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Valve has officially unveiled the Steam Frame VR headset, starting at $1,059 (or $1,299 for 1TB) with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, SteamOS 3, Wi‑Fi 7, eye-tracking, and Half-Life: Alyx included—though you’ll need to supply your own charger. Availability begins with a September 17 waiting list, meaning you may not get it right away.
CEVA Logistics, Valve’s European hardware shipper, was hit by a cyberattack (July 29–Aug 1) that may have exposed recent customers’ shipping details like names, addresses, phone numbers, and Steam-linked emails. Valve says passwords and payment info weren’t shared, but affected users should watch for convincing phishing and delivery scams.
Valve’s Steam Machine (2026) launches June 25, but you’ll need to enter a randomized wishlist to get it. Two models start at $1,049 (or $1,128 with controller) and top out at $1359 ($1,428with controller), all running SteamOS 3 on a compact AMD Zen 4/RDNA3 build.
Valve’s Steam Deck is finally back in stock, but prices have surged: the 512GB model is up $200 to $789 and the 1TB jumps $300 to $949, with the 256GB version now discontinued. The steep hike raises fresh concerns about the cost of future Valve hardware like the rumored Steam Machine.
Valve hid a neat Easter egg in the Steam Controller: drop it from high enough and it plays the iconic Wilhelm Scream through its haptics. Here’s what the Wilhelm Scream is and how the controller likely triggers the effect.
Valve has announced three new hardware devices for 2026 — the Steam Frame VR headset, a next-gen Steam Machine console, and the Steam Controller v2. Here’s everything you need to know about their specs and features.
