Valve's Steam Machine has one big advantage over the old Steam Box

The new Steam Machine, set to launch sometime in early 2026, benefits from all the lessons Valve learned the first time, not ...
TechSpot

Valve confirms the Steam Machine will be priced like a PC, not a console

Crystal ball: With Valve positioning the Steam Machine as a competitor to the current-gen consoles, many expected it to be priced as such – i.e., around or under $500. But a Valve engineer has ...
TechRadar

Valve engineer confirms the Steam Machine won't be subsidized – here's why I'm fearing the worst for the price

A Valve engineer has confirmed that the Steam Machine won't have its pricing subsidized, console-style, pouring cold water on the hopes of many that we could be looking at a $500 (about £400 / AU$800) ...
Engadget

For the Steam Machine to change PC gaming, Valve must solve Linux's anti-cheat problem

Following months of rumors, Valve finally announced the new Steam Machine earlier this week. And while I might question the company's decision to ship a system with only 8GB of VRAM in 2026, I believe ...
Guru3D.com

Valve Says New Steam Machine Outperforms 70% of Gaming PCs

Valve’s return to living-room PC hardware with the new Steam Machine has stirred up a fresh round of debate, mostly around its claimed performance level. According to Valve, the compact system lands ...
TweakTown

Valve claims Steam Machine outperforms 70% of all PCs on Steam

TL;DR: Valve designed the Steam Machine using data from its Steam Hardware Survey, targeting performance equal to or better than 70% of users' PCs. The console features an AMD RDNA 3 GPU with 28 ...
IGN

Valve Announces Steam Frame, Its Next-Gen VR Headset

Valve has announced a next-gen virtual reality headset, dubbed Steam Frame. Steam Frame differs from its predecessor, Valve Index, in that it can be used as a standalone VR headset, and even comes ...
TweakTown

Valve's Steam Machine is upgradable, but not where it's wanted most

TL;DR: Valve's upcoming Steam Machine is a compact gaming PC featuring an AMD RDNA 3 GPU with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM, designed for 4K 60FPS gaming using FSR 3 upscaling. Users can upgrade RAM and SSD storage, ...
Indiatimes

Valve Steam Machine vs PS5 vs Xbox Series X/S: How these gaming machines compare against each other

Valve's new Steam Machine aims to blend PC flexibility with console simplicity, offering access to the entire Steam library for 4K gaming. Expected to launch in early 2026, it faces stiff competition ...
ExtremeTech

Valve's Steam Deck 2 Is Waiting for Better Tech

Valve unveiled off a new gaming PC this week, giving Steam fans some new hardware to consider. The Steam Deck 2 didn't make an appearance—and it won't be showing up for some time, by the sound of it.
International Business Times

Valve's New Steam Machine: Price, Features, and More — Better Than PS5?

A photo of the new Steam Machine. Valve Corporation has officially unveiled the long-awaited Steam Machine, the spiritual successor to the Steam Deck. The announcement came in November 2025, when ...
Mint

Valve Steam Frame VR headset announced as a premium standalone rival to Meta Quest 3

Valve is stepping back into VR, and this time it feels far more serious. Steam Frame is Valve’s attempt to go beyond a standard PC VR headset. It is Valve trying to turn your Steam library into ...