Valve have reworded a Steam blog post after its original, unsure-sounding text left open the possibility of further long-term delays to the new Steam Machine . …
… As Valve engineer Steve Cardinali and designer Lawrence Yang told me in an interview, which also touched on the ongoing Steam Machine delays , there’s plenty about the Steam Controller that they’d like to put into a potential next-gen Steam Deck. …
… While no new Steam Machine pricing or release date specifics slipped from any errant lips, both Cardinali and Yang spelled out what previous Steam statements have always inferred: that even a company of Valve’s standing and wealth can’t get around the lack of vital components, nor the associated ex… …
Plans for a simultaneous trio of hardware launches seemingly dashed on the rocks of ongoing RAM shortages , Valve have decided to release the relatively unaffected Steam Controller refresh without Steam Machine or Steam Frame backup. …
… The Steam Machine is coming to homes this summer, Valve have confirmed as they've added both the Machine and Steam Frame to their verified doodads program. Previously ushed back by ongoing RAM shortages , the pair are now following in the footsteps of the already released Steam Controller . …
… There’ll surely be worried muttering of what these hikes mean for the Steam Frame and especially the Steam Machine, but to me, that’s the biggest shame of all.
… "And obviously every step of the way, if you look at our hardware projects over the years, you can draw a straight line from the original Steam Controller and Steam Machine to Steam Deck, to everything that we're announcing and shipping this year. …
… While such an addition hasn’t been confirmed by Gabe & Co. themselves, it was only a couple of months ago that Steam began optionally collecting anonymised framerate data ; I still think this began with Verified programmes for the Steam Deck , Steam Machine , and Steam Frame in mind, though that da… …
… I also suspect that, pending the potential impact of those hardware shortages, anyone planning to buy a Steam Machine will still probably just buy a Steam Machine. …
The SteamOS 3.8.0 update is available to try now on the Preview branch, and it’s the first to bring "initial support for the upcoming Steam Machine hardware." That is, of course, merely a passing mention of Valve’s reborn PC box in the 3.8.0 patch notes . …