Valve's aim for a console-like experience with its Steam Machine lands a little too close for comfort as one of the first cases of 'Red Line of Death' comes to light

"Red line of death" - Steam Machine encounters its first major hardware fault and it's already got a fitting Xbox-inspired nickname

Early Steam Machine adopter reports GPU failure and "red line of death" after brief use

An early Steam Machine pre-order customer reports a GPU failure after playing No Man's Sky and performing a firmware update, resulting in a

Early Steam Machine adopter reports GPU failure and "red line of death" after brief use

An early Steam Machine pre-order customer reports a GPU failure after playing No Man's Sky and performing a firmware update, resulting in a

Brand new Steam Machine hit with 'red line of death' GPU failure after playing No Man's Sky for just five minutes — console 'bricked itself' following update in failure that echoes the horror of the Xbox 360's infamous RROD

Brand new Steam Machine hit with 'red line of death' GPU failure after playing No Man's Sky for just five minutes — console 'bricked itself' following update in failure that echoes the horror of the Xbox 360's infamous RROD

Steam Machine user reports GPU failure indicated by 'red line of death' LED warning

A Steam Machine user reports a hardware failure indicated by a blinking red LED bar on the front of the console, which signals a GPU issue.

This Steam Machine user only got 20 minutes in before encountering the Red Line of Death

Valve's Steam Machine: An ambitious but flawed attempt to merge PC and console gaming

The Steam Machine is Valve's ambitious attempt to merge PC gaming with the console experience, running SteamOS on living-room-friendly hardw