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Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Xbox Gaming CEO Phil Spencer praises Valve's new Steam Machine hybrid console-PC, and what he has to say lends even more credence to a next-gen Xbox PC.

Steam Machines are back for the first time since Valve teamed up with manufacturers like Alienware and Lenovo back in the 2010s. But while those original console-PC hybrids failed because of a lack of ...