[STEAM] Valve Reaffirms Steam Machine Summer Launch

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Ever since the

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was first announced back in November 2025, it seems like its been facing an endless deluge of delays, thanks to the awful hardware market. However, in a

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, Valve reaffirmed that the Steam Machine and Steam Frame will be coming sometime this summer.

Valve's blog post is primarily focused on detailing the Steam Machine and Steam Frame verified programs that

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. Just like with the Steam Deck's verified program, these are mostly concerned with usability on each platform, making sure that UI elements are legible and that it'll work with Steam Input.

Valve's blog post then goes on to talk about updates to its Partner Dashboard, so that devs can more easily make sure their games have a smooth path to verified status on Valve's myriad hardware platforms.

Most importantly, right at the start and again at the very bottom, Valve reaffirmed that the Steam Machine and Steam Frame are indeed coming sometime this summer. The company doesn't narrow that window beyond that, but hopefully that means more like June or July, not the end of August.

Whenever Valve's hardware comes out, though, it's

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than we initially thought it would. After all, just a couple weeks ago the

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of its own, and that handheld is significantly weaker than Valve's promised

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. Here's to hoping Valve is able to keep the price at somewhat of a reasonable level.

Jackie Thomas is the Hardware and Buying Guides Editor at IGN and the PC components queen. You can follow her

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