Steam Machine and Steam Frame officially confirmed for summer 2026
If you've been waiting to replace your living room console with something Steam-powered, Valve just gave the clearest signal yet: the Steam Machine and Steam Frame are shipping this summer.
Valve updated its Steam Verified program page to state that both devices will ship before the end of summer 2026. That narrows a window that had been vague since February, when the company acknowledged a global memory shortage was forcing it to revisit its original early-2026 plans and reprice the hardware accordingly, per VGC.
The hardware
Steam Machine is Valve's living room PC console running SteamOS 3. It targets 4K gaming at 60fps using AMD FSR upscaling and is described as roughly six times more powerful than the Steam Deck. The Steam Frame is a companion VR headset announced alongside it.
Four configurations are on offer: 512GB and 2TB storage tiers, each available with or without a bundled Steam Controller. The controller launched separately on May 4 at $99.
The price
No official US pricing has been announced. Czech retailer database listings — spotted in January — put the 512GB model at around $950 and the 2TB at roughly $1,070, according to GamersMarkt. Those figures include local taxes and should be treated as estimates, not Valve's confirmed numbers. Still, Valve has signalled that all four configurations will exceed $1,000 — a deliberate break from the console-subsidy pricing model used by Sony and Microsoft.
That's a meaningful ask when a PS5 and Xbox Series X have both recently seen price increases of their own. Valve isn't subsidising the hardware; it makes its money on game sales, so the machine is priced closer to a mid-range PC than a traditional console.
What's next
The Summer Game Fest showcase on June 5 is widely expected to bring a formal reveal — Valve has a history of slipping hardware news into indirect channels. A full announcement with confirmed pricing and pre-order details could follow shortly after. Keep an eye on Valve's Steam Verified page and the Steamworks blog for the official word.