The Steam Hardware family officially expands in early 2026.
tl;dw/r:
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.
If you’re using a win10 version that’s EOL, that’s not a safe long term solution. But I guess that was inferred rather than asked by the other commentor.
There are notable performance improvements running games under Linux compared to Windows, however.
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Oh, I didn’t realise I wanted to run all the games with native Linux versions through WINE.
Tell me, what problem is it that you think you are trying to solve? Because I have a working system already so I know there isn’t a problem.
If you’re using a win10 version that’s EOL, that’s not a safe long term solution. But I guess that was inferred rather than asked by the other commentor.
There are notable performance improvements running games under Linux compared to Windows, however.
Yeah I just upgraded to win11 when 10 went eol. It’s no big deal.
I mean win11 is still spyware garbage, but it’s your pc.