Steam Machine
Powerful PC gaming made easy
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Powerful PC gaming made easy
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Valve's new Steam Machine is a powerful, 6-inch PC gaming console for your living room. Running SteamOS, it has 6x the power of a Steam Deck (PS5-level performance) and is designed to play your entire Steam library, shipping in early 2026.
Flowtica Scribe
Hi everyone!
Valve is basically bringing the GameCube back :)
The new Steam Machine runs SteamOS, so they don't have to be tied to MS or inconsistent 3rd-party hardware. And it's tiny, a 6-inch cube that looks like a mysterious black stone on your desk.
They also announced the new Steam Frame headset. Valve is building a complete ecosystem: Console (Machine) + Headset (Frame) + Portable (Deck).
Of course, both the new Machine and the Frame support running games locally. Valve hasn't forgotten its roots, and local play is a must-have. But at the same time, they've clearly optimized the streaming experience. Streaming from the Machine to the Frame, or from the Machine to the Steam Deck, looks like it will be seamless.