As Microsoft continues to wrestle with the console-PC divide, Valve is rolling out a living room hardware strategy that Xbox has been chasing for years. Valve has made a bold return to PC hardware.

This week Xi3 showed off its upcoming "Piston Console," including the fact that it will ship with a copy of Windows and use proprietary controllers - though it will ship with no controller at all.

With previous “console exclusives” like God of War coming to PC, and consoles like PlayStation 5 still difficult to find, you may have wondered about diving into the massive, terrifying world of PC ...