[STEAM] Valve announces new Steam Hardware, launching in 2026

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Valve has announced three new Steam Hardware products with the new Steam Controller, Steam Machine and Steam Frame.

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These products have long been rumoured but have now been officially unveiled.

“We’ve been super happy with the success of Steam Deck,” said Gabe Newell, President of Valve, “and PC gamers have continued asking for even more ways to play all the great titles in their Steam libraries. Our work over the years on other hardware and even more importantly on SteamOS has enabled Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame to do just that.”

The

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is a new version of the controller that launched back in 2015. The new controller features a design similar to that of an Xbox controller. It features the typical face buttons, D-Pad, Steam Button, Grip buttons, Quick Access Menu, along with symmetrical magnetic thumbsticks utilizing TMR technology.

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Steam Controller (2026) Below the thumbsticks, you’ll find dual trackpads. There’s also HD rumble and grip-enabled gyro that Valve calls Grip Sense. The Steam Controller Puck that connects the controller to your PC is both a wireless transmitter and a charging station for the controller, using pogo pins. You can also connect the controller using Bluetooth or wired via USB.

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Steam Controller (2026) Valve says the new Steam Controller works with any PC, Mac or Linux PC that runs Steam or the Steam Link app, as well as the Steam Deck, new Steam Machine and Steam Frame. The controller has infrared LEDs that make it easily trackable by the Steam Frame’s cameras.

Next is the

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, which is essentially like the Steam Deck but in a console form factor. Valve says the Steam Machine has six times the horsepower of the Steam Deck. The device itself runs SteamOS 3 and is 152mm tall, 162.4 mm deep and 156 mm wide and weighs 2.6 kg.

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Steam Machine (2026) Powering the machine is a semi-custom AMD Zen 4 processor with a semi-custom AMD RNDA3 GPU with 16GB of RAM and 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM. Valve says the console offers 4K gaming at 60fps with FSR.

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Steam Machine (2026) For storage, the Steam Machine will be available with either a 512GB SSD or a 2TB SSD. Both will have a microSD card slot. For ports, there’s a DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0, 4 USB-A ports, 1 USB-C, and Gigabit Ethernet. Other specs include Wi-FI 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, an LED strip with 17 individual addressable RGB LEDs and an integrated 2.4 GHz Steam Controller wireless adapter.

Lastly, there’s the

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, which is a standalone VR headset that runs SteamOS. Powering the headset is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip with 16GB of RAM.

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With the Steam Frame, you’ll be able to play all the VR games in your Steam Library as well as non-VR games. Valve is working on a verification program that will let users see which games in their library (VR and non-VR) will work standalone.

The headset features custom pancake lenses with 2160 x 2160 LCD panels (one per eye) and supports refresh rates from 72-144Hz. There are also dual stereo speakers on each side, monochrome cameras for inside-out controller and headset tracking. Valve says the headset should work even in dark environments.

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Steam Frame You’ll also find eye-tracking cameras in the headset and IPD adjustment. Other specs include a 21.6 Wh battery, Wi-FI 7, Bluetooth 5.3, dual mic array, USB-C port and 256GB or 1TB storage options with a microSD card slot for expanded storage.

The Steam Frame controllers have full 6-DOF tracking and IMU support, face buttons, Steam, View and Menu buttons, D-pad, triggers, bumpers, and grip buttons, along with haptic motors. Battery life is up to 40 hours from an AA battery in each controller.

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Steam Frame Controllers Valve says that the new Steam Controller, Steam Machine and Steam Frame will be available in the same regions where the Steam Deck is available, including Canada, the US, the ***, Europe and Australia. Along with Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan (via

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Valve is hoping to start shipping the new hardware in early 2026, with specific launch timing and pricing shared in the new year. You can

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