Following on from the success of the Steam Deck, Valve is creating its very own ecosystem of products. The Steam Frame, Steam Machine, and Steam Controller are all set to launch in the new year. We've tried each of them and here's what you need to know about each one.

"From the Frame to the Controller to the Machine, we're a fairly small industrial design team here, and we really made sure it felt like a family of devices, even to the slightest detail," Clement Gallois, a designer at Valve, tells me during a recent visit to Valve HQ. "How it feels, the buttons, how they react… everything belongs and works together kind of seamlessly."

For more detail, make sure to check out our in-depth stories linked below:


Steam Frame: Valve's new wireless VR headset

Steam Machine: Compact living room gaming box

Steam Controller: A controller to replace your mouse


Valve's official video announcement.


So uh, ahem.

Yes.

Valve can indeed count to three.

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    They're still going to be making a profit off of it. I'd be shocked if it's below $600.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    The profit comes from the games they sell.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    It's a bit trickier with the Steam Machine because it's a straight-up desktop. There's a chance for some companies to buy these as mini office PC's if the price/performance is low enough. If they sell at even a slight loss and enough companies buy like that then they'd lose a ton of money

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