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Valve's Steam Frame VR headset is $1,059 for 256GB and $1,299 for 1TB, with the controllers, a Wi-Fi 6E PC streaming adapter and a copy of Half-Life: Alyx in the box - but no power supply, which is $29 extra. Reservations are a randomised lottery, not a queue, and close on 17 September at 10am Pacific. A native ARM build of Alyx runs standalone on the headset, and around 70 games are Steam Frame Verified so far.
According to well-known Valve insider Tyler McVicker, Project HLX - long believed to be Half-Life 3 - has slipped, with 2026 possibly off the table. The reason, per the report, isn't trouble: Valve reportedly decided it simply wasn't good enough yet. As always with Valve, treat this as rumor until the company says otherwise.
Valve has officially priced the Steam Machine: $1,049 for the 512GB model and $1,349 for 2TB, with reservations opening June 30. A surging memory market - DRAM up over 170% year over year - pushed the SteamOS living-room PC well past early expectations. The six-inch cube packs a Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU for roughly six times the Steam Deck's power, and launches alongside the Steam Frame headset and Steam Controller 2.
Valve has confirmed a summer 2026 launch window for the SteamOS-powered Steam Machine and Steam Frame, with both now wishlistable on Steam and leaks pointing to a reveal as soon as June 23. The box promises over six times the Steam Deck's power, but pricing - likely around $1,000 amid a RAM shortage - remains unconfirmed.
Valve’s redesigned Steam Controller launched May 4 for $99 and sold out in roughly 30 minutes. The controller introduces TMR magnetic thumbsticks, capacitive Grip Sense for automatic gyro activation, dual angled trackpads, four rear buttons, and 35+ hours of battery life. A magnetic charging Puck doubles as a wireless 2.4GHz USB-C transmitter.