Forget what you heard, there's plenty of PC hardware to be excited about in 2026

AMD has confirmed that Zen 6 is on the way in 2026, which will surely offer performance uplifts for the popular AM5 platform.
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Valve explains their brand new Steam Controller | Critical Rig

Valve has a new Steam Controller coming. PC Gamer's Jacob Ridley went to Valve HQ to speak to the engineers who worked on this new version. What's different from the previous controller? How does it ...
Geeky Gadgets

Steam Frame is Just the Start : Valve Explains More

What if the future of gaming wasn’t just about better graphics or faster processors, but about giving players the tools to shape their own experiences? Valve seems to think so. With the announcement ...
Digital Trends

Valve’s Steam Machine could cost you PC money, not console money

Why this is important: If Valve prices the Steam Machine like a proper PC, it immediately sets a different expectation for buyers. Let’s be real, you’re paying PC-level money, not subsidised console ...
Wired

Valve Says Steam Machine Isn’t a Console—but It Is

The recent announcement from Valve of a new slate of hardware products has excited players, but while a revamped Steam Controller and an updated virtual reality headset, the Steam Frame, have drawn ...
IGN

How Much Will the Steam Frame VR Headset Cost? What Valve Says About Price

When simply looking at a spec sheet, the Steam Frame roughly stacks up to the Meta Quest 3, with comparable internal specs and the ability to run software locally on the headsets themselves. They ...
The Verge

The Steam Controller doesn’t have a headphone jack, and Valve told us why — kind of.

“This is both a peripheral controller for a PC as well as the Steam Machine or whatever else you want to plug it into,” said hardware engineer Steve Cardinali. “Most of the time, your audio will be ...
PC World

Valve learned its lesson. The new Steam Controller looks like a winner

Valve launched the Steam Controller a decade ago. It was designed to make traditional PC games playable on TVs in tandem with the original Steam Machine, which never took off. Now, Valve has announced ...
GamesRadar+

"We make touchpad controllers as well" - After Valve reveals the new Steam Controller, GameSir is teasing a new trackpad gamepad of its own

This week, Valve revealed the new Steam Controller, a rather chunky pro controller for any Steam device that has two trackpads just like the brand's Steam Deck. Even though it's been a hot minute ...
GameSpot

Valve Says Steam Machine Has "Overlap" With Traditional Consoles, But It's Not One

The biggest gaming announcement this week came from Valve when it revealed the six-inch Steam Machine, a new device coming in 2026 that will allow people to play PC games on their TV. Some have seen ...
Engadget

Valve confirms that it has stopped making the Index VR headset

In case you missed it, Valve announced a load of new hardware this week, including a second stab at the Steam Machine, a Steam controller, and a long-rumored new VR headset called the Steam Frame. But ...