the growing wave of misinformation across gaming, highlight standout demos from Steam Next Fest October 2025, and celebrate our appearance in Absolum’s accolades trailer, which is pretty damned cool for us, as well as upcoming updates for the fantastic game. #videogames #twitchcon #absolum #theouterhaven #spectatormodepodcast #xboxally #xboxgaming

So, hit that play button and enjoy our signature gaming and chaos fun!

• 00:00 - Intro / Say hello to the hosts
• 00:55 - So, what have you been playing
• 14:22 - What’s going on with the Xbox Ally handhelds?
• 28:50 - The rise of gaming journalism misinformation
• 38:33 - Emiru's assult at TwitchCon and what's going on with security.
• 47:42 - How was Steam Next Fest - The October 2025 Edition
• 01:06:01 - More updates coming to Absolum, we’re featured on the accolades trailer

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