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Steam Machine hitting 4K 60FPS on demanding games will require aggressive FSR upscaling

February 4, 2026 | The good news is that Valve is looking to improve upscaling performance on the Steam Machine as well as add driver-based optimizations for ray-tracing.

Valve 'not confident' enough on Steam Machine pricing or release date, need more time to decide

February 4, 2026 | Valve has given an update on its new hardware, but it's more of the same as Valve has yet to share info on a release date or price due to disruptions.

AMD CEO confirms Valve is 'on track' to begin shipping its AMD-powered Steam Machine soon

February 3, 2026 | AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su says Valve is 'on-track' to begin shipping its AMD-powered Steam Machine 'early this year' while also teasing next-gen Xbox for 2027.

Steam Machine price leak suggests it will cost as much as an iPhone

January 9, 2026 | The latest leaks for the Steam Machine price indicate it will be more expensive than the PS5 and Xbox Series X, but not as expensive as a mid-range PC.

Steam Machine startup video leaks, datamined from Steam

December 17, 2025 | The startup screen for Valve's Steam Machine has leaked online ahead of launch, with the leaker saying it was datamined directly from Steam.

Half-Life 3 will be a Steam Machine launch title says journalist, Valve aiming for Spring 2026

December 13, 2025 | Journalist says that Half-Life 3 is a Steam Machine launch game, with Valve aiming for a Spring 2026 release, with the RAM crisis causing headaches.

Steam Machine expected to cost $700, reflecting Valve's modern PC pricing comments

November 29, 2025 | Valve could charge as much as $699 for its new Steam Machine console-like PC box, reflecting the exaggerated build costs of the current tech market.

Valve open to a Steam Machine Pro, but mid spec takes focus for now

November 25, 2025 | Valve is open to the idea of a higher-end Steam Machine Pro, but for right now the current mid-tier spec is what Valve is focusing on for its lineup.

Valve says Steam Machine price won't be subsidized, closer PC pricing, definitely won't be $499

November 23, 2025 | Valve has confirmed that its new Steam Machine definitely won't be $499 during a chat with LinusTechTips, with pricing more in line with PC prices.

Valve working with devs to get anti-cheat on Steam Machine

November 23, 2025 | Valve says it'll be up to developers to do the work to get anti-cheat to work on Steam OS, but engineers have been 'trying to help in any way we can'

Steam Machine was inspired by Steam Deck owners who play docked to a TV

November 23, 2025 | Valve employees reveal that Steam Deck users helped inform, guide, and shape the development of the new Steam Machine small form factor PC-console.

Steam Machine is Microsoft's 'worst nightmare,' games analyst says

November 20, 2025 | Valve's new Steam Machine forces Microsoft to reveal its poker hand and go ahead with the new Windows Xbox PC hybrid, and an analyst says it's a nightmare.

FSR 4 support comes to SteamOS and Proton, hinting at Steam Machine support

November 19, 2025 | Valve's VKD3D-Proton, the compatibility layer and translation for DirectX to Vulkan has just been updated to include full FSR 4 support.

Valve claims Steam Machine outperforms 70% of all PCs on Steam

November 17, 2025 | A Valve hardware engineer has said the components within the Steam Machine were selected, in part, based on the average Steam user's PC.

Valve's Steam Machine is upgradable, but not where it's wanted most

November 15, 2025 | Buyers can upgrade Valve's Steam Machine, but not in the area everyone is concerned about, as demonstrated by a brief teardown video.

Steam Machine spotted with smart custom E-ink front cover displaying CPU and GPU temps

November 14, 2025 | Valve has been showing off how custom front covers can be used with the Steam Machine, including a nifty E-ink display highlighting HWInfo stats.

Valve comments on Steam Machine price, hints at affordability

November 13, 2025 | A Valve engineer has commented on the price of the newly announced Steam Machine, saying that affordability is at the heart of Valve's decision-making.

Dbrand unveils 'Companion Cube' for Valve's Steam Machine

November 13, 2025 | Dbrand has unveiled the 'Companion Cube' for Valve's Steam Machine as a way to pay homage to the Portal franchise and Valve as a company.

Valve's Steam Machine can't run some of the most popular multiplayer games

November 13, 2025 | Valve's new Steam Machine won't be able to play some of the most popular multiplayer games due to its operating system running on Linux.

Steam Machine can output 4K at 120Hz, but with a significant sacrifice

November 13, 2025 | Valve's Steam Machine is technically capable of 4K 120Hz output, but it will come with significant sacrifices to color and image quality.

Steam Machine won't provide a console-like experience for media playback (yet)

November 12, 2025 | Valve has announced the Steam Machine, a dedicated gaming PC designed to look like a console but, at launch, won't offer good media-watching capabilities.

Xbox's Phil Spencer praises new Steam Machine console: 'It's an open platform built on choice'

November 12, 2025 | Valve is making a new Steam Machine PC that looks like a console, and Xbox's CEO has taken notice and further lends credence to a next-gen Xbox PC.

Valve reveals new Steam Machine console, 4K 60FPS gaming with FSR, SteamOS, and quick resume

November 12, 2025 | Valve enters the console hardware arena again with its Steam Machines 2.0 revamp, a new console PC box that runs SteamOS and plays Steam PC games.

Xi3 to unveil its PISTON console on Monday, the first Steam Machine?

November 3, 2020 | Xi3 says 'the wait is over,' will unveil its PISTON gaming console on Monday.

This Steam Machine prototype has me excited, what do you think?

November 3, 2020 | Take a look at this Steam Machine prototype, doesn't it look like a PS4?

iFixit tears down the first Steam Machine, scores 9/10 repairibility

November 3, 2020 | iFixit opens up a Steam Machine from Valve to see what magic makes it tick!

Digital Storm shows off their new Bolt II Steam Machine at CES 2014

November 3, 2020 | Digital Storm shows off the all new Bolt II Steam Machine at CES 2014 and we take an in-depth look.

Silverstone's new Raven Z RVZ01 is the perfect Steam Machine chassis

November 3, 2020 | Meet the Raven Z RVZ01, Silverstone's answer to what a Steam Machine chassis should be.

Alienware Steam Machine will be the least profitable system ever sold

November 3, 2020 | Alienware is only building its version of the Steam Machine so that they can be associated with Valve.

ZOTAC unveils its 'SN970' Steam Machine at GDC 2015

November 3, 2020 | ZOTAC introduces its new Steam Machine, the new SN970 - powered by an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M GPU.

MAINGEAR unveils its ultra-compact Steam Machine known as DRIFT

November 3, 2020 | MAINGEAR unveils its new 4K-capable Steam Machine, known as DRIFT.

Alienware go for the full Steam Machine push at PAX Australia 2015

November 3, 2020 | Alienware had some Steam Machines and the newly-released Steam Controller at PAX Australia.

Valve celebrates Steam Machine release with huge gaming sale on Steam

November 3, 2020 | Valve launches huge PC gaming sale to celebrate the launch of Steam Machines.

Next-Generation Consoles and the Steam Machine, a Christmas dilemma?

November 3, 2020 | Chris looks at the current state of next-gen consoles and tells us why he thinks open source will revolutionize the gaming market.

CyberPowerPC Syber Gaming Vapor Review - Steam Machine Alternative

November 3, 2020 | CyberPowerPC isn't waiting on Steam to figure out the ultimate controller before releasing a Windows powered Steam Box style computer system.