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Valve's Steam Machine delayed

Everything we know about Valve's new Steam Machine

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,

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Uh oh, Valve's Steam Machine gets delayed due to memory shortage

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The Memory Shortage Has Come for Valve’s Steam Machine

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Steam Machine will be out by June 2026 insists Valve but the price could rise

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.

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Valve Steam Machine: Everything we know about official launch date, cost and specs

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My worst fears about the Steam Machine are coming true

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The Open Gaming Collective is uniting Linux devs from Bazzite to Nobara and plenty of distros in-between

They aim to 'build a unified set of gaming-focused components used across the Linux ecosystem.'

PCMag on MSN

Can Linux gaming really take on Windows? One collective is betting yes

Bazzite, Asus Linux, ShadowBlip, PikaOS, and Fyra Labs will work with other partners to jointly accelerate Linux gaming.

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Steam Machine Momentum Turns Linux Adoption into a Studio Requirement

Steam Machine could be the tipping point for Linux gaming, from its cost efficiency to the new Proton compatibility layer that’s bridging the gap

Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective

Gaming on Linux has already come a long way over recent years, with improvements to Valve’s Proton and more gamers switching to Linux, but the newly-formed Open Gaming Collective (OGC) is aiming to take it even further.

65% more people are gaming on Linux compared to a year ago, and it's not just Steam Deck users

Valve's monthly hardware survey shows that the number of people using Steam on Linux is rising rapidly, but they still remain the minority.

DIY Steam Machine Build : Skip the Mini PC, This Linux Steam Build Hits 1440p with Headroom

This DIY Steam Machine uses 32GB DDR5 at 6000 MT/s and a 2TB M.2, delivering fast loads and stable high settings in AAA games

eTeknix

Linux Gaming on Steam Hits a Major Milestone: Over 3% Market Share

Times are changing. For Linux gamers on Steam, the October 2025 Steam Hardware & Software Survey has shown the community crossing the 3% market share mark. This upward trend has been clear for a while, and with Windows 10 support ending, it was certainly ...

ExtremeTech

For the First Time Ever, Linux Gaming Crosses 3% on Steam

Linux gamers on Steam have crossed the 3% mark for the first time, according to the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for October 2025. Windows remains the most used operating system with 94.84% of Steam users, but Linux has climbed to 3.05%, and macOS ...

Ars Technica

Gaming on Linux: We're Picking Up Steam

Splitting off some discussion about Linux-specific gaming from the random thoughts thread. Really annoyed with my desktop PC right now... I've been moving from Windows to Linux, and I tried to get my already-installed Windows Steam library to work on Linux.

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Steam Machine release date announcement delayed due to memory shortages

Valve's small form factor gaming PC won't be releasing as soon as expected.

GamingOnLinux

Steam Survey for January 2026 shows a small drop for Linux and macOS

Valve have released the data for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for January 2026, showing Windows getting a small bump while Linux and macOS drop.