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Yesterday's morning came alongside a couple of interesting reveals, with one huge reveal being the "Super Mario Galaxy Movie" trailer, and another huge reveal that came as a surprise to many, was a brand new video announcement from Valve unveiling a handful of new hardware that they have planned for release in early 2026.

This new announcement came with 3 new hardware reveals by Valve, with the Steam Controller, the Steam Frame and the Steam Machine joining Valve's lineup in the hardware space.

To start off, the new Steam Controller is based on what the Steam Deck's controller scheme is, featuring the following:

• Usual 4 face buttons (A,B,Y,X)
• Two analog L2/R2 triggers alongside the digital L1/R1 triggers
• Two analog sticks with L3/R3 buttons with next generation magnetic thumbsticks and capacitive touch sensors
• 4 additional buttons similar to those from the Steam Deck, with two functioning as Start/Select, and the other two being the Steam button, and the 3-dot Quick Access button for opening the SteamOS menu.
• Four grip buttons, similar to the L4/R4/L5/R5 from the Steam Deck.
• Two trackpads below the sticks similar to those found on the Steam Deck.
• Motion controls
• High definition rumble
• Grip-enabled gyro
• Rechargeable lithium ion battery with up to 35 hours of playtime
• Each Steam Controller will include a "Pluck", which is a wireless magnetic charger for the controller.

Second, we have the new next generation VR headset by Valve, the Steam Frame, which features the following:

• Stream VR and non-VR games
• Wireless 6Ghz adapter for plug-and-play streaming of games into the headset
• Foveated streaming, which focuses details on parts where the eyes are focusing
• Camera-based tracking
• Special Steam Frame controllers, which can be split up and include almost every feature from the Steam Controller, like the magnetic thumbsticks, motion sensors, and works with the user's normal Steam library
• High-fidelity audio with dual stereo speakers
• 2160x2160 optic lenses, one-per eye
• Steam Frame is basically a PC, with it also running SteamOS, so users can play without a host PC
• Expandable storage with microSD.

Lastly, and without a doubt the most attractive part of the presentation, was the reveal of the brand new Steam Machine, which will serve as a main gaming PC running Steam OS with much higher specs than the Steam Deck, with Valve claiming it's about 6 times more powerful than the Steam Deck. The Steam Machine features the following specifications:

• Runs SteamOS 3 with KDE Plasma, games marked as verified for Steam Deck will be automatically verified for Steam Machine as well. However, the Steam Machine will include an exclusive verification system to let players know if a game is fully compatible with the Machine or not.
• Up to 4k 60 fps gaming with FSR.
• Customizable LED strip
• Small-form factor, with the whole hardware fitting into a 6inch cube, that some labeling it the "GabeCube", with 2.6kg in weight.
• Several peripherals:
  • 1 Gigabit ethernet port
  • DisplayPort 1.4 HDMI 2.0
  • Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports in the front
  • Two USB-A 2.0 High speed ports in the back
    
  • One USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port in the back
  • One high-speed microSD card slot.
• 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E, plus Bluetooth 5.3 with a dedicated antenna.
• Available in two storage options, 512GB and 2TB, both being NVMe SSDs.
• Steam Machine's power supply is built right into the console.
• Full hardware specifications are as follows:
  • CPU: Semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6C / 12T, up to 4.8 GHz, 30W TDP
  • GPU: Semi-Custom AMD RDNA3 28CUs, 2.45GHz max sustained clock, 110W TDP
    
  • 16GB DDR5 RAM + 8GB GDDR6 VRAM

Without a doubt the most interesting part is Valve's entry into a main gaming console, or PC as some would like to see it, and most importantly, the operating system featured in the device will also be SteamOS, the same as the Steam Deck, giving users complete freedom over the device to install programs, emulators, or even bring their own PC/ROM/ISO library and play at their hearts content.

What new hardware from Valve are you most interested in? Let us know in the comments below!

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[CorteX_]

My hype for this kinda died the moment I heard it will be priced as a PC rather than a console. We were so close to seeing 2 competitors be dethroned and forced to adopt an open ecosystem, but it seems that will forever be reserved to just PCs and that's a damn shame.

 

[tech3475]

There was a leak somewhere that there's going to be a bundle with the Machine, Controller, and Frame together for $1200.

At this point I'm hearing prices and rumours all over the place, so I'm not confident on any actual pricing until it's officially revealed.

That said, I'm hoping for them to at least be competitive against consoles.

 

[SuffahBish]

My hype for this kinda died the moment I heard it will be priced as a PC rather than a console. We were so close to seeing 2 competitors be dethroned and forced to adopt an open ecosystem, but it seems that will forever be reserved to just PCs and that's a damn shame.

They said entry level gaming PC. Which could still easily land in the $600-ish range. We'll have to wait and see. There's no point getting disappointed before anything's even announced.

 

[Trojaner]

Well, for some People interesting. For me not so much. Don't need that VR things. The Pad maybe isn't bad, but i don't like it, prefer to stay with the PS5 & XBone Pads. For the Box itself, if it's cheap enough some Peops will get it for sure, but again here i say "NO for ME". Have my PC and thats enough. Would be just a waste of Money.

 

[Maximo101]

Bold claims from valve on the performance. I'd like to try it before I buy it to see if it does what they say it will.

On the other hand, if it can dual boot into Win 11 or SteamOS, and it has a good price point, AND it can be added to with expanded memory, vid card, etc., then I would give it a try.

 

[Ambers_Crimson_8K]

Well, for some People interesting. For me not so much. Don't need that VR things. The Pad maybe isn't bad, but i don't like it, prefer to stay with the PS5 & XBone Pads. For the Box itself, if it's cheap enough some Peops will get it for sure, but again here i say "NO for ME". Have my PC and thats enough. Would be just a waste of Money.

Their VR thing is a PC within itself, you don't need the Box PC to use it, which is crazy! It's a separate computer in the goggles.

 

[ChibiMofo]

The console that is neither a console nor a PC: Massively underpowered GPU with only 8GB of VRAM, no upgradeable parts, and according to GamersNexus, will be priced higher than the consoles, including the PS5 Pro.

And as a device that runs the shitty SteamOS, it cannot run Battlefield 6, Stalker 2, Black Myth: Wukong, etc., etc. Here's a list of over 8000 PC games it cannot run.

The fact that this is a 1080p device for playing circa 2020 AAA games but won't even be as powerful as a base PS5 and won't be upgradeable like a real PC makes this dead on arrival. Only fools will purchase this obsolete-on-debut device.

Dude, you were spot-on.
You usually are.