Valve’s Steam Machine may not launch this year

Valve still can’t reveal details about the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller launch dates, which were originally scheduled for early 2026. In a new post, the company now says “we hope to ship in 2026” — a vaguer timeline than the first half of 2026 goal Valve shared last month — which it attributes to the ongoing shortages of memory and storage chips.

We hope to ship in 2026, but as we shared recently, memory and storage shortages have created challenges for us. We’ll share updates publicly when we finalize our plans!

Valve didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment. Right around its original November reveal, it became clear that memory costs were starting to skyrocket as AI companies started buying up as much of the chips as they could. Hardware makers of all sizes are having to grapple with what that means for their products, and many of the biggest hardware players aren’t immune; even Apple is reportedly being forced to pay higher prices for memory.