The new Valve hardware is coming in early 2026 and is available to wishlist on Steam.
The headset features two 2160x2160 LCD screens that are capable of reaching 144Hz in an experimental mode, but typically runs between 72-120Hz, which is the same as Valve’s previous VR headset, the Index.
SteamOS now has a new translation layer known as Fex, which enables the Steam Frame to natively run x86 applications (your typical PC applications) in an ARM environment (like the chip your phone uses), meaning low-requirement games could run off the headset.
Two eye-trackers enable the Steam Frame to know exactly where you are looking and utilise a technology Valve is calling "foveated streaming", which prioritises streaming quality to the exact area of the display you are looking at.
The Steam Frame also has new controllers, which will be familiar to anyone who has used Meta Quest or PSVR2 controllers.
As for the experience that players can expect, Valve describes it as a console that is over six times more powerful than the Steam Deck.
Valve describes the console as being capable of 4K 60FPS gameplay, with it using a semi-custom AMD Zen 4 CPU and semi-custom AMD RDNA3 GPU, but with the GPU only having 8GB of RAM and being equivalent in specification to the AMD Radeon RX7600, it will struggle with more modern titles.
View Green Video on the source websiteThere is also a MicroSD card slot, and users can transfer them between the Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Deck to
There is a puck that acts as a dongle and magnetic charging station, and can connect via Bluetooth to a wide range of devices.
With Steam recently reaching a concurrent peak of 41 million players, there will be many who are enticed by having a dedicated box that plays all their games.
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