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Battlefield 6 has dropped to just $35 at Amazon in the ****** Friday sales (see here). That's 50% off, and an almighty $28 less than the previous best discount this week. Now that's more like it. If you're looking for an excellent multiplayer shooter to play over the holidays, this is it, and it's the best price we're likely to get on it for a long while. Snap it up ASAP, as I don't see this deal lasting until the rest of Thanksgiving, let alone the ****** Friday sales weekend. Sorry, Xbox fans, this is a PlayStation 5-only deal for now, as Battlefield 6 is still just under $60 for Xbox consoles. But, we'll also keep an eye out for any changes. Only releasing in October this year, Battlefield 6 has offered a true return to form for the long-running shooter franchise and has pretty much finally outdone Call of Duty at its own game, selling some almighty big numbers. While we didn’t love the campaign, there’s no denying it’s a gorgeous-looking shooting gallery, but as with any Battlefield game, the real draw is multiplayer. Whether you’re looking for infantry combat, the opportunity to fly a jet or helicopter, or you just want to pile into a tank with your friends and bring down buildings, there’s something for everyone. Reviewer Justin Koreis gave the multiplayer an 8 out of 10, saying, “Battlefield 6’s multiplayer action is expertly crafted, wrapped in a wonderful layer of destructibility that both looks great and materially affects the flow of combat. The gunplay is excellent, with weapons that are accurate enough to reward skilled shooting, but have just enough sway to promote a bit of careful thought while you take aim.” Battlefield 6 is currently in the middle of its first season of post-launch content, including new maps and modes, while the RedSec Battle Royale mode is also available as a standalone free-to-play game. Given how successful the game has been for EA, you can likely expect new seasonal updates well into the future. EA and Battlefield Studios have also recently launched the first Battlefield 6 free trial week, giving new players on PC, PS5 and Xbox the chance to try Season 1 multiplayer maps and modes from November 25, at 4 a.m. PT / 7 a.m. ET to December 2 at 4 a.m. PT / 7 a.m. ET. Should You Wait for ****** Friday on Nov. 28? Not for deals like this. ****** Friday might come with a few surprises of its own, but today, Battlefield 6 for just $35 is a ****** Friday quality deal, and well worth snapping up before it goes out of stock. Only Amazon has the deal right now, so if the deal gets nuked, then I'm afraid it'll be ****** Friday FOMO for you. Fingers crossed Walmart and Best Buy price match it soon. Apologies for the tough love, but if BF6 has been on your wishlist, this is the best possible deal we're getting, and blows any other deals out of the water. It's such a good offer, it properly rivals my previous best PS5 game deal recommendation in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater for $30 at Amazon and Walmart. Just like BF6, that's likely to sell out fast as well. Snag both as soon as you can, and have a great Thanksgiving. Follow IGN Deals Coverage The IGN Deals Team has over 30 years of combined experience finding the best discounts and preorders available online. If you want the latest updates from our trusted team, here’s how to follow our ****** Friday coverage: Sign up for our IGN Deals NewsletterSet IGN as a preferred source in GoogleFollow us on social mediaIGN Deals on XIGN Deals on InstagramIGN Deals on FacebookIGN Deals on Tiktok[/url] Robert Anderson is Senior Commerce Editor and IGN's resident deals expert on games, collectibles, trading card games, and more. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter/X or Bluesky. View the full article

FINALLY. We can see that Death Stranding 2 is coming to PC thanks to a leak from a ratings board. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Publisher Paradox Interactive has today taken the blame for the poor sales of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. The long in development sequel launched in October and was met with a ‘mixed’ Steam user review response, with fans saying it failed to meet the expectations they had for the sequel to Troika’s 2004 cult classic Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. IGN’s Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 review returned a 7/10. We said: “Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 takes another flawed but unique and remarkable bite at the jugular, with plenty to love and loathe alike, but I certainly enjoyed my time as an elder vampire at the very least.” Now, after 30 days on *****, Paradox has issued a note to financial markets signalling a write-down valued at 355 million SEK (approx. $37 million) of capitalized development costs for Bloodlines 2. This write-down, Paradox said, was based on an updated sales forecast now it has had a month to look at Bloodlines’ commercial performance. Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive, said the blame for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2’s failure lay at the publisher’s door, not that of The ******** Room, which had been drafted in to save the project after years of development hell. “Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is a strong vampire fantasy and we are pleased with the developers’ work on the game,” Wester said. “We’ve had high expectations for a long time, since we saw that it was a good game with a strong IP in a genre with a broad appeal. A month after release we can sadly see that sales do not match our projections, which necessitates the write-down. The responsibility lies fully with us as the publisher. The game is outside of our core areas, in hindsight it is clear that this has made it difficult for us to gauge sales. Going forward, we focus our capital to our core segments and, at the same time, we’ll evaluate how we best develop World of Darkness’ strong brand catalogue in the future.” Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has two expansions planned as part of the game’s Premium Edition, and Paradox said it remains committed to delivering them. “Our post-release plan remains firm; we will deliver updates and the promised expansions to the game in the coming year,” Wester added. Swedish game company Paradox’s main focus is on grand strategy games, which have proven enormously successful over the years. Games such as Stellaris, Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings, and Cities: Skylines have all enjoyed big sales, and, in total, Paradox games have six million players each month. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, however, falls outside that core grand strategy genre, and always looked like it would struggle upon release. And while its development trouble began years ago, it suffered issues right up to launch. In September, a month before release, Paradox and The ******** Room announced that the Lasombra and Toreador clans would be available in the base Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 experience following a backlash from players. Paradox announced Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 all the way back in 2019 with then-developer Hardsuit aiming for a Q1 2020 release window. That, of course, never happened, as Paradox would go on to announce an indefinite delay alongside Hardsuit's departure from the project. The ******** Room was then announced as its new developer in 2023. In a recent interview with the Goth Boss podcast, former creative director Dan Pinchbeck said the development team tried to work out how to get Paradox to not call the game Bloodlines 2. "The tricky question around it was Bloodlines 1," Pinchbeck said. "Are you making a sequel to Bloodlines 1? We used to sit there and have these planning sessions of how do we get them to not call it Bloodlines 2? That feels like the most important thing we do here, to come at this and say this isn't Bloodlines 2. We can't make Bloodlines 2; there's not enough time, there's not enough money.” Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article

Season 3 is now live in FC 26 Ultimate Team, and we can grind for a fresh track of rewards. All the rewards, once again, are exclusive to the seasonal track. A free version is available for all, but there's a paid upgrade. To get the premium version, you'll need to spend 500,000 coins of 1,000 FC Points. This guide will provide you with a complete list of all the items available for Season 3. Complete list of FC 26 Season 3 Pass rewards The table below has all the available rewards that you can find on the seasonal track in FC 26. FreePremiumBundle Rewards10 78+ Rare Gold Players PackManager Mode IconsBundled RewardsCoin BoostDalglish Base Icon LoanBundle RewardsBundle Rewards + Career Mode IconsBundle RewardsAmaiur Sarriegi Thunderstruck1 of 2 78+ Spain/Italy Player PickBundle Rewards + Coin BoostEvolutionsCosmetics BundleBundle Rewards79+ 4 Rare Gold Players Pack81+ 2 Rare Gold Players PackEvolution BundlesJose Gaya World TourRaul Moro World Tour1 of 3 81+ Rare Gold Players PackChemistry Modifiers BundleBundle Rewards2,500 SPCareer Mode Icons80+ 2 Rare Gold Players Pack1 of 4 81+ Rare Gold Players PackBundle RewardsRiquelme World TourGnonto World Tour82+ 2 Rare Gold Players Pack81+ 2 Spain/Italy Rare Gold Players PackDraft TokenBundle RewardsBundle Rewards81+ 4 Rare Gold Players PackCareer Mode IconsBundled RewardsEnforce and Aerial Fortress evolutionsCAM Roles Upgrade1 of 3 80+ Spain/Italy Player PickShadow and Hunter Chemistry StylesHoliday Celebration Animated TIFO82+ 10 Rare Gold Players Pack82+ 3 Rare Gold Players PackIncisive Pass and Trickster Evolutions82+ 4 Rare Gold Players PackHoliday Header VIP AreaGiugliano and Valdezzate World Tour cardsAyoze Perez World TourLB Roles Upgrade and RelentlessCDM and CM Roles Upgrade83+ 2 Rare Gold Players Pack2,500 SP83+ 3 Rare Gold Players Pack81+ 4 Rare Gold Players Pack1 of 5 83+ Rare Gold Players81+ 4 Rare Gold Players PackLucca World TourUdogie World Tour83+ 4 Rare Gold Players Pack83+ 2 Rare Gold Players PackWorld Tour cosmetic Evo83+ 2 Rare Gold Players Pack1 of 3 82+ Spain/Italy Player PickPerfectionist Cosmetic EvolutionSeason Leader Excellence Evo82+ 3 Rare Gold Players PackJockey+ EvoLow Driven Shot+ Evo84+ 3 Rare Gold Players PackThunderstruck Cosmetic EvoSeason 3 Badge Evo84+ 3 Rare Gold Players Pack85+ Rare Gold PlayersCosmic Drift Evo85+ 2 Rare Gold Players Pack84+ 5 Rare Gold Players PackBarella World Tour/85+ 5 Rare Gold Players PackZola Winter Wildcards Icon/84+ 10 Rare Gold Players Pack With 40 levels of rewards, there are plenty of special packs and cards to unlock. You'll have to gain SP by completing different objectives, and use them to hit the milestones for getting all items on offer. The post All FC 26 Season 3 pass rewards appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

The Bad Neighborhood quest in Of Ash and Steel is a pretty tricky one to complete, as you'll have to find four wheels. When you begin the quest, you won't have a map with you. This will make your life pretty hard since you'll have to use the landmarks to find the wheels. This guide will help you with the locations of all four wheels so that you can finish the quest without any problem. Table of contentsOf Ash and Steel Bad Neighborhood quest walkthroughWheel 1 locationWheel 2 locationWheel 3 locationWheel 4 locationOf Ash and Steel Bad Neighborhood quest walkthrough Since there's no map, we will start with the first wheel from where Radim sits (the quest giver). The first three wheels are pretty much equidistant from this point, but in different areas. Wheel 1 location Image via tinyBuild Go left, and you'll find the path branching off into two directions. Take the one going left towards the bridge. Don't take the bridge; turn right and continue straight. Keep going straight past the hills bordering the river. This path will eventually lead you to a plank that allows you to access a broken wall on the river. The first wheel is on top of this wheel. Once you obtain it, come back to the point from where we began. Wheel 2 location Image via tinyBuild To get the second wheel, turn right past the big rock from where the Radim is sitting and continue straight. Keep looking to your right for a set of barricades and a small tent. The wheel will be to the left of the tent's entrance, and there are a few more resources that you can loot from this location. You'll also get a note from the tent, which serves as a clue for another quest item. Wheel 3 location Image via tinyBuild The third wheel can be found close to the tent from where you get the second one. From the entrance, move towards the left, sticking close to the rocks. You'll reach a cart, and the wheel will be to its left. Wheel 4 location To reach the fourth wheel, take the bridge (refer to Wheel 1 section) and cross the river. Once you reach teh point marked in the screenshot below, take the narrow path take the narrow math that I have marked. Image via tinyBuild. Remix by Destructoid Follow this path all the way (don't deviate), and you'll reach a hut. Go inside, and you'll find a sleeping NPC named Hermit. He has the fourth wheel, but he needs two Rye. You can get the Rye from Radim (get two) or bring it in your inventory. Exchange the Rye for getting the final wheel. Once you have collected all four wheels, speak with Radim, and this will complete the Bad Neighborhood quest. The post How to find Eleanor’s Wheels in Of Ash and Steel – Bad Neighborhood walkthrough appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Ubisoft считает микротранзакции важным элементом любой крупной одиночной игры, рассчитанной на долгосрочную поддержку. Об этом в беседе с порталом Access the Animus сообщил сопродюсер Assassin's Creed Shadows Симон Леме-Комтуа. View the full article

Разработчики The Alters сообщили, что первое крупное обновление выйдет 8 декабря. Пользователей PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S и PC ожидает фоторежим, возможность настройки убежища и скафандра, а также лёгкая сложность. Последняя предназначена для тех, кто хочет сосредоточиться на истории, спокойно занимаясь изучением мира. View the full article

Студия Bloober Team сообщила в соцсетях о 500 тысячах проданных копий Cronos: The New Dawn. Разработчики ремейка Silent Hill 2 поблагодарили игроков за интерес, проявленный к их новой IP. View the full article

CD Projekt опубликовала отчёт за третий квартал 2025 года. Выручка компании составила почти 96 миллионов долларов, чистая прибыль — около 53 миллионов. View the full article

Of Ash and Steel puts a lot of emphasis on finding different items and exploring the lands, but it can be a difficult task to do the same without a map. Being inspired by old-school RPGs, Of Ash and Steel does things pretty differently. Your early hours will be spent without any map, and you will have to complete quests by reaching different locations, having no markers to depend on. This guide will explain the exact system of how the map works, and when you can obtain it in Of Ash and Steel. Table of contentsDoes Of Ash and Steel have a mapHow to get the map in Of Ash and SteelDoes Of Ash and Steel have a map While you don't get a map at the start of your adventures, Of Ash and Steel does have one for different regions. Once you unlock the feature, the map will make your life easier. It's almost necessary as the areas tend to get more complex as you clear the initial chapters and begin the latter acts. How to get the map in Of Ash and Steel The exact method of obtaining a map in Of Ash and Steel remains unknown at this point. According to the community, the map should be obtainable once you have cleared Chapter 1 quests (Act 1). Image via Fire & Frost This is going to take a noticeable amount of time, as there are plenty of quests to complete before you reach that point. You'll first have to complete the quests on the shore, followed by some more tasks, before you get to access Chapter 1. While I am on the first act as of writing, I haven't figured out how to get the map yet. Once I do so, I will update the guide about the exact way of completing the task. According to the community, we can also add our own notes on the map for it to store more information. Until you get the map, the only option is to use buildings and navigation markers while exploring the land. That will prevent you from getting lost and make it easier for you to work towards an objective. The post How to use the map in Of Ash and Steel appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Steam is offering discounts on thousands of games through Thanksgiving weekend. The company has replaced its usual Thanksgiving theme with a ****** Friday celebration that spans events from numerous game publishers and franchises. Read Entire Article View the full article

Amazon has almost every Ultra Pro Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy playmat on ***** during its early ****** Friday *****. A small number of popular mats, like fan-favorite Vivi, Stray ****** Mage are sold out, but there are many other mats with incredible art to pick from at new discounted prices. Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy Playmats On ***** If you're new to TCGs, people use playmats as a way to show off their favorite art or accomplishments, and also for practical reasons: have you tried picking up cards off of a kitchen table? I assure you, it gets annoying fast. With the Final Fantasy crossover set that launched this past June, TCG accessory maker Ultra Pro released tons of playmats featuring some of the most iconic characters and moments from throughout the game series' long history, including Y'shtola from Final Fantasy XIV and Lightning from XIII. Mats for Final Fantasy VII characters Cloud and Tifa feature the new art from their cards, and some mats, like those for Clive or Sephiroth, are double-sided to represent mechanics of the cards they're based on. Whichever Final Fantasy character speaks to you the most, odds are there's a playmat for you to bring to your game night or local game store for some cardboard slinging. These also make great mousepads if you're in the market to spruce up your home office or gaming setup. If you've been on the lookout for MTG Final Fantasy cards, Amazon has the Revival Trance Commander deck featuring Terra on ***** for 53% off, and Final Fantasy play booster boxes (30 packs) are at their lowest price ever for ****** Friday, down to $162.57 (22% off). More Magic: The Gathering Gifts Be sure to check out our detailed Magic: The Gathering gift guide for inspiration while shopping for that special Planeswalker in your life. Everything from recommended deck boxes and dice packs, to card binders and even apparel, this guide covers everthing they'll need to protect their collection and give it some flare. Follow IGN Deals Coverage The IGN Deals Team has over 30 years of combined experience finding the best discounts and preorders available online. If you want the latest updates from our trusted team, here’s how to follow our ****** Friday coverage: Sign up for our IGN Deals NewsletterSet IGN as a preferred source in GoogleFollow us on social mediaIGN Deals on XIGN Deals on InstagramIGN Deals on FacebookIGN Deals on Tiktok[/url] Myles Obenza is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Bluesky @mylesobenza.bsky.social. View the full article

Valve is reportedly one of the most efficient companies in the world, producing a ton of revenue despite having fewer than 500 employees. As the maker of the most popular PC gaming platform around, Steam, it seems that Valve has no shortage of success. View the full article

If you think you've experienced everything Elden Ring has to offer, you might be in for a surprise. Fan-created mod content for Elden Ring has kept the community incredibly active and engaged since FromSoftware's most popular game released back in 2022. View the full article

The reveal was made via a video on the game's Korean and Japanese YouTube channels. View the full article

Yakuza 0 will be replaced by Yakuza 0 Director's Cut on PS5, Xbox Series, and Steam with the original no longer being available for new purchases. View the full article

There aren't many secrets left in Stardew Valley, but an unsuspecting player looking through the game files stumbled upon some seriously weird sprites. It can take hundreds of hours to discover hidden features in SDV, and there are some very uncomfortable and odd moments in the game, but taking a look behind the veil is where really strange things can be found. View the full article

Приключенческий хоррор на выживание Cronos: The New Dawn, вдохновлённый Dead Space и Resident Evil, продался в количестве 500 тыс. копий. Соответствующую информацию разработчики из Bloober Team (ремейк Silent Hill 2) опубликовали у себя в микроблоге.View the full article

This article is written in partnership with GIGABYTE AORUS. Get the M27UP on ***** on Amazon for only $329.99 right now. Entering the world of 4K gaming has often meant making a painful choice: stunning resolution or high refresh rates, usually at a steep cost. The GIGABYTE M27UP shatters that paradigm, delivering a premium 4K, 160Hz experience packed with features, all at an astonishingly accessible price. It’s the monitor that proves you don’t have to compromise your wallet to get a premium experience. Stunning 4K Clarity Meets 160Hz Smoothness At the core of the M27UP is a sharp 27-inch 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) SS IPS panel. It delivers breathtaking detail and vibrant color, covering 95% DCI-P3 and 125% sRGB for incredibly rich and accurate hues. With VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification, games and content pop with lifelike contrast. But unlike many 4K monitors that stop at 60Hz, this one delivers a buttery-smooth 160Hz refresh rate and a 1ms (GTG) response time. This means you get the crisp image quality of 4K paired with the fluid motion necessary for everything from immersive open worlds to intense multiplayer battles. Dual-Mode Versatility: The Ultimate Gaming Flexibility The M27UP features a brilliant trick up its sleeve. With a simple setting change, you can switch the monitor's performance to match your gaming scenario: 4K UHD @ 160Hz: For when you want the absolute best visual fidelity in cinematic single-player games.FHD @ 320Hz: For when every millisecond counts in competitive esports titles. This mode provides an ultra-high refresh rate for supremely smooth motion and reduced input lag. This versatility makes the M27UP a true all-in-one solution, perfectly adapting to whatever you're playing. Packed with Premium Features GIGABYTE ensures you’re getting a fully-featured experience, including: AMD FreeSync™ Premium: In its native 4K mode, this technology ensures seamless, tear-free and stutter-free gameplay across a wide range of frame rates.****** Equalizer: Enhances visibility in dark scenes without over-exposing bright areas, so you can spot hidden enemies.Convenient Connectivity: Features a USB-C port with 18W power delivery for modern laptops, a built-in USB hub, and integrated 5W stereo speakers for a clean, all-in-one setup.TÜV Rheinland Certified: Includes flicker-free technology and low blue light protection, ensuring comfortable viewing and eye care during long gaming sessions. Unbeatable Value, Unmatched Performance The GIGABYTE M27UP is the ultimate gateway to high-performance 4K gaming. It combines the resolution and color that gamers and creators desire with the speed they need, all wrapped up with pro-level features like AMD FreeSync™ Premium and dual-mode versatility. Don't just upgrade your game—transform it without breaking the bank. The GIGABYTE M27UP is available on Amazon for just $329.99. The post 4K for All: The GIGABYTE M27UP Delivers Elite Performance Without the Elite Price appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

CD Projekt Red announces a new sales milestone for Cyberpunk 2077 in its earnings report. View the full article

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Bethesda is well-established as one of the biggest conglomerates of studios and a publisher in the video game industry, long before its purchase by Microsoft. The company is best known for its work on the Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, and the DOOM franchises. In fact, some of the best Bethesda games of all time include the groundbreaking Fallout 4, Skyrim, and DOOM Eternal, respectively. View the full article

В этом году дела у Call of Duty идут как никогда плохо. Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7 показала разочаровывающий старт, не сумев составить серьёзной конкуренции Battlefield 6, и уже начала получать скидки, хотя с момента запуска не прошло ещё и двух недель. View the full article

It’s been two whole weeks since the Steam Machine was revealed to the world, and we still have no idea how much it’ll cost. I still don’t know when Valve is going to announce the price, but in the meantime, you can build a PC that’s pretty close to what the Steam Machine is going to be – albeit you won’t get exactly there. After all, as we’ve written about repeatedly at this point, Valve has said that the Steam Machine will cost roughly the same as a PC with equivalent hardware – so we wanted to see how much that equivalent hardware actually costs. But it gets complicated, because the Steam Machine is largely going to be using mobile-class hardware, like you’d find in one of the best gaming laptops, rather than the PC components that go into building a gaming PC. So, even though I picked out the Radeon 7600, where the Steam Machine is going to be using the equivalent of a 7600M, the desktop version is going to be measurably more powerful. The same is true of most of the components here. Just keep in mind that this isn’t going to be an exact one-to-one recreation of the Steam Machine, but it is a good way to estimate how much an “equivalent gaming PC” might cost. Unfortunately, due to recent jumps in RAM pricing, building out this PC is significantly more expensive than it would have been even a few weeks ago. Let’s just hope that Valve got its hands on memory before the current NAND shortage started. CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Just like the Steam Machine’s semi-custom processor, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 4 processor. However, unlike the Steam Machine, this desktop processor has a TDP of 65W, compared to the 30W of Valve’s little PC. With twice the power, you get higher clock speeds and more headroom to boost during demanding workloads. Unfortunately to get the kind of power limit that Valve is working with, you either have to go for mobile parts or for CPUs that would be significantly weaker. CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9x65 chromax.****** When you’re building a mini gaming PC like this, you want to get a CPU cooler that will keep things cool, but not take up a ton of space. The Noctua NH-L9x65 chromax.****** will be more than enough to keep up with the Ryzen 5 7600, and can even keep up with some more power-hungry chips if you choose to upgrade. Plus, this chromax.****** model has a beautiful ****** colorway that’ll look great in the Cooler Master MasterBox N200. If you don’t care about having something small, though, the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Pro has always been the budget CPU cooler that I recommend, and it’ll be even better at keeping the Ryzen 7600 cool. GPU: Powercolor Fighter Radeon RX 7600 Just like the processor, Valve is going with a slightly stripped back mobile version of the Radeon RX 7600. The Steam Machine is using an RDNA 3 GPU with 28 Compute Units and a 110W TDP. That lines up pretty neatly with the mobile version of the Radeon 7600, but the desktop version is a little bit more powerful. This graphics card is also an RDNA 3 GPU, but has 32 CUs and a 165W TDP. It’s not going to be a night-and-day difference or anything, but the desktop card is going to be more powerful. RAM: Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 5600, 16GB If these were normal times, this kit of RAM would be the most affordable part of this mini PC build. These aren’t normal times, though, and this kit of RAM costs nearly as much as the graphics card. This 16GB kit of Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 will get the job done, but it’s not the fastest out there, and has far from the lowest latency on the market. But it’s still $177 at the time of writing, as opposed to $60-$80 during normal times. Right now, if you’re looking to do a build like this, my recommendation is to try and scrounge up some memory from somewhere else if you have the chance. It’s simply not a good time to buy RAM right now. Storage: Samsung 990 Evo Plus The Samsung 990 Evo Plus is still one of my favorite SSDs on the market right now. It strikes a great balance between speed and affordability, and has capacities of up to 4TB if you’re feeling extra wild. And, yeah, I know the Steam Machine starts with 512 GB of storage, but let’s be honest: you don’t want to limit yourself to that unless you’re really trying to save some cash. Honestly, my recommendation here would be to grab a 1TB drive, just to save some extra cash for RAM, even though the Steam Machine comes with either a 512GB or a 2TB drive. Motherboard: MSI MPG B650I Edge Wifi This cute little motherboard might not look like much, but the MSI MPG B650I Edge Wi-Fi is really everything you need for a mini PC like this. It’s not packed with the same high-end features that a beefier X670 board would have, but unless you’re going to try and overclock, you don’t really need them. You just need a board that will let you plug everything in, and still fit in a tiny PC case. And, well, this MSI board does that in style. That said, one thing you won’t get by building your own is the custom wireless solution Valve has built into the Steam Machine, which lets you wirelessly connect up to four Steam Controllers without an additional dongle. Mini-ITX boards do tend to be more expensive than standard ATX boards, though, so if you’re fine with a traditional tower, something like the ASRock B650 PG Lightning will be much more affordable. Power Supply: Cooler Master V750 SFX Gold When picking a power supply for this build, I went for something that would fit in a small chassis, but still be affordable without cutting too many corners on reliability. The Cooler Master V750 SFX Gold has a power limit of 750W, which means you won’t be anywhere near its upper limits, which is excellent for power efficiency. And with its 80+ Gold rating, you can be extra sure that this power supply is going to stay reliable for years. If you don’t care about matching the Steam Machine’s small size and just want something basic to get the job done, the Cooler Master MWE Gold 750 is $50 cheaper and has the same power capacity and efficiency rating. Case: Cooler Master MasterBox N200 Due to the size of desktop components, it’d be nearly impossible to build a gaming PC that’s the same size as the 6-inch-on-all-sides Steam Machine. Instead, I just went with my go-to mini-ITX case, the Cooler Master MasterBox N200. It’s cheap, and it’s not a complete pain in the **** to build in. And, even though it is ******* than the Steam Machine, it’s still small enough that you’ll be able to fit it into your living room setup without it standing out too much. Larger cases will usually cost extra unlike most other components. But if you got the larger parts I suggested, you’re probably going to want to get something like the Darkrock EC2 ******. It’s not nearly as nice as this Cooler Master case, but it’s also about the same price. Is It Worth It? It’s so hard to recommend anyone go out and buy a bunch of PC components right now, thanks in large part to RAM prices. I’ve seen RAM get expensive in the past, but not to the point where a basic 16GB kit costs almost as much as a graphics card. My advice would be to wait until Valve reveals the pricing for the Steam Machine and then make a judgement call. Because if Valve’s console comes in under $700-800, then it’s going to be a much better deal than building a PC with these specs right now. All of these parts together, assuming you’re going to be installing SteamOS or Bazzite, will come to $1,156 total at the time of writing. You can save a bit by going for a standard ATX build, but thanks in large part to the high RAM prices right now, you’re still looking at a total build cost of $959. If you want to read more about Valve's new hardware, check out our previews for the Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Controller. Jackie Thomas is the Hardware and Buying Guides Editor at IGN and the PC components queen. You can follow her @Jackiecobra View the full article