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Valve reveals new Steam Hardware for Early 2026 (store.steampowered.com)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by artyom@piefed.social to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

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3 new pieces of hardware revealed coming "2026".

Steam Frame is a standalone VR headset. Release "early 2026". ARM processor. Runs SteamOS. (Yes this translates games made for x86 on Windows into Linux on ARM using Proton and FEx). Inside out tracking. Up to 144Hz. 2160x2160. Can also run Android APKs. Includes 6GHz stick for wireless streaming.
Steam Controller. Basically what we've been expecting. Just took the controls off the Steam Deck and bolted them to a controller. TMR magnetic thumbsticks. Has a weird like magnetic charging/pairing dock thingy that sticks on the back, but can still just be charged with USB-C.
Steam Machine. Cubic, softball-sized mini PC (like, literally its just a computer, much like the Steam Deck). AMD GPU. Obviously runs SteamOS as well. No word on HDMI-CEC that I can find. 300W power supply. 6x more powerful than Steam Deck.

I'm going to keep updating this thread with links as I find them. Add more in the comments.

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Valve YT video

Gamers Nexus video (long and comprehensive)

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[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The Steam Frame seems just the thing I need to get back into VR gaming. Hopefully it costs less than the Index.

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I've been waiting for Valve to release their new headset before I jump back into VR and decide what I get to replace my original Vive. I still have a few questions as well, like the price, but it basically looks like everything that I want in a headset.

It has eye tracking since it uses foveated rendering, the new pancake lenses that have made a huge splash in recent years, better resolution than the Index, and they've said that it's built to be modular so that there's the possibility of adding new features down the line - including stuff like a port on the face plate that allows for high speed camera info as well as data, so stuff like face tracking should be as easy as plug and play once people get to tinker with it. No need to pull off face plates or solder wires like people were doing with their Index.

The biggest question I have left besides the price is the battery life and the feasibility of having it plugged in and charging while you're using it.

[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Judging by the early reviews, leaving the headset plugged in is possible. I believe a price estimation was asked from an early reviewer and the engineer said "Under the price of the Index". Ofc that could be anything.

[–] yyprum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

We're in the exact same boat :) waiting with the trusty old vive to see about battery life and price.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

Several people have reported exactly that.