AMD Confirms Steam Machine Ships Early 2026 as Next Xbox SoC Readies for 2027 Launch

AMD has confirmed that the highly anticipated Steam Machine will launch in early 2026. AMD CEO Lisa Su reaffirmed the timeline during the company's Feb. 3 earnings call, giving hope to gamers waiting for Valve's 4K-capable living room gaming PC.

Valve first announced the Steam Machine in November 2025. The compact PC features a semi-custom AMD Zen 4 processor with six cores and 12 threads running up to 4.8 GHz, paired with an RDNA 3 GPU that has 28 compute units and 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM. Valve claims the system is over six times more powerful than the Steam Deck and supports 4K gaming at 60 frames per second with FSR upscaling. The system runs SteamOS 3, a gaming-first operating system based on Arch Linux with the KDE Plasma desktop, and will be available in 512GB and 2TB storage options.

In an update published Wednesday, Valve said ...