TL;DR Valve has announced a new VR headset called the Steam Frame.
The company is also launching a next-generation Steam Machine.
A new version of the Steam Controller has been revealed as well.
It’s a big day for Valve, as it announced brand-new hardware today. Not one, not two, but three devices are getting launched. You may be familiar with Valve’s previous attempts at the Steam controller and Steam Machine. Well, the company is taking another crack at them with new versions. It also revealed a brand new VR headset called the Steam Frame. Here’s what you need to know about the new hardware.
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The Steam Machine
The new Steam Machine is Valve’s return to hybrid PC/console hardware. The system contains a semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6C / 12T CPU, a Semi-Custom AMD RDNA3 28CUs GPU, 16GB DDR5 + 8GB GDDR6 VRAM, and your choice of 512GB or 2TB SSD storage. That’s all contained in a shell that’s roughly a 6-inch cube, that also lets you swap out the front side for customization. Valve says the new Steam Machine has six times the horsepower of the Steam Deck.
With that power, you get support for 4K resolution with a 240Hz refresh rate or 8K with a 60Hz refresh rate through the DisplayPort 1.4 slot. Meanwhile, the HDMI 2.0 port supports up to 4K at 120Hz. Along with those ports, you get 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, a microSD slot, and an Ethernet port.
The Steam Frame
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