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Valve reconfirm the Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller are due in 2026

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨cm0002@libretechni.ca⁩ to ⁨steamdeck@sopuli.xyz⁩

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/valve-reconfirm-the-steam-frame-steam-machine-and-steam-controller-are-due-in-2026/

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  • Atropos@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Very interested to see pricing for the Frame. Might be my first VR purchase!

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    • semperverus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Assume $1000 and be pleasantly surprised if its not. Start saving money now.

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      • Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’ve sold all my base stations, knuckles and headset and now I’m here twiddling my thumbs

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    • lumpyluggage@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Same! Pls let me have this final joy before it all collapses and life becomes unaffordable 🙏

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      • nialv7@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        yeah pls let me hide in vr as the bombs coming down :'(

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      • Atropos@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        We’re riding a fine line here…

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    • markz@suppo.fi ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      In this economy it’ll cost as much as the apple vr set

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      • Atropos@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I am going to be optimistic until reality punches me in the gut.

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      • SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        But I would expect Valve to think about what to do with it before release. I’m still not sure what Apple really planned for it, and I’d guess it’s the same for them.

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    • chrislowles@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I had a Quest 1 and used it play some early levels in Half Life Alyx and now I’m waiting till the Frame is out to finish it.

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      • tea@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You are me. I am you. Looking forward to more pixels and less Meta!

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  • bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Frame I’m interested in. Controller I’m going to buy 100%

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    • PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Controller is going to be a buy from most of us on here I bet.

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    • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I have an Oculus CV1 that I have no idea how to use without Windows. So I’m definitely interested in the frame as well. However I suspect it’s going to be fairly expensive.

      My Valve controller still works fine, although the new one would certainly be a nice upgrade (I don’t use controllers much).

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    • Eggyhead@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I want them all, but I don’t know which order to get them in. I have a PS5+VR2, a Quest 3, and a Steam Deck, so I’m thinking Steam Machine first, since it has a controller, I can stop buying newer games from PlayStation, and I might be able to use my PSVR2 with a PC adapter. Then get a Frame later on after we get an idea of how “spatial computing” develops on Linux, and maybe a pass-through getup becomes available for it.

      But holy hell would I be happy to rid myself of Meta as soon as humanly possible.

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      • bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The Steam Machine… Eh.

        I have a gaming laptop a few years old that I installed Bazzite on and hooked into my TV. It works as my living room gaming PC already and feels like a Steam Machine already :)

        Wakes up from my Xbox controller, sleeps and resumes games perfectly, etc.

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  • jokro@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Still no release date for the controller :/

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    • tidderuuf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It might be a strategy to wait until closer to release and shortly after price reveals so people don’t hoard and panic buy the controller.

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    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They’re most likely all realeasing on the same day

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      • Black616Angel@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        But the controller has no RAM and I only want a controller. They could already be making a profit and solve all the panic/bulk-buy shenanigans for one of the things at least.

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  • Sanctus@anarchist.nexus ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Plesse let at least the new controller release lol I want the frame too but I have been holding out with mad drift waiting for thr controller.

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  • melfie@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m impressed the Steam Frame can run Half Life Alyx.

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    • Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It can!? Like standalone? That’s crazy impressive! I’m buying one regardless but if it’s that powerful it’s exceeding my expectations.

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      • melfie@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        www.geeky-gadgets.com/valve-steam-frame-battery/

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    • Grass@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      alyx can run on bricks I swear. well not really but if the gpu has 8gb vram I’m almost certain even the slowest of them will work. anything that can be baked is, and it looks excellent.

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    • AeonFelis@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I played it on a 2060. Low graphics settings, yes, but it was playable. As far as I can see Valve didn’t say what graphics settings they used.

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      • Bubs@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I managed to play it half decently on a 1050ti lol. I would say about 60-75% ran at good framerates.

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  • SabinStargem@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I am waiting for SteamOS Desktop. I want to ditch Windows, but also want a company dedicated to gaming to provide a distro. Odds are, it will be user-friendly and standardized enough for power-casuals to allow me to do what I want, without worrying about obscure Linux technical stuff.

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    • XTL@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ll mention bazzite despite the tone in case someone reads this and might like that.

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    • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Nobody tell this user about Linux Mint or Ubuntu, okay? We’re saving it for the surprise party.

      Joking aside, I understand wanting a company like Valve to directly provide strong support.

      I also think that’s why it won’t happen, though. I think it is just too far outside of Valve’s core business. Valve does commit to other projects, here and there, to help Steam succeed on Linux. I doubt they’ll go beyond that, at least until the Steam Machine releases.

      In the mean time, the closest option I can think of is buying a PC with Linux pre-installed, from System76 or Tuxedo, and then just search up “Steam” in the software center.

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      • Krauerking@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Mint yes, Ubuntu no. It really is not easy to not be able to install applications with nothing but command line

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    • Tim@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      PopOs?

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      • SabinStargem@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I prefer Valve. 800lb gorilla, main driver of Proton, not likely to suddenly vanish or change leadership, brand recognition means many people will develop extensive documentation and implementation specifically for SteamOS. I want to install an OS once, and never be forced to change it on that machine.

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  • phx@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Went from “build to ship in 2026” from “we’ll ship in the first quarter/half of 2026” though… so that’s not great

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    • Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks “AI”.

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    • bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ships by Christmas

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