The Latest Breaking News from Valve

Valve Hits the Brakes on Steam Machine, Steam Frame Due to Component Shortages

The component shortage strikes again.

Operation Sports · Feb 5

Despite its pricing delay, Valve's Steam Frame could still turn out to be the VR market's Steam Deck moment

Valve has said "rain check" on the pricing and release date of its new headset, but I still think the Steam Frame could be the remedy the VR market needs.

GamesRadar · Feb 5

Here's what we think the Steam Machine will cost now that Valve's admitted 'limited availability and growing prices' have forced it to change plans

Let's revise our optimistic guesses from last year now the memory crisis is in full swing.

PC Gamer · Feb 5

Valve's Steam Machine delayed by AI-driven component shortages — pricing and launch dates for its VR and controller remain a mystery while RAM and storage prices soar

Valve's gaming PC, controller, and VR headset are tentatively scheduled for the first half of 2026, but exact pricing and release plans are in limbo.

Windows Central · Feb 5

Steam Machine is latest victim of RAM market craziness –but is it actually delayed?

Valve's playing this one carefully, but the news ain't good

T3 · Feb 5

Steam Machine delayed, as Valve will ‘revisit’ the cost because of the RAM price crisis

The Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Controller have all been delayed because of "memory and storage shortages."

Tom’s Guide · Feb 5

Valve delays concrete pricing and release dates for Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame

Seems like we have to wait for these Steam devices a little longer.

Dot Esports · Feb 5

Steam Machine will play the majority of Steam titles 'at 4K 60 fps with FSR', but some will require more upscaling than others, Valve says

'We are approaching this from multiple angles'.

PC Gamer · Feb 5

Valve is revisiting Steam Machine pricing and release timing due to "rapidly" increasing memory and storage shortages

"Our goal of shipping all three products in the first half of the year has not changed. But we have work to do to land on concrete pricing and launch dates"

GamesRadar · Feb 5

'Memory and storage shortages' means Valve can't give us pricing or release dates for the Steam Machine and Steam Frame

The hardware is still expected in the first half of the year, but pricing it is an issue.

PC Gamer · Feb 5