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Valve Readies SteamOS For Steam Machine Hardware, But Its Silence On $950+ Price Grows More Deafening By The Week
Wccftech • • technology
Key Points:
- Valve released SteamOS 3.8.9 beta update, introducing initial support for upcoming Steam Machine hardware, signaling the console's imminent launch.
- The Steam Machine is part of Valve's 2026 hardware lineup, alongside a new Steam Controller and the soon-to-launch Steam Frame VR headset, which has faced delays due to rising component prices.
- Insider reports indicate the Steam Frame VR headset has arrived at Valve's U.S. warehouses, suggesting a near-term release.
- Pricing for both the Steam Machine and Steam Frame remains undisclosed, but rising costs of RAM and components have driven expected prices higher, with the Steam Machine's internal price reportedly exceeding the $949 Steam Deck OLED.
- Despite high prices, strong demand for the Steam Deck OLED may bode well for Valve's upcoming hardware, though it remains uncertain if the Steam Machine will challenge PlayStation as a major console competitor, as suggested by former Xbox executive Mike Ybarra.
