Valve announced Steam Frame, Machine and Controller

Valve announced three new hardware products: Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller. The Steam Frame is Valve’s newest VR headset, while the Steam Machine is a PC gaming setup for the living room. As for the Steam Controller, it is marketed to replace the user’s mouse. The PC home console is specifically designed with the Steam Controller in mind.

Here are the tech specs for the Steam Machine, Valve’s take on a home console, according to an official posting:

General

• CPU
  • Semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6C/12T
  • Up to 4.8 GHz, 30 W TDP
• GPU
  • Semi-Custom AMD RDNA3 28CUs
  • 2.45 GHz max sustained clock, 110 W TDP
• RAM
  • 16 GB DDR5 + 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM1
• Power
  • Internal power supply, AC power 110-240V2
• Storage
  • Two Steam Machine models
    • 512 GB NVMe SSD3
    • 2 TB NVMe SSD
  • Both models include a high-speed microSD card slot

Connectivity

• WiFi
  • 2×2 WiFi 6E
• Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.3 dedicated antenna
• Steam Controller
  • Integrated 2.4 GHz Steam Controller wireless adapter

I/O

• Displays
  • DisplayPort 1.44
    • Up to 4K @ 240Hz or 8K@60Hz5
    • Supports HDR, FreeSync and daisy-chaining
  • HDMI 2.0
    • Up to 4K @ 120 Hz
    • Supports HDR, FreeSync and CEC
• USB
  • Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports in the front
  • Two USB-A 2.0 high-speed ports in the back
  • One USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port in the back
• Networking
  • Gigabit ethernet7
• LED Strip
  • 17 individually addressable RGB LEDs for system status and customizability

Size and Weight

• Size
  • 152 mm tall (148 mm without feet), 162.4 mm deep, 156 mm wide
• Weight
  • 2.6 kg

Software

• Operating System
  • SteamOS 3 (Arch-based)
• Desktop
  • KDE Plasma

Here are the tech specs for the controller, according to Valve’s official posting: 

Controls and Input

• Gamepad controls
  • A, B, X, Y buttons
  • D-pad
  • L and R analog triggers
  • L and R bumpers
  • View and Menu buttons
  • Steam and QAM buttons
  • 4x assignable grip buttons
• Thumbsticks
  • 2x full-size magnetic thumbsticks (TMR) with capacitive touch
• Haptics
  • 4x haptic motors
  • 2x LRA haptic motors in trackpads for HD tactile feedback
  • 2x high-output LRA haptic motors in grips for HD game haptics, including rumble
• Trackpads
  • 2x 34.5mm square trackpads with haptic feedback
  • Pressure-sensitive for configurable click strength
• Gyro
  • 6-axis IMU8
• Grip Sense
  • 2x capacitive areas along back of Steam Controller handles

Connectivity

• Steam Controller Puck
  • 2.4 GHz Wireless connection
  • ~8 ms full end-to-end, 4 ms polling rate (measured at 5m)
  • Up to 4 Steam Controllers per Steam Controller Puck
  • Steam Controller Puck connects to PC via USB-C
• Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.2 minimum, 5.0 or higher recommended
• USB
  • USB-C tethered play

Power

• Charging
  • Steam Controller Puck charging interface
  • USB-C connector
• Battery
  • 8.39 Wh Li-ion battery
  • 35+ hours of gameplay
  • Battery life for tracked gameplay with Steam Frame is reduced

Size and Weight

• Size
  • Steam Controller: 111mm x 159mm x 57mm
  • Steam Controller Puck: 50mm x 28mm x 9mm
• Weight
  • Steam Controller: 292 g
  • Steam Controller Puck: 16 g

As for Steam Frame, the VR headset is marketed as a VR and non-VR headset. It is “designed for comfort” and ease of use; it comes with a separate set of controllers. The hardware’s production was leaked earlier, having been codenamed “Deckard.”

Here are the Steam Frame tech specs, according to the official marketing post:

General

• Processor
  • 4 nm Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3
  • Architecture: ARM64
• RAM
  • 16 GB Unified LPDDR5X RAM
• Storage
  • 256 GB/1 TB UFS storage options
  • microSD card slot for expanded storage
• Power
  • Rechargeable 21.6 Wh Li-ion battery
  • One USB-C 2.0 port in the rear, for charging and data
  • Charge with USB-C, 45 W
• Modular Headstrap
  • The headstrap includes integrated dual audio drivers and and rechargeable battery on rear.
  • Headstrap weight: 245 g
  • The core module can be separated from the headstrap for other headstrap solutions.

Display and Optics

• Display
  • 2160 x 2170 LCD (per eye)
  • 72-144 Hz refresh rate (144 Hz experimental)
• Optics
  • Custom pancake lenses
  • Glass and non-glass optical elements
  • Large FOV (up to 110 degrees)
  • IPD target range
    • 60-70 mm
  • Eyeglasses max width
    • 140 mm

Cameras and Tracking

• Tracking
  • Inside-out camera-based tracking
• Cameras
  • 4x outward-facing monochrome cameras for controller and headset tracking
  • 2x interior cameras for eye tracking and foveated streaming
• Passthrough
  • Monochrome passthrough via outward-facing cameras
• Low-light support
  • IR illuminators for tracking and passthrough in dark environments
• Expansion
  • User-accessible front expansion port
  • Dual high-speed camera interface (8 lanes @ 2.5 Gbps MIPI) / PCIe Gen 4 interface (1-lane)

Connectivity

• WiFi
  • WiFi 7, 2×2
  • Dual radios enable concurrent 5 Ghz Wi-Fi and 6 Ghz VR streaming
• Wireless Adapter
  • Wireless adapter included in the box
  • WiFi 6E (6 GHz)
  • Provides direct, low-latency link between headset and PC
• Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.3

Audio

• Speakers
  • Dual speaker drivers per ear, integrated into the headstrap
• Microphone
  • Dual microphone array

Size and Weight

• Size
  • 175mm x 95mm x 110mm (core module + facial interface)
• Weight
  • 440 g – core module + headstrap
  • 185 g – core module

Software

• Operating System
  • SteamOS 3 (Arch-based)
• Desktop
  • KDE Plasma

Here are the controller tech specs, which come with the headset:

Controller Tech Specs

Controls and Input

• Motion controls
  • Full 6-DOF tracking and IMU support
• Gamepad controls
  • A, B, X, Y buttons (right controller)
  • D-pad (left controller)
  • Full-size magnetic thumbsticks (TMR) with capacitive touch
  • L and R analog triggers
  • L and R bumpers
  • View / Menu / Steam buttons
  • Dual-stage grip buttons
• Haptics
  • Haptic motor in each controller
• Finger tracking
  • Capacitive sensing for all input surfaces
  • Capacitive finger tracking

General

• Connectivity
  • 2.4 GHz link to dedicated headset radio
• Size
  • 126mm x 73mm x 87mm per controller
• Weight
  • With battery: 130 g per controller
  • Without battery: 107 g per controller
• Power
  • One replaceable AA battery per controller
  • 40-hr battery life

At the time of writing, the release date of the upcoming hardware is not known. Valve stated that it is trying to begin shipping them in the beginning of 2026.