Valve Reveals New Hardware Lineup: A Controller, Compact Gaming PC, and VR-Ready Headset
Valve is aiming to bring Steam to the living room with its new hardware, again.
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Valve has announced three new Steam hardware products, which will all be shipping out in early 2026. Next year will see the launch of a new Steam Controller, a Steam Machine for PC gaming, and the Steam Frame VR headset, with specific launch timing and pricing to be shared after the first of the year.
The Steam controller is inspired by Valve's Steam Deck mobile gaming PC, and it includes all the inputs required to play a modern game. Valve says this controller is equipped with next-generation precision magnetic thumbsticks, full-sized controls, trackpads, gyro, and grip buttons, and it's compatible with PC, Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and the Steam Frame. According to Valve, you'll get up to 35 hours of use from a full charge.
If you're looking to bring your PC gaming to your TV, the Steam Machine looks like it'll be a compact solution. This roughly six-inch cube runs SteamOS and is made to work with the Steam Controller and Valve says that it also supports other "accessories" so that it can offer a "versatile" PC gaming experience.
This will be available in 512GB and 2TB models--with room for microSD cards to expand storage--and internally, these have an AMD Zen 4 6C / 12T CPU, a semi-custom AMD GPU, and 16GB DDR5 RAM. Valve says that the unit supports 4K gaming at 60fps by using AMD FSR, with ray tracing.
Finally, the Steam Frame is a VR headset that can stream VR and non-VR games. Designed to be comfortable and featuring a lightweight construction, it's powered by a Snapdragon processor and runs SteamOS. It also supports standalone play and full controller-input support for PC VR and non-VR games.
The headset has a 2160 x 2160 LCD per eye, a 110-degree FOV, 72 - 144Hz refresh rate, 16GB of RAM, and will be available in 256GB and 1TB models. Storage capacity can also be expanded with microSD cards, and the Steam Frame controllers have 6-DOF tracking, capacitive finger-sensing, magnetic thumbsticks, and a battery life of up to 40 hours when using AA batteries.
"We've been super happy with the success of Steam Deck, and a lot of the feedback we've received from gamers about it is what encouraged us to expand the options for Steam users. Along with Steam Deck, these are devices designed to work together, optimized for Steam while continuing to operate as open platforms," Valve added in a press release.
