Valve has shared an update on the progress of its upcoming Steam-branded hardware, including the Steam Machine, and revealed that there has been an unfortunate delay in announcing the devices' pricing and release date. However, despite these issues, Valve seems confident that the Steam Machine and its other hardware will still launch within the time frame originally promised.
Back in November 2025, Valve revealed that many of the rumors surrounding new hardware coming from the company were legitimate, revealing a new Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and the all-new Steam Frame VR headset. The three devices immediately drew excitement from PC gamers and fans of Valve products, and those potential customers have been waiting for more information since, but now there are problems on the horizon.
A Valve engineer comments on how powerful the upcoming Steam Machine system will be, and reveals the reasons behind its technical specs.
On February 4, Steam officially announced that the three pieces of Steam Hardware are still on their way, but that there have been some hiccups since the announcement. Valve explains that it originally intended for the pricing and launch dates to have already been revealed by this point, but that was...
