The Steam Machine is back from the dead. Not as a Valve-supported program for manufacturers to create living room PCs, but instead a home console sibling to the Steam Deck. Valve introduced its second attempt at ruling the living room in a surprise hardware announcement in November 2025,

2026 should be an interesting year in the games hardware space, since Valve is trying its hand at releasing its own games console again (sort of) by resurrecting the Steam Machine.