The console wars are back on. This week, Nilay Patel sits down with Jake Kastrenakes, Sean Hollister, and special guest Joanna Stern, senior columnist at The Wall Street Journal, to talk about Valve's return to the living room gaming race with the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame VR headset. Then, Joanna discusses her time putting the Neo robot to the test and seeing whether it's capable of loading a dishwasher. Finally, it's time for the Lightning Round, where the crew is talking the YouTube/Disney spat, Apple's new mini apps, and letting Waymo speed down the highway. #Vergecast #Podcast #Technology 00:00 – Introduction 04:10 – Steam Machine 11:00 – Microsoft & The Youths 18:30 – Steam’s New Controller 24:00 – Steam Frame 36:00 – Neo robot butler 46:00 – Satya Nadella’s AI Vision 1:02:00 – Is AI the App Store or 5G? 1:09:00 – Brendan Carr Is a Dummy 1:18:00 – Amazon Fire TV Cracks Down on Piracy 1:22:30 – Apple’s $230 “iPhone Sock” 1:29:30 – Disney vs. YouTube TV 1:35:00 – Apple Finally Allows Mini Apps 1:37:40 – Waymo Hits the Highway 1:39:50 – Toy Story 5 Teaser Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state...