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Valve Unwarns About Hardware Delays
Valve has addressed reports of potential delays for its Steam hardware, stating that it still intends to launch its Steam Machines within the current year. The company is following up on earlier information regarding possible production or release schedule impacts.
Valve still hopes to ship the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller "this year"
Valve has stated it still intends to ship the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame this year, though it is no longer providing specific release windows. The company cited challenges with memory and storage shortages as reasons for previous delays. Valve also reflected on its hardware development journey, highlighting advancements in Linux compatibility and the gamepad experience.
Valve reconfirm the Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller are due in 2026
Valve has confirmed that the Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and Steam Controller are all scheduled for release in 2026. Despite initial uncertainty and concerns about component shortages impacting pricing and availability, Valve has clarified that all three hardware products will ship this year. The company also provided an update on Steam's growth, reporting 42 million peak concurrent users and 100 exabytes of data delivered to customers in 2025.
Wine 11.4 released with DirectSound and MSXML improvements
The Wine 11.4 development release is now available, featuring reimplemented SAX reader in MSXML and resampling optimizations in DirectSound. This update also includes better Unix timezone matching and various bug fixes for applications like Roblox Studio and FL Studio. Valve is expected to update Proton with a new version after the main Wine release.
A transformative Deadlock update just hit its entire roster with 850 lines of patch notes. Here are the biggest changes.
Valve has released a significant update for Deadlock, introducing extensive changes across its roster. The patch includes skill reworks, item overhauls, adjustments to movement mechanics, and new neutral camps on the map.
Steam’s Women’s Day Sale 2026 Goes Live with PC Gaming Deals
Steam has launched its Women's Day Sale 2026, offering PC gaming deals ahead of the actual International Women's Day on March 8th. The sale was first spotted by the PC gaming community on Reddit, a common occurrence for Steam's frequent discount events. Themed sales like this often highlight games with strong female characters or those developed by women-led studios, and typically run for about a week.
Steam Just Dropped Their 2025 Year in Review and PC Gamers Are Curious
Valve has released its 2025 Year in Review for Steam, providing PC gamers with insights into platform performance, popular games, sales figures, and emerging trends. The report is anticipated to offer a comprehensive snapshot of the PC gaming landscape throughout 2025, including user growth and genre popularity.
Valve’s Steam Machine Faces A Possible Delay Due To Techbros AI Kink | Console Creatures
Valve has announced potential delays for its upcoming Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame, originally slated for Q1 2026. The company cited challenges with integrating Artificial Intelligence and ongoing memory and storage shortages as reasons for a possible shift to the latter half of 2026. The Steam Machine is described as six times more powerful than the Steam Deck, featuring AMD Zen 4 and RDNA3 architecture with support for 4K gaming and ray tracing.
Steam Hardware Possibly Delayed
Valve's annual Steam Year In Review 2025 report indicates potential delays for Steam hardware. The report, which summarizes platform activity for developers, includes sections on hardware, shopping, discoverability, and tools & data.
Valve hints at Steam Machine delay… but the plot thickens
Valve has announced potential delays for its Steam Machine, Steam Frame VR headset, and Steam Controller due to global shortages of memory and storage components. The company hopes to ship in 2026 but is uncertain about pricing due to rising component costs. Separately, the article touches on speculation about the future of Xbox and a potential remake of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.
Valve still 'hopes' to ship Steam Machines in 2026, but a delay into 2027 is starting to look like a real possibility: 'Memory and storage shortages have created challenges for us'
Valve is still aiming to release its new Steam Machines in 2026, but a delay into 2027 is becoming likely due to memory and storage shortages impacting production. These shortages, exacerbated by AI component demand, are also driving up costs, potentially making Steam Machines more expensive than competing consoles like PlayStation and Xbox.
Valve doesn't sound confident the Steam Machine will ship in 2026
Valve has expressed uncertainty regarding the 2026 release of its new hardware, including the Steam Machine and Steam Controller, citing ongoing memory and storage shortages. The company's latest update suggests a potential delay beyond the initial target, with updates to be shared once plans are finalized.
Like many others, I, too, came back to CS:GO—and my nostalgia lied to me
The author returned to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive after its surprise re-release on Steam, only to find that nostalgia had exaggerated its differences from Counter-Strike 2. Despite some minor variations and the absence of certain game modes in CS2, the core gameplay experience remains largely identical between the two titles.
The Epic Games Store Has Another Double Shot of Free Stuff
The Epic Games Store is offering free games, with details to be announced. Separately, Steam Next Fest featured a large number of game demos, with some being highlighted as particularly noteworthy.
Steam Machine's 2026 Release Still Certain, Says Valve
Valve has confirmed that the Steam Machine's release in 2026 is still certain, despite earlier concerns about RAM shortages. The company clarified that its plans have not changed and that the device will ship this year. The Steam Machine will feature significantly more power than the Steam Deck and will be a direct competitor to Microsoft's newly announced Xbox, codenamed Project Helix.
In the battle for our living rooms, Xbox Project Helix and the Steam Machine make for unlikely rivals on paper—but Microsoft's new PC gaming-capable console might be raising some eyebrows at Valve
Microsoft is teasing Project Helix, an Xbox console designed to play both Xbox and PC games, potentially rivaling Valve's Steam Machine. While details are scarce, the new console aims to bring PC gaming to living rooms, leveraging the strong Xbox brand recognition. The article speculates on performance, pricing, and the competitive landscape between the two platforms.
PS6 to launch in late 2027 claims insider, despite memory shortage
An insider claims Sony's PlayStation 6 is still on track for a late 2027 launch, despite ongoing RAM shortages. Documents suggest manufacturing will begin in Q2 2027, with the cost of delaying the console outweighing inflated memory prices. The PlayStation 6 is expected to support 4K resolution at 120fps with ray tracing.
50 Shooter Demos Later: The Best (and Worst) of Steam Next Fest
Steam Next Fest featured a large number of game demos, with Jump Dash Roll highlighting notable titles across various shooter subgenres. The event provided players with opportunities to try upcoming games on PC.
We asked an AI ‘supercomputer’ to predict what Project Helix might bring to the console war – let’s sift through the nonsense
This article speculates on Microsoft's upcoming 'Project Helix' console generation, using an AI 'supercomputer' to predict its features. Key predictions include deep AI integration, a full Game Pass ecosystem, extensive backward compatibility, powerful hardware, potential modularity, and integration with a handheld device, all possibly launching around 2027. The 'Helix' name is theorized to represent the merging of PC and Xbox gaming ecosystems.
Xbox Project Helix Could Be $900 Or Higher, Says Analyst
Analyst Serkan Toto predicts that Microsoft's upcoming console, codenamed Project Helix, could be priced at $900 or higher, comparing it to the PlayStation 5 Pro and a high-capacity Xbox Series X. Toto suggests that despite potential RAM shortages easing, the machine will be expensive, and it will compete with Valve's Steam Deck. He also speculates that this could be Microsoft's final attempt to make its hardware business successful, given the current market landscape.
