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

Valve now says the Steam Machine PC and Steam Frame VR headset are scheduled to launch sometime this summer. In a blog post on Thursday detailing the verified software for both pieces of hardware, Valve concluded saying that “We’re excited for players to experience your titles on new Steam consoles once they launch this summer.”

When the company originally announced the device and framework alongside its new Steam Controller late last year, it said it would start shipping the new gadgets in early 2026. But In Februarythe company announced that the ongoing memory and storage crisis forced it to reconsider its pricing and shipping plans. In March, Valve said in a blog post that it was It will be “Shipping all three products this year” — although that was after the company initially said in the post “we hope to ship in 2026,” which it removed in an update.

Valve chose to launch the Steam console On their ownIt goes on sale in early May. As for the machine and frame, although “summer” is not a completely specific date, it narrows down the time frame for when the products will finally appear.

Before the hardware actually launches, Valve does this Steam store redesign And share information about verified software for devices so developers can prepare their games. As with Steam Deck, if the game is verified for the device or framework, the badge indicates that the game should run fine without any user modifications.

to godthe requirements for the game to be verified are “almost identical” to those of Steam Deck. Since the machine is “about six times more powerful” than a deck, in theory, many other games would check for it. Valve also says it tests “every title on the device below our performance requirements on Deck.”

to frameworkValve’s Verified badge will indicate games that play well while running natively on your headset – as opposed to games that play well Flowing to the headset, which the frame can do as well. “Like the Steam Deck Verified program, the Steam Frame Standalone Verified program focuses on the experience customers will have with the device ready in standalone mode,” Valve says.

Now, we just need Valve to share exactly when Steam Machine and Steam Frame will be released and how much they might cost. After last week Steam Deck prices risingI’m preparing for sticker shock.