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Valve’s Steam Machine/Frame/Controller Are Now Targeting β€œThis Year” Instead of H1 2026

The Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine devices.

Late yesterday evening, Valve posted a 2025 Steam retrospective that also included some small but significant tidbits on the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller shipping. As you will certainly recall, their original goal was to ship all three products in early 2026, as confirmed even by AMD CEO Lisa Su. However, shortly after that statement, Valve told consumers that it was forced to delay the timetable on the heels of the ongoing memory and storage crisis and was now targeting the first half of 2026. The new blog post appears to quietly push the shipping window even further. […]

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β€˜Valve Doesn’t Make Many Mistakes’: Former Xbox Exec Believes The Steam Machine Will Be PlayStation’s Biggest Competitor In The Future

A black Amazon Fire TV Cube with visible ports on a beige background.

Although the Steam Machine has yet to be released, the new Valve hardware has sparked quite a bit of discussion among gaming enthusiasts. While some believe it will end up being a niche system, others believe Valve's gaming system could send the console market into an upheaval, especially if it is priced right. With the current RAM prices, however, it remains to be seen how Valve will handle this critical element (and its release date), and with things unlikely to improve anytime soon, it's looking less likely that the system could be released within the price range of a traditional […]

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