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Valve’s 2026 Steam Machine gives PC gamers a console-shaped alternative to Xbox Series X for the first time in over a decade, and pricing now puts the two systems close enough to force a real decision. The Steam Machine starts at $1,049 for the 512GB model and $1,349 for the 2TB version, while Microsoft’s Xbox…

The developers of the Half-Life 2: VR Mod have announced that the mod is now Steam Frame Verified.

Need to grab some VR games ready for the release of the Valve Steam Frame? There’s the In Your World VR Humble Bundle live now with some good stuff.

Valve’s Steam Hardware Survey for July 2026 crossed a line PC hardware watchers have circled for three years. Graphics cards with 16GB of VRAM now sit at 25.90% of surveyed systems, edging past 8GB cards at 25.32% for the first time since Valve began breaking out memory capacity by tier. The gap is thin, just…

At GDC 2026 in March, Valve said standalone VR titles would have to hold 90 frames per second to earn Steam Frame Verified. Every outlet covering that talk ran the figure, this one included. It was a genuinely surprising requirement. Meta and Pico both certify at 72Hz, and the Frame runs a Snapdragon 8 Gen…

Sony’s cloud handheld now costs $249.99. Valve’s standalone gaming PC now starts at $789 for a new unit, or $279 for a factory-refurbished one. That $540 swing between the two flagship configurations is the real story behind the PlayStation Portal vs Steam Deck decision in 2026, and it has nothing to do with which device…

For the first time since Valve began publishing the monthly Steam Hardware Survey, a majority of PC gamers play on machines with at least 10GB of VRAM. In July 2026, 51.42% of surveyed players crossed that line.

Graphics cards with 16 GB VRAM have gained more popularity in the last month as gamers transition to 16 GB GPUs.

Valve’s Steam Machine is one of the most-expensive pieces of hardware we’ve seen in years, but it’s already about to be beaten.