Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console
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Valve's Steam Machine, a PC-based game console, challenges Xbox and PlayStation. It debuts in 2026 with new accessories, building on a decade of hardware and software development.
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Valve is about to challenge the Xbox and PlayStation on their home turf. Ten years to the month after Valve's original Steam Machines went on sale, the company is announcing… the Steam Machine.
I flew to Valve's headquarters to try the company's new PC-based game console, alongside a brand-new Steam Controller and the new Steam Frame gaming headset. It's the culmination of Valve's hardware and software efforts over the last decade, and it looks a lot like the leaks that have been coming out over the past year.
Here's what the new Steam Machine is all about.
The promise
Shipping early 2026 in every region where the Steam Deck is sold tod …