Items tagged with Steam Machine
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Zak Killian - Mon, Jun 22, 2026
It has been the question looming over the Gabecube since the specs were announced last year: how much? Well, now we know how much, and the answer is ... perhaps 'too much.' But that depends on your values, and what you're looking for...
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Chris Harper - Mon, Jun 22, 2026
Not only was the Steam Machine just launched on the Steam storefront, but a quiet Proton Experimental update has enabled AMD FSR 4.1 on AMD RDNA 3 and RDNA 3.5 GPUs.
Similar to previous community tweaks done with a leaked version of AMD...
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Zak Killian - Fri, Jun 19, 2026
Valve's Steam Deck opened up the existing PC gaming handheld market to the mainstream and, in so doing, arguably created a whole new class of PC gaming devices. The Steam Machine probably isn't going to have the same impact on the market...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Jun 05, 2026
All eyes are on Valve and its upcoming Steam Machine release, with questions looming over when exactly it will release and how much it will cost. Those questions remain unanswered, though Valve did offer a bit more clarity on the former...
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Chris Harper - Tue, May 12, 2026
A well-known gap in AMD's GPU drive support on Linux was the absence of HDMI 2.1 and Display Stream Compression (DSC), but fortunately AMD open source software engineer Harry Wentland and the team have finally remedied the situation. Per...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, May 11, 2026
There is a high chance that Valve ends up implementing a reservation system for its upcoming Steam Machine reboot, similar to what it's currently doing for the next wave of Steam Controller units after the initial batch sold out in...
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Chris Harper - Tue, Apr 21, 2026
Valve's explosive Steam Hardware announcement last year didn't just include the much-anticipated Steam Machine and intriguing standalone Steam Frame, but also a proper successor to the original Steam Controller. The new Steam Controller...
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Zak Killian - Mon, Apr 20, 2026
If you're tired of waiting for Valve's still-upcoming Steam Machine (affectionately dubbed the GabeCube), here's another option for you: Playnix's "Playnix Console," featuring a "custom Arch Linux-based OS" and a bespoke combination of...
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Chris Harper - Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Valve continues to inch toward the inevitable Steam Machine release confirmed for this year, now by adding "initial support" for the hardware in the latest SteamOS preview update. That's the most newsworthy part right there, but the rest...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Mar 11, 2026
It's already been four months since Valve announced a series of new hardware products that are coming out this year, including a modern reincarnation of the Steam Machine, the Steam Frame for VR gaming, and a retooled Steam Controller. The...
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Chris Harper - Sat, Mar 07, 2026
Some signs are pointing toward an imminent release date and pricing reveal for the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller. Not only did Valve recently release a blog post reaffirming its commitment to "shipping all three products...
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Chris Harper - Wed, Mar 04, 2026
Amidst credible speculation that PlayStation may be stepping back from porting its single-player catalog to PC, former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra has attributed the move to Valve's explosive Steam Machine announcement. With Valve formally...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Feb 05, 2026
Reports are coming in fast and furious of Valve delaying its Steam Machine launch as well as other upcoming hardware, but is that really the case? It really just depends on how you interpret Valve's latest update shared in a blog post on...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Feb 04, 2026
The PC memory market is in shambles thanks to unprecedented demand for chips in the AI sector, and so it was fair to wonder if this would impact the launch timing of Valve's upcoming Steam Machine, due out this year, or next-generation...
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Chris Harper - Sun, Jan 11, 2026
Recently on X/Twitter, user @Clawsomegamer spotted a preliminary listing for the Steam Machine on a Czech retailer's website. On the surface, no pricing information is displayed, but the web page's code does reveal pricing of 19,826 CZK...
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Chris Harper - Sun, Dec 14, 2025
Half-Life 3 may be a Steam Machine launch title, according to journalist Mike Straw. Since the Steam Machine's launch date and MSRP have yet to be announced, however, those plans may have changed. According to the report, all of the...
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Zak Killian - Fri, Dec 12, 2025
The year is 2013. Valve Software, whose Steam digital delivery service has just hit the ten-year mark, has decided it's time to launch a series of gaming PCs, along with a custom operating system. The project continues through 2015 and but...
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Zak Killian - Fri, Nov 28, 2025
Valve's Steam Machine, affectionately nicknamed the "GabeCube" after Valve founder Gabe Newell and Nintendo's similarly-shaped GameCube console from the early 2000s, is launching early next year at an as-yet unannounced price. Judging by...
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Chris Harper - Sun, Nov 23, 2025
In a recent interview, Valve warned that the upcoming Steam Machine won't be priced like a game console. It's not clear what that means just yet, but speculation concerning the Steam Machine's pricing has been rampant. We previously wrote...
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Chris Harper - Fri, Nov 14, 2025
Valve's massive Steam hardware announcements included the first in-house designed Valve Steam Machine, and while most of its reception was positive, a number of critics have expressed skepticism about how well the Steam Machine will...
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Chris Harper - Wed, Nov 12, 2025
Valve is launching three new Steam Hardware projects in 2026, and two of them are quite familiar. The Steam Frame is the newest of the bunch, intended as a lower cost alternative to the ultra-premium Valve Index, joining the likes of Meta...
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Zak Killian - Wed, Aug 20, 2025
Folks who aren't of a certain vintage may not actually recall that, nearly a decade ago, Valve attempted to launch a home-console-like experience with the "Steam Machines," small form-factor PCs running Linux and meant for living-room PC...
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