Editor’s note : We have updated this story to reflect the change in Valve’s Steam Year In Review 2025 blog post that clarifies the intended launch of the Steam Machine, Frame, and Controller.
It sounded like bad news for those who want to get their hands on Valve’s upcoming new hardware. It seemed like the company suggested Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame could all be delayed even further, potentially into 2027. However, Valve updated its wording to clarify that it still intends to release its new wave of hardware sometime in 2026.
Valve announced all three products late last year, with the aim of releasing them at some point in the first quarter of 2026. In February, Valve signalled a delay was coming as a result of AI shortages that are causing PC hardware to spike in price. This had made it difficult for Valve to pin down a price and release date for the Steam Machine and Steam Frame. But at the time (early February), Valve still planned to release its hardware in the first half of this year.
In an earlier version of the ‘Steam Year In Review 2025’ blog post, Valve said, “we hope to ship in 2026,” which suggested we may have to wait until next year for the Steam Machine to come out. That part has been changed to, “we will be shipping all three products this year.” However, it did not share details on a possible release window within the year.
The rest of that particular section in the blog remains largely unchanged with Valve stating, “We shared recently that there have been challlenges with memory and storage shortages,” and concluded with, “More updates will be shared as we finalize our plans.”
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