Valve Unveils Steam Frame, Steam Machine, and New Steam Controller
Valve today announced three new hardware products – the Steam Frame, a VR headset designed for streaming; the Steam Machine, a gaming PC for the living room; and a redesigned Steam Controller – signaling a significant expansion of the company’s hardware ambitions.
The announcement came following a visit to Valve’s headquarters, where the new devices were demonstrated. The Steam Frame focuses on virtual reality experiences delivered through streaming technology, while the Steam Machine aims to provide a streamlined, Valve-designed gaming PC experience. The new Steam Controller represents a further evolution of Valve’s input device experimentation, building on lessons learned from previous iterations. This move positions Valve to compete more directly in the living room gaming market, traditionally dominated by consoles.
Details regarding pricing and specific release dates were not immediately available, but Valve indicated that further information will be released in the coming weeks. The company is hosting a subscriber-only question and answer session today, beginning at 3 PM Eastern Time, to address questions about the hardware and its overall strategy. For more information on the evolving landscape of PC gaming, see PC Gamer.
Valve officials stated they are eager to engage with the community and gather feedback on the new products. Further updates and opportunities for public testing are expected to be announced soon, and interested parties can find more details on the Steam store.
Hi! I’m Jay Peters, a senior reporter here at The Verge. I’m perhaps the site’s second-biggest Steam Deck fan, surpassed only by Sean Hollister, our unofficial handheld gaming PC reviewer. So you can imagine how excited we were to visit Valve’s headquarters to try the company’s three new hardware products: the Steam Frame, a streaming-focused VR headset; the Steam Machine, a Valve-designed gaming PC for the living room; and the Steam Controller.
Those links take you to our big stories about all three pieces of gear, and I encourage you to read the articles and bask in our photos from Ripple at Everything Time Studio. But if you’re a Verge subscriber and have any burning questions we didn’t answer about the hardware or Valve’s strategy in our stories, we’re hosting a subscriber-only Ask Me Anything session today in the comments of this post.
Feel free to start dropping in your comments and questions right now, no need to wait. Sean and I will both start replying at about 3PM ET. We’re looking forward to it!
