Less than a day later, and Steam already announced the opposite.
this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
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I'm laughing so hard at this. It's like they're beefing.
They probably are internally, steam doesn't want to have to deal with unnecessary missed expectations just because a partner talked about stuff they obviously have no knowledge of.
My only complaint so far is I wish they called it the Steam Engine
Steam Machine is better for SEO I imagine
Steam engine has nothing to do with hardware
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Are they aware we are rapidly running out of time to make an "early 2026" release date?
Valve just announced they're still targeting a release in the first half of 2026, but they don't know when and it's uncertain due to component pricing.
There's a dedicated post about it in this community that went up a couple hours ago.
Im really excited for the steam frame. Never had a vr headset personally but have tried it out a few times before with friends and the steam frame is the perfect mix between running linux, being from a company that i trust(more than others) and having the ability to obtain games.... lets say from "less trusted sources". But if some steam games run on it ill actually be buying some that tickle my fancy.
SteamVR/OpenXR has been a standard for a long time, so pretty much all headsets can work on the platform (and by extension, there are plenty of vr games that run both on Steam and off of steam using the standard, such as the Vivecraft Minecraft Java edition mod :D). As a happy Valve Index owner for several years I am definitely looking forward to upgrading to the Steam Frame and selling my old headset, although I'm not sure when that'll make sense for me personally (since the index still works and plays games well).
Oh yeah some recommendations for good VR games:
- Into the Radius 1 and 2 (STALKER/Metro like experience but VR)
- Half Life Alyx (the one and only)
- Pavlov VR/Contractors (if you like Counterstrike/Battlefield style gameplay)
- VRChat (meeting so many cool people and exploring some crazy worlds)
- Way too many good mods that bring VR gameplay to desktop games (best ones are Vivecraft and SPT VR in my current experience)
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the ability to obtain games… lets say from “less trusted sources”
This has been a big reason that I like the Steam Deck that nobody talks about. Which is probably a good thing! It's also led me to get legit games on Steam I otherwise wouldn't have.
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Best case scenario is that they had already secured a RAM deal when the prices went mad, so they can now offer a good price. Even then, it might still be an issue for later batches though.
If they got the deal secured, you bet your table the ordering website is gonna get slammed.
A week after it ships ebay will be full of "steam machine bring your own ram"
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I just want the controller with trackpads and back buttons.
I really want the Frame. The Index is one tech and cords suck. Oculus actually did a lot of things right but I just can't justify throwing my money at Meta...
I have the first generation, and once I learned how to properly use it and set up the pads and gyro, it quickly became one of my favorite controllers of all time.
I hope this next one will be even better.
Yes this. 100%
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i NEED that new controller.
💉 gimme
I don't think the RAM prices are going to go back down again any time soon. So there wouldn't be any point in waiting.
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Depending on when they inked their contracts, they may have locked in favorable RAM prices last year
This is what I've been theorizing and hoping would be the case, and I feel like valve deserves a W like that coming in hot when gamers need it most.
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Exciting! We are in early 2026 already.
Feels like it's been 2026 for years already. Can't bear the thought of there being even more of it.
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