Valve Announces Steam Machine, Frames and Controller

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Valve unveiled Steam Machine gaming PC, Steam Frame VR headset, and Steam Controller. All three products ship in early 2026 running SteamOS.

Quick Report

Valve has officially announced three new hardware products: the Steam Machine, Steam Frame VR headset, and Steam Controller. The Steam Machine is a living room gaming PC featuring a semi-custom AMD Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 graphics, targeting 4K gaming at 60 FPS with ray tracing and FSR support. It comes with 16 GB DDR5 system memory and 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM, available in 512 GB and 2 TB storage options.

The Steam Frame is a lightweight VR headset (185 g standalone, 440 g with headstrap) powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with 16 GB LPDDR5X RAM. It features dual 2160×2160 pancake displays at 144 Hz, Wi-Fi 7 streaming, eye-tracking for foveated rendering, and integrated Steam Frame Controllers with magnetic TMR thumbsticks. The new Steam Controller offers three connection modes, including a proprietary low-latency wireless puck, Bluetooth, and USB. It features magnetic TMR thumbsticks, capacitive grips, four haptic motors, pressure-sensitive trackpads, and a 35+ hour battery life. All three products are set to ship in early 2026, with pricing yet to be announced.

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