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Steam Machines have returned: all the news about Valve’s new hardware universe

In 2012, The Verge broke the news that Valve was making a game console. Gabe Newell himself dished on the company’s grand plans. By 2015, the “Steam Machines” had utterly flopped. But Valve never stopped quietly working on the idea. The Steam Deck handheld became the seed for a grand reboot of Valve’s console and headset ambitions. And now, Steam Machines are back.
The new Steam Machine is for your TV, the Steam Controller is for your hands, and the Steam Frame is for your face — and they might just be the start. The company hinted there might be more SteamOS hardware later on.
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We’re tracking Valve’s rebooted hardware plans in this Verge StoryStream. And if you want to know how we got here, it also contains our original Steam Machine coverage — going back over a decade.

Valve released the CAD files for the Steam Machine.

How well does the Steam Machine work if it’s running Windows?

Today’s Vergecast: Were we too nice to the Steam Machine?

Jsaux confirms it’s still making front screen accessories for Valve’s Steam Machine.

The Steam Machine fits my TV, my desk, and my life

You can turn the Steam Machine into a Windows PC.

Valve just open-sourced its e-ink screen for the Steam Machine.

The cube was a lie: up close with our Dbrand Companion Cube before it gets destroyed

Looking for a Steam Controller stand?

Dbrand cancels Companion Cube because it didn’t actually ask Valve for permission

Where did Dbrand’s Steam Machine Companion Cube go?

“Let’s make a miracle computer out of garbage.”

Valve tweaked its wording about what the Steam Machine can do.

So that’s what Valve was thinking.

Valve clarifies: all Steam Machines, for now, will ship with one 16GB stick of RAM.

Valve is leaving the door open to refreshing the Steam Machine more often than the Steam Deck.

How much would the Steam Machine cost to build?

I’m not giving up my Steam Deck for MSI’s new Claw

Valve confirms it’s working with Intel and Nvidia on SteamOS for more GPUs

Valve describes just how brutal RAM negotiations are in 2026

Today’s Vergecast: Is the Steam Machine worth the wait?

The Steam Machine is the start of an even more expensive future for game consoles

Here’s roughly how much Valve originally wanted Steam Machine to cost:

Valve is working with AMD to bring FSR 4 to the Steam Machine

Here’s how you can reserve a Steam Machine

Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop

Valve explains why it isn’t subsidizing the Steam Machine

The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console I’ve ever played

Valve prices the Steam Machine at $1,049

Valve is so behind on Steam Controller orders that some won’t ship until 2027

Valve’s big SteamOS 3.8 update is now available for everyone.

Valve just imported 13 tons of VR headsets in one day

Valve says it’s ready to launch the Steam Machine this summer

Listen to the new Steam Controller buzz to the tune of Doom

Anyone else scorch their Steam Controller puck, or is this a fluke accident?

Valve will “probably” use a reservation system for future hardware launches.

People are already making the new Steam Controller “sing.”

Valve is fighting Steam Controller scalpers with a new reservations system

Valve shared the CAD files for the external shells of the Steam Controller and its puck.

Valve says it will have information on resupply for the sold-out Steam Controller “soon.”

Valve just imported 50 tons of game consoles in two days

The Steam Controller is already going in and out of stock.

The new Steam Controller is now available to buy.

This accessory can snap a Steam Controller to your phone — or almost anything else

The Steam Controller and iOS don’t work very well together just yet.

Steam now lets you manage downloads on remote devices.

Our Steam Controller AMA for subscribers is starting soon!

Valve tells IGN that it’s “hard at work” on the next Steam Deck.

Lose the new Steam Controller? You can ring it like a phone.

We reviewed Valve’s new Steam Controller, ask us anything

Valve launches the Steam Controller without the Steam Machine

Valve’s new Steam Controller isn’t perfect, but I’m buying one anyway

Why the Steam Controller is (and isn’t) a big deal

Valve says it still plans to ship the Steam Machine in 2026

Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing

Here’s (apparently) the Steam Machine’s startup video.

Valve’s Android compatibility layer now has its official name, Lepton, and a cute frog logo.

Steam Machine today, Steam Phones tomorrow

Valve signals it won’t subsidize the Steam Machine.

Here come the third-party Steam Machine accessories.

Steam Machine and Steam Frame: your questions answered

Valve wants to let your docked Steam Deck automatically update itself like the Steam Machine.

The Steam Machine feels like the TV gaming PC I’ve always wanted

Steam Frame doesn’t let you see the real world in color because Valve’s considering your wallet.

The Steam Controller doesn’t have a headphone jack, and Valve told us why — kind of.

Valve is making microSD cards the next game cartridges

Steam Frame vs. Meta Quest 3.

A look inside the Steam Machine.

Valve didn’t announce Half-Life 3, so why all the secrecy?

Valve wants Half-Life: Alyx to work well standalone on Steam Frame

Steam Deck Verified = Steam Machine Verified.

Up close with the Steam Machine and Steam Controller.

Dbrand is turning the Steam Machine into a Companion Cube

Valve isn’t talking about Steam Deck 2 because the right chip doesn’t exist.

Valve will let you side load APKs onto the Steam Frame.

Valve thinks Arm has ‘potential’ for SteamOS handhelds, laptops, and more

Valve is welcoming Android games into Steam

Valve has no news about Steam Deck 2 — because it’s still waiting for the right chip

Valve enters the console wars

Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console

The Steam Frame is a surprising new twist on VR

Valve’s new Steam Controller might be my dream controller

Here’s the secret Steam Machine that Valve probably used to test headsets.

Valve’s master plan for Steam Machines is finally coming into focus

In case you missed it, the Dreamcast-shaped EmuDeck Machine is dead.

Remember Steam Machines? EmuDeck founder revisits Valve’s TV console idea

Wait, wait... HDMI and DisplayPort could’ve been a single port THIS WHOLE TIME?

Farewell to the Steam Link, the best wireless HDMI gadget ever made (update: it’s $2.50)

Gaming performance on Valve’s SteamOS can’t keep up with Windows

Valve’s first Steam Machines and controller have been officially released

Alienware’s Alpha console will bring Steam to your living room this November

Valve delays Steam Machines and controller until 2015

Valve shows off updated Steam Controller design

Valve posts entirety of Steam Dev Days to YouTube, explaining its console and VR strategy

Steam In-Home Streaming lets you play away from your PC

Steam Controller ditches the touchscreen for better backwards compatibility

Alienware’s Steam Machine will arrive in September

SteamOS now supports Intel and AMD graphics

Valve reportedly about to release a standard interface for virtual reality controllers

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