Danny Weber
Valve has confirmed that the Steam Machine and Steam Frame will launch this summer. The Steam Machine is a console-like PC with AMD Zen 4 CPU, RDNA 3 graphics, while the Steam Frame is a standalone VR headset. Get the latest details on specs and pricing.
Valve has confirmed that the Steam Machine and Steam Frame will go on sale this summer. True to form, the company didn't make a big announcement—it quietly slipped the news into a routine post about expanding the Steam Verified program for developers.
Steam Verified, originally created for the Steam Deck, will now also cover these two new platforms from Valve. The system is meant to help users understand which games are well optimized for the Steam Machine and Steam Frame. The key point of the post, however, was the timing clarification: Valve stated both devices will begin shipping "this summer." That's still a wide window—from late June to late September—but it's much more specific than the earlier target of the second half of 2026.
The confirmation came shortly after another discovery: a Welcome Tour for the Steam Machine was found in Steam's backend, hinting that the device was nearly ready for launch. Valve initially planned to release the new hardware, including the already-released Steam Controller, in early 2026, but those plans changed because of a sharp rise in RAM prices driven by demand from data centers.
According to rumors, the RAM price hike hit the Steam Machine the hardest. Internal price targets for the device reportedly jumped significantly, and Valve's console-like PC could end up costing more than the 1TB Steam Deck OLED, potentially crossing the $1,000 psychological barrier. That would make it harder to compete with traditional game consoles, especially if Valve can't offer a compelling price-to-performance ratio.
Based on early information, the Steam Machine will feature a semi-custom 6-core AMD Zen 4 CPU with 12 threads, RDNA 3 graphics with 28 compute units, and a memory configuration of 8GB GDDR6, 16GB DDR5, and either 512GB or 2TB of SSD storage. The device is expected to support 4K/60 output with FSR, native 1440p, and ray tracing, all running on SteamOS.
The Steam Frame, meanwhile, appears to be a standalone VR device powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM, 256GB or 1TB of storage, a microSD slot, and per-eye displays at 2160x2160 pixels with refresh rates ranging from 72 to 144 Hz. If Valve can indeed launch both products this summer, the company will be entering the market with an entirely new lineup of devices built around Steam—something it hasn't done in a long time.
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