Companion Cube π
The only thing the old Steam Machines were missing a decade ago was good Linux compatibility via Proton, but now we've got that! I have literally never been more excited for a new "console." Goodbye, Steam Deck.
this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2025
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I sort of gave up on upgrading my under TV Steam machine so this actually looks like a nice way back in.
Is Steam OS available for public use, or only Steam devices?
It is available for public use. https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamoslandingpage?l=english
It is also arch linux based
This will no doubt be good for linux pc gaming. On the steamdeck Valve contributed greatly to the opensource proton project.
Pretty exciting announcement! I was thinking about building a new rig and retiring my current machine with a 3080 to the TV. This might change that.
What I'm more curious about is how are the folks at Microsoft reacting to this news, since it sounds like the next Xbox was essentially going to be a PC. With Valve doing it first and the fact that the Steam store is so huge, I'm imagining this makes them a bit nervous.
Never buying Microsoft after the recall bullshit. Also not paying monthly subscription to enable Internet on my device
The GabeCube looks awesome! The GabeGoggles probably aren't riddled with spyware. The controller fucks so hard it could be an aphrodisiac. Massive win for valve today.
I'm still surprised that there's no USB c on the front. I've felt this way for 3 hours now since I first saw the picture.
And only HDMI 2.0, not 2.1. At least it has DisplayPort.
@dangrousperson @WhatGodIsMadeOf The hardware is apparently capable of HDMI 2.1, but the HDMI Forum doesn't allow open source to have HDMI 2.1 drivers.
Looks cool, don't think it is for me but hope they succeed this time. Same goes the VR headset.
I am interested in the controller though, but my 8bitdo's are still working fine, so probably not buying in the short term.
If I am correct, CPU in this one is approx 7600x-7900x which i fucking cool! I got HX99G and I love my little machine. It seems that insides of Steam Machine are a little bit better, which is fucking insane and probably will mean that prices are not going to be super high. In any case, seems to be a very stable machine to run games on with a 4k TV.
This is not only about gaming. If this low consume high performance sweety is actually affordable, 2026 could actually become the biggest year ever for Linux users. SteamOS is based on Arch Linux, and considering the power of the machine, editing should be more than doable. Now, i'm not too sure about the current compatibility/emulation of windows native software on linux, but with a substantial increase in desktop users there could be some serious breakthrough like we already had with Proton for the games.
The relevant bit is not that SteamOS is based on Arch, but that it is running KDE Plasma desktop.
with a substantial increase in desktop users there could be some serious breakthrough like we already had with Proton
Most desktop users are not going to turn developers.
I don't think that's what they mean. They mean it'll show these companies that there's a market and money to be made by releasing Linux versions of their software.
Both really.
The bearded madman did it! He really nailed it!
This thing has pretty interesting hardware:
The chip almost looks like a cut down AMD Ryzen AI Max 385, but with fewer CPU cores and GPU CUs, but the GPU gets its own dedicated VRAM, rather than sharing it, like it does in something like a Framework Desktop.
It also seems like it gets a decent amount of power, so likely at higher clock speeds, performance should be pretty good for not that much money. If this is supposed to be a console then it can't be much more than a PS5 at $550 or PS5 Pro at $750.
I was going to build a gaming pc for the first time in years on Black Friday
This news put it on hold immediately. Iβll just get the Steam Machine instead, itβs exactly what Iβve wished for: a more powerful Steam Deck without a screen or controller built in.
AND itβll run 4k games so I donβt need to downscale to my monitor.
Iβm perfectly fine with it being FSR and only 60fps, as 99% of the stuff I play are single player games anyway.
Dave2D mentioned that Valve said it isn't aiming to directly compete with consoles, but rather sff PCs. So the price will likely be in the $700-900 range(?)
I can see this going for around $750 personally
Below this price it will literally "evaporate" in seconds after release.
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Love to see it! Been very excited about the rumors of the steam machine! Probably won't get one for a while cuz money, but I'll probably pick up a steam controller!
Let's goooooo I just need to sell one kidney and I can complete the set
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In one of their videos on the store page, they even show the face plate being changed. :O
Yeah, it seems that they have different color and graphics face plates, but what looked really cool to me was the actual live display front panel showing machine vitals. Someone in comments mentioned that it's e-ink. Very interesting.
I won't be able to afford the Steam Machine at launch, but it will probably be a long time before I can easily get one anyway. Pretty sure I'm going to be jumping ship from traditional consoles to Valve with the way the industry is going. They've really impressed me with the Steam Deck.
I wonder if I'll be able to drag and drop the game and save files for my non-Steam games from the Steam Deck to the Steam Machine and have them just work? That would be nice!
I read that SD cards will be hot swappable, which seems to imply you might get your wish!
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Wait the wait for used ?
There's an LED strip, y'all!
Cool, I hope they keep that idea. π
Anyways it all depends on price/performance is good.
Previous attempts at 3rd party Steam Machines were not good in that regard.
The LED strip? It's on the units that have already been tested and demo'd. What looks really interesting is the (presumably optional) front panel display that shows machine vitals. I've only seen that mentioned on some articles and videos.
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Yes, Steam Machine is optimized for gaming, but it's still your PC. Install your own apps, or even another operating system. Who are we to tell you how to use your computer?
I wonder if this means it's less locked down the Deck? Like is it kind of an iPad vs Mac situation? When I got the Deck and it was my only CPU travelling around at one point, I tried installing some general tools so I could get some actual work done on the road. Things were fairly heavily sandboxed, though nothing was a total deal-breaker I guess?
You do know you can boot up to a full-ass Linux on the deck?
Afaik that side has zero sandboxes
Yeah but that lock down is just there to protect most users. Afaik it doesn't require any heavy workarounds?
yeah you can just dualboot another non-atomic distro and call it a day
It will run on Steam OS like the steam deck is.
If you have troubles with its protections (like the non-writeable system partition), you can just disable them.
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