Valve still can’t reveal details about the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller launch dates, which were originally scheduled for early 2026. In a new post, the company now says that “we expect to ship in 2026” due to the ongoing shortage of memory and storage chips, but that timeline seems significantly shorter than the company’s earlier promises.
As recently as last month, the company clearly stated that it had No Changed its plan to ship all three new hardware products “in the first half of the year”, even though that itself was a change from its original target of “early 2026” or “first quarter of 2026”. Now, it is unclear whether the Steam Machine will arrive in 2026 or not.
We expect to ship in 2026, but as we recently shared, memory and storage constraints have created challenges for us. We will share updates publicly when we finalize our plans!
Valve did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Right around its original November disclosure, it became clear that memory costs were starting to skyrocket as AI companies started buying up as many chips as they could. Hardware manufacturers of all sizes are struggling with what this means for their products, and many of the biggest hardware players are no exception; Even Apple is reportedly being forced to pay higher prices for memory.
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