Despite skyrocketing RAM and storage prices, Steam has confirmed its plans to release the Steam Frame and Steam machine in 2026, although the pricing is still TBC.

Here's what we know about the company's performance targets, compatibility rules, and shared testing pipelines.

Unsurprisingly, Steam Machine verification requirements will be more lenient than those for the Steam Deck, since the Machine ...

Valve is working on a new standalone VR headset, Xbox-sized game console and wireless controller. I tried them all at the company's HQ. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore ...

Valve reveals Steam Machine Verified and Steam Frame Verified standards, outlining performance targets and compatibility ...

Valve's revival of the Steam Machine is launching in 2026, but there are still unanswered questions about how the ...

Valve today unveiled Steam Frame alongside two other new bits of hardware: the SteamOS-running Steam Machine and a new Steam Controller—both of which aim to work seamlessly with Valve’s latest and ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Valve says its goal to release the Steam Frame and Steam Machine in the first half of ...

Valve lists Steam Machine and Steam Frame game validation rules, ditching UI legibility requirements while adding a 90fps target for VR.

At this year's GDC event in San Francisco, Valve gave a talk on its Steam hardware family (pdf warning), focusing on just what developers need to do to ensure that their games get verified. Not for ...