When Valve makes hardware announcements, it's fair to say the whole world pays attention – especially after the superb success that the Steam Deck has brought with it in recent years. Still, the nature of its shotgun spread of announcements this past week almost made it hard to figure out which bit was most interesting.
The Steam Machine is a headline-grabber, that's for sure, and it looks like the biggest swing Valve's making this time around, but the more I think about it, the more the Steam Frame is the bit of hardware I most want to add to my setup. It's not just the excellent specs that Valve has unveiled, or the pancake lenses that help make it lightweight and thin.
