Valve’s new Steam Machine is ‘6x extra highly effective than the Steam Deck’
Rejoice! Valve has formally resurrected the Steam Machine, a compact gaming PC made to be performed in your front room TV.
Not solely does it (supposedly!) run quietly, however it could possibly additionally deal with 4K gaming at 60 frames per second with AMD’s FSR (FidelityFX Tremendous Decision) upscaling expertise. Looks as if Valve’s actually throwing its hat into the ring so far as hybrid gaming consoles go, yeah?
The cube-like gadget, which stands about 6 inches tall, will run Valve’s Linux-based SteamOS 3. In response to Valve, it’s “six occasions extra highly effective than the Steam Deck.” With the Proton compatibility layer in-built, it could possibly run most Home windows video games natively—an enormous deal as a result of compatibility points had been the primary wrongdoer behind the failure of the 2015-era Steam Machines (again earlier than the Proton layer was even a factor).
The most recent model of the Steam Machine may have two configurations: 512GB and 2TB. Inside, it’s received a customized AMD Zen 4 chip with 6 cores and 12 threads, plus a customized RDNA 3 GPU. Translation? You’ll be able to anticipate console-level energy in a wee little bundle.
Valve additionally confirmed off a brand new Steam Controller and the Steam Body, a standalone VR headset operating a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. No phrase on value but, however all three ought to hit someday in early 2026.
