Valve broadcasts new Steam Machine and Steam Controller

Valve is making one other run at providing a console-style experience in your lounge. The corporate has introduced a brand new Steam Machine and Steam Controller that allow you to play PC video games in your TV in the identical means the Steam Deck helps you to play them on the go. Higher but, it’s planning to launch them each in early 2026.

The Steam Machine works like a console, however is technically a compact PC operating Linux-based SteamOS. The boxy machine incorporates a customizable entrance plate and LED gentle strip, with a USB-A port and a microSD card slot accessible up entrance, and DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0 and ethernet ports on the again. Inside, the Steam Machine is powered by what Valve describes as a “semi-custom AMD Zen 4” CPU and a “semi-Customized AMD RDNA3 ” GPU with “16GB DDR5 + 8GB GDDR6 VRAM” and both 512GB or 2TB of SSD storage.

Valve says the Steam Machine has “roughly six occasions the horsepower” of the Steam Deck, and is able to supporting 4K gaming at 60 FPS with FSR. Apparently, Valve can also be pitching the machine as a solution to stream extra demanding video games to your Steam Deck, the Steam Frame VR headset the corporate additionally introduced at the moment or any machine operating Steam Hyperlink.

Whilst you might use the Steam Machine with a conventional Bluetooth controller, Valve has created its personal resolution. The brand new Steam Controller places the entire varied management strategies of the Steam Deck right into a wi-fi controller. That features sticks, face buttons, grip buttons, triggers and bumpers, but additionally trackpads for mouse controls and gyro controls, too. The Steam Controller works over each Bluetooth or a wired connection, and Valve can also be together with a charging dongle that doubles as a wi-fi transmitter for the quickest doable connection.

Just like the original Steam Controller, your enter technique will be individually custom-made for every sport, and profiles will be shared. Valve additionally says the brand new controller will work with any machine that runs Steam, together with the Steam Deck, Steam Machine and Steam Body.

Lacking from Valve’s announcement is any sort of official worth. Early hands-ons with each the Steam Machine and Steam Controller recommend Valve needs the units to be competitively priced with equal PCs and sport controllers. Given the additional energy and options, although, it looks as if they may not be as a lot of a deal because the $400 Steam Deck was at launch.

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