If Valve takes that affordability approach, then the new Steam Hardware is potentially disruptive to several different areas within the gaming industry. It could pose particular issues for Microsoft, which has recently begun talking about plans for its next-generation Xbox, and to Meta’s current prominence within the VR space.

Valve’s reveal of three new pieces of SteamOS powered hardware has left fans wondering one thing… where is the Steam Deck 2?

Valve has announced a return to its Steam Machine PC / console hybrid hardware alongside a new version of the Steam Controller.

A Steam Machine spec sheet shared by Valve lists a “semi-custom” six-core AMD Zen 4 CPU clocked at up to 4.8 Ghz alongside an AMD RDNA3 GPU with 28 compute units. The motherboard will include 16GB of DDR5 RAM and an additional 8GB of dedicated DDR6 VRAM for the GPU.

Like an annoyed parent, Valve has reiterated again and again that it won’t make a Steam Deck 2 until you stop asking about it. While there are several new handheld PCs many times more powerful than the aging Steam Deck,

Those of you hoarding a bunch of Steam Deck verified games will be happy to learn what that means for that Steam Machine you've already bought in your head.

In the Netflix promo material showing Elordi transforming into 'The Creature' for the role, we can see him busting out a Steam Deck to pass the time on, in addition to checking his phone and reading. Apparently, the transformation into Frankie's creature took 10 hours, so bringing a Deck to the makeup/SFX seat was certainly prudent.

Valve, the company behind PC gaming platform Steam, has revealed a new console to rival Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation. The Steam Machine is a home console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on their TV - though it can also be used as a computer.

Valve's engineers tell us what they think went wrong with the original Steam Machines - and why the new model won't share their fate.