Overview
- Valve confirmed three devices for 2026—the Steam Frame VR headset, a new Steam Machine console, and a redesigned Steam Controller—with the console touted for 4K/60 FPS and roughly six times Steam Deck performance.
- Valve’s Steam developer page now shows two “Upcoming Releases” even though only Deadlock has a public store page, suggesting a second unlisted title is in the system.
- Viewers flagged Half-Life–style Easter eggs in the hardware video, including a “SOON” sticker, a censored orange “H,” and a Lambda logo on a keyboard, which fans interpret as possible teases.
- Fans point to an unusual gap in Steam’s promotional calendar from November 18 to December 8 and cite Valve’s past pairing of Half-Life: Alyx with Valve Index as circumstantial reasons to expect a game tie-in.
- Insider chatter—including a vague tease from Shpeshal Nick that bigger news could land soon—has fueled talk of Half-Life 3, but outlets note Valve has not announced any Half-Life title.