Mr. Parkin is a writer and the host of “My Perfect Console,” an interview-based podcast about video games. When I was a child in the 1990s, I began my campaign for my first video game console ...

Frankly it’s probably the most excited I’ve been for a new console since the release of the Xbox 360 back in 2005.

Despite the hopes of many industry analysts, the Steam Machine project, which promised all the benefits of PC gaming with no ...