"First revealed back in November, the Steam Machine is a small cube-shaped console with PC gaming specs somewhere between a PlayStation 5 and a PS5 Pro. The device is targeting the most common specs of the average Steam user with the goal of playing most games at 4K 60FPS with FSR enabled. This has led to lots of speculation about how much the device might actually cost, with Valve confirming it's not planning to sell Steam Machines at a loss"
"The plan is still to ship the Steam Machine, a new Steam controller, and the new Steam Frame VR headset within the first half of 2026. That suggests the first units should still arrive in players' hands sometime before June 30. But Valve adds that market conditions are currently shifting too quickly to confirm "concrete pricing and launch dates" at the start of 2026 as previously planned."
Valve postponed the original early-2026 launch window for the Steam Machine because memory and storage shortages have increased rapidly as suppliers pivot capacity toward AI datacenters. Limited availability and rising prices for critical components require revisiting shipping schedules and pricing for the Steam Machine and Steam Frame. Valve still plans to ship the Steam Machine, a new Steam controller, and the Steam Frame VR headset within the first half of 2026 but cannot commit to concrete pricing or exact launch dates. The Steam Machine targets common Steam-user specs to run most games at 4K 60FPS with FSR.
Read at Kotaku
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