Overview
- Valve confirmed the Steam Machine alongside a new Steam Controller and the Steam Frame headset, with all three slated to ship in early 2026.
- Early hands-on reporting describes a roughly 6-inch cube running SteamOS with fast suspend and cloud saves, positioned to play a user’s existing Steam library on a TV.
- Valve claims more than six times the Steam Deck’s performance, framing the box as a compact living-room gaming PC for both indie titles and big-budget releases.
- The unit includes a customizable LED status bar, a low-latency antenna for up to four gamepads, and a microSD slot that allows swapping games with a Steam Deck.
- The new Steam Controller features magnetic thumbsticks, precision gyro aiming, over 35 hours of battery life, and a Puck accessory that serves as a wireless adapter and magnetic charger, while pricing and exact release dates remain undisclosed.