We'll take you through everything you need to know about the Steam Machine, including release date speculation and specs, as well as where the Steam Machine could fit in the market – Steam Deck owners will already have a good idea, though.
For now though, let's take a look at the Steam Machine and everything we know about it.
When is the Steam Machine release date?
That is a fairly vague period of time, but reasonably, we can assume that to mean up to April 2026 or so.
With business booming for manufacturers of these chips, some, such as Micron, are pulling out of the consumer market to instead focus on selling directly to enterprise.
Will it weather the storm, or ride it out and fall back on Steam revenue to absorb the costs?
As soon as we know more, we will update you as soon as possible!
Can I pre-order the Steam Machine?
You can wishlist it on Steam, so that you are notified the moment it becomes available for purchase.
This placed prospective buyers in a queue after paying a small deposit, and when it became available for purchase, you had a window of time to put up the rest of the money.
Valve is no stranger to hardware launches now, however, so Valve could be manufacturing a large enough volume for a general launch.
Is the Steam Machine a PC or console?
It is essentially the same experience as the Steam Deck, sans the portability and built-in screen, in that SteamOS, a custom version of Arch Linux, has a very console-like interface when you turn it on, but you can switch to a desktop environment.
By popping into the desktop, you can install other store launchers, or anything really, as it is just a computer.
With all that in mind, the Steam machine will be equally happy under a television in your living room, or as a PC on your desk, with mouse and keyboard plugged in.
View Green Video on the source websiteSteam Machine specs explained
Unlike a console, though, the Steam Machine does not have unified memory, but instead has 16GB of system memory and 8GB of video memory.
With this in mind, the Steam Machine will be perfectly comfortable playing esports titles such as Counter-Strike 2, but don’t expect a good experience playing something like Black Myth: Wukong with all the settings turned up.
As for those specs, check them out below:
Steam Machine specs
CPU - Semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6C / 12T, up to 4.8 GHz, 30W TDPGPU - Semi-Custom AMD RDNA3 28CUs, 2.45GHz max sustained clock, 110W TDPRAM - 16GB DDR5 + 8GB GDDR6 VRAMPower - Internal power supply, AC power 110-240VStorage - 512GB or 2TB NVMe SSD (both models include a high-speed microSD card slot)Does the Steam Machine come with a controller?
The Steam Controller is essentially the Steam Deck, but without the screen. There are your typical triggers, bumper buttons, D-pad, analogue sticks and ABXY buttons, but there are also four back-facing buttons and dual trackpads.
Said trackpads make more PC centric games, such as strategy games, more readily playable in a living room setting, without the need for a mouse and keyboard.
For those who like the controller but want to play on a system with a bit more oomph, the Steam Controller will be available separately.
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