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# Full Steam (Machine) Ahead
- URL: https://aftermath.site/podcasts/full-steam-machine-ahead/
- Published: 2026-06-26T23:40:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-03T19:06:06.000Z
- Description: An iconic pod for some relatively grim times
- Author: Gita Jackson
- Tags: Podcasts, aftermath hours, steam machine, grand theft auto, gta6, podcast

This week on Aftermath Hours, Chris, Gita and Luke get together to talk about Chris's mammoth review for the [Steam Machine](https://aftermath.site/steam-machine-review-price/). Then, we pose the question: Is *Grand Theft Auto VI* going to be the last big video game?

The Steam Machine is $1,049 USD, but unfortunately that's kind of just what computers cost now. Chris *does* make it sound like a really cool little PC, but in this economy?

This conversation leads into the looming release of [*Grand Theft Auto VI*](https://aftermath.site/gta-6-physical-copies-have-no-disc/), which hangs over us all like the sword of Damocles. Can the industry support another [huge video game release](https://aftermath.site/grand-theft-auto-vi-games-industry/) after this game comes out? And why does none of it strike a chord with Luke, who is ostensibly a *GTA* guy?

Then we hit the mailbag for a surprisingly robust discussion of the merits of the Ghost CMS, among other things.

You can find this week's episode below and on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/7qtlX6MNeEoyNuHBU0chUJ?si=a2f12b75911f43cb&ref=aftermath.site), [Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aftermath-hours/id1727407094?ref=aftermath.site), or wherever else you prefer to listen to podcasts. If you like what you hear, leave a review!

[The Steam Machine Is An Iconoclastic Computer Born In Unforgiving TimesValve has released a tiny, silent, entry level PC that does important work bringing PCs gaming to the living room and desktop Linux to the masses. The timing could not be worse.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/icon/favicon4-eb2e22d8-06d0-44b8-a13c-c98b98075453.png)AftermathChris Person![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/thumbnail/A015_04230104_S040-1-8b3f86cf-9dfe-495b-93cd-0c872264dc14.jpg)](https://aftermath.site/steam-machine-review-price/)